The 14th Tour de Ski 2019/20 was a stage race organized as part of the 2019/20 Cross-Country World Cup . It took place between December 28, 2019 and January 5, 2020 at three different locations ( Lenzerheide , Toblach and Val di Fiemme ) in two countries (Switzerland and Italy). Originally, Vaduz in Liechtenstein was also planned as a stage location, but this is not available after a referendum on funding.
The mountain stage on the final day was carried out in a mass start for the first time this season. For the men, 85 runners took part, 56 of them reached the finish of the final stage. In the overall standings, the Russian Alexander Bolschunow came first. In the women’s category, 76 runners competed in the first stage. 41 athletes crossed the finish line on the final stage. In the overall ranking, the Norwegian Therese Johaug won three of the seven races.
The start intervals of the pursuit race relate to the result of the individual race from the previous day and not to the overall result of the Tour de Ski. Only the individual times of the pursuit race were used for the overall ranking. For the overall ranking of the Tour de Ski 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 bonus second were awarded.
For men and women, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 bonus points were awarded for the sprint rating in the meantime at 2.3 km. An intermediate sprint was held at 6 km and 8.5 km respectively. 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 bonus second were awarded.