The Norwegian cross-country skiing king Johannes Høsflot Klæbo had more than two minutes to spare before the final stage and could afford to come in 18th place in the concluding mass start in Italian Val di Fiemme. Austrian Mika Vermeulen came in second overall and Frenchman Hugo Lapalus third.
Edvin Anger became the best Swedish skier in the tour, finishing in ninth place after a 12th place finish in the stage.
It's very good, but I'm most frustrated about throwing away two races. Otherwise, I would have been second in the overall standings. That's what I think is tough, says Anger to Viaplay.
"A good start"
The wasted races were Friday's sprint where Anger crashed out at the start in the quarterfinals, and Saturday's skiathlon where he finished in 28th place.
However, he is pleased that he has shown in this season's Tour de Ski that he is not just a top-class sprinter.
The distance has been good, world-class level and it's fun. And I can apparently also ski uphill, says the great Swede who surprised in the concluding climb by being ahead of Klæbo.
Now I've shown that I can beat him on 15 kilometers classical and uphill as well. It's a good start. I'm only 22 and there's more to work on.
National team coach Lars Ljung says that he is more impressed by Anger's performance on the final stage than by his first podium finish in a distance race, in Toblach earlier in the week.
97 kilos heavy going uphill these hills and only one minute behind, it's nothing but impressive, says Ljung.
Burman best in the climb
Norwegian Simen Hegstad Krüger won the final stage with the tough climb up the Alpe Cermis slalom slope. It was the third time he won the final stage in Tour de Ski. Vermeulen was barely eight seconds behind and German Friedrich Moch came in third.
Jens Burman became the best Swedish skier on the stage, finishing eighth. He finished 25th overall. William Poromaa came in 16th place in the mass start and finished 13th overall.
Corrected: In an earlier version, Edvin Anger's total placement was incorrectly stated. The correct placement is ninth.
