Canadians Antoine Cyr, Katherine Stewart-Jones finish inside top 20 at Tour de Ski

Skiing on fumes against the world's best, Antoine Cyr was the first Canadian to cross the finish line in 16th on Sunday, posting a time of 33 minutes 51.2 seconds in the 10-kilometre skate-ski pursuit race of the Tour de Ski event in Val di Fiemme, Italy.

A day earlier, the native of Gatineau, Que., finished one-tenth of a second shy of a bronze medal in the men's 15 km classic-ski race.

Cyr skied straight up Alpe Cermis over the final three kilometres that boasts a 28 per cent hill grade.

Norway's Johannes Klaebo topped the mountain first in the cross-country race and won six times in the grueling seven-race competition.

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Teammate Simen Krueger placed second overall after clocking the top time in the final stage at 31:20.4.

Olivier Léveillé, a 21-year-old from Sherbrooke, Que., was the next best Canadian in 32nd in 33:54.2.

Russell Kennedy of Canmore, Alta., was the top Canadian in the final stage and 39th overall. The experienced Kennedy had his best result of the epic nine-day journey through Europe, clocking the 23rd fastest time on the hill at 33:14.3.

"The hill climb was intimidating at the start, especially with how my results had been so far, but when I started my legs felt super good," Kennedy told Nordiq Canada. "It is hard to do for the first time because I wasn't sure exactly where the finish was. I went a little hard too soon.

"Finishing my first Tour was huge. I have been wanting to do this for a couple of years now, so I was stoked to be able to get one under my belt."

On the women's side, Katherine Stewart-Jones finished 18th in completing her first Tour de Ski.

Coming off her first ever top-10 World Cup finish, the 27-year-old dug deep in