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Comment: The Men had a asymetrical Phi at 12th until 19th. Unusually the separated runners both were sent to the one of the wings: one left, one right. Usually one does a wing, the other does the central leg. The Phi was placed between 50 and 63 minutes running time. Startintervall was 2 minutes.
2 pairs starting 2 minutes apart where separated (Millegard/Kowalski; Omdal/Zinca).
1 pair starting 2 minutes apart was not separated (Lenkei/Khramov). At the first control of the phi they got catched up by Myhren and catched up Sulcys. So Khramov, -4min Myhren and +4Sulcys did the phi together.
2 other pairs starting 4 minutes apart catched up before the Phi. Nordberg and Fraser stayed together. Hubmann and Tambasov also and they even catched up +8min Chris Forne and +16min Peter Phil inside the Phi.
What we can see here is, that the expected positive effect of a separation method gets inverted by the circumstance, that the method is often related with a row of short controls in difficult terrain. We know that such a thing alters the chance of group formation with its lack of route choices and a altered probability of making mistakes. Additionally the small start intervall elevates the chance that groups build here after small mistakes provoked here.
To the Gain by grouping: Lundanes ran solo. Chapeau!
Gonon also solo.
Nordberg & Fraser. Fraser punched always very close behind to Nordberg expect for two controls, where he is in front and towards the very end, where Nordberg sprinted. Nordberg ran very strong during the last hour, the influence of Fraser as pusher is hard to estimate.
Hubmann & Tambasov. Tambasov lead not one single control. Hubmanns gain is based on a to short running alone period.

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