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It was roughly four kilometers into the race that the hare suddenly appeared inside the ski stadium in Ruka.
First it ran around before getting in front of the riders. William Poromaa got to see the white hare pass him in the trail.
– I saw him, he ran with us for almost a kilometer. He was in the lead and on the hill he almost ran in front of one. I was almost worried about running into him for a while, says William Poromaa to SVT Sport after the race.
Calle Halfvarsson also noted the hare.
– Me and Jens (Burman, editor’s note) were right there at the front, we were close to driving it, it was really fast. Jens said: “check the hare”. All of a sudden he jumped onto our skis and we were about to catch him. It was a bit of humor, he says.
Poromaa finished in 15th place and Halfvarsson 29th. Harald Östberg Amundsen won.