It is the Finnish newspaper Ilta-Sanomat that has obtained GPS data from a handful of riders, including Andrew Musgrave, Pål Golberg and Maurice Manificat.
Their GPS watches unanimously show that the race was about half a mile too short.
The official course distance is measured from the center of the course, unlike marathons where it is measured by the narrowest path, allowing the riders to gain meters in the corners, but it is usually only a couple of hundred meters in total - not five kilometers as in this case .
"I didn't have a watch on me"
- Oh hell!
I didn't have a watch on me, but it went fast so it probably wasn't a whole five miles that were driven, no.
It's too bad, says Burman, who was in the tight group until the end despite two falls, to Aftonbladet.
At the last WC 2021, Emil Iversen, who had a free place but after the 13th place now voluntarily gives up his place in the Norwegian national team, also won it in classic style on 2.10.53.
Yesterday's winner Pål Golberg had 2.01.30
According to the official data, 49,063 meters were driven.