Moan denies Lamy Chappuis again in Chaux-Neuve

MAGNUS Moan denied World Cup leader Jason Lamy-Chappuis glory in front of his home crowd for the second time in as many days, winning a sprint finish to claim gold in Chaux-Neuve.

CROWD DIS-PLEASER: For the second time in two days, Magnus Moan denies France's Jason Lamy-Chappuis victory in front of his home crowd (Getty Images)

The Norwegian recovered more than a minute to defeat the Frenchman on Saturday and pulled off a similar feat on Sunday, starting his cross country ski 56 seconds after Lamy-Chappuis following a jump score of 112.8.

But after hauling his way level, the 26-year old came out on top of the sprint finish to win in 24:10.8 minutes with a desolate Lamy-Chappuis a second behind.

Meanwhile, Austria's Mario Stecher recorded his best result of the season to finish third, 13.6 seconds behind Moan.

Lamy-Chappuis remains at the top of the World Cup rankings on 896 with Austria's Felix Gottwald his closest rival on 589 after finishing seventh in Chaux-Neuve.

But Moan's two victories propel him into third on 542 and with six races remaining, Lamy-Chappuis is far from home-and-dry.

The pair will lock horns again in Schonach, Germany on January 23.