Nove Mesto, Czech Republic - Axel Teichmann of Germany got his second stage win on Wednesday while Swiss Dario Cologna retained the overall lead in the Tour de Ski cross-country series.

The former world champion Teichmann, who had dominated Saturday's prologue, won the 15-kilometres classic style stage in 39 minute 3.7 seconds.

Martin Johnsrud Sundby of Norway finished 5.0 seconds behind and Kazakh Nikolay Chebotko was third on the podium, 10.5 seconds off the pace.

Cologna trailed Teichmann by 31.8 seconds in 15th place but kept first place overall after four of seven stages in 1:24:36.9 hours. Russia's Vassiliy Rotchev is 16.3 seconds behind and Teichmann rose from 10th to third, two tenth of a second behind Rotchev.

The women's race over 10km was scheduled for later Wednesday, with sprint races following on Thursday in Nove Mesto.

The series culminates in Sunday's finale in Val di Fiemme, Italy. The overall winners get 400 World Cup points and a cheque of 85,295 euros (119,500 dollars) each. (dpa)