Alexey Slepov'' dominates the final sprint of the Ridnauntal

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Between 5 and 6 January Alexey Slepov had to swallow bitter pills in the two sprint Ibu Cup played in Ridnauntal. The Russian had in fact placed twice the square'' s honor, beaten in both cases of a few seconds (if not a few tenths). Today, however, came the coveted'' success.

Sunday 12 January 2014 3 minutes reading time

Slepov, a former long-distance runner, did not miss any target and won ahead for dispersion of 27 "0 Norway's Lars Helge Birkeland, first in'' individual yesterday and in turn to the perfect shot. The podium was completed at a safe distance from the German Benedikt Doll that preceded the Russian Timofey Lapshin, both authors of two errors in the polygon standing. The veteran Norwegian Alexander Os he finished fifth after traveling once a'' ring of penalty. His contemporary Ivan Tcherezov instead has not gone beyond the thirteenth position despite evidence impeccable pitch. Negative test of German Florian Graf, twenty-first. The twenty-five year old Bavarian winter was considered the beginning of house number 4 Germany, but at this point his hopes to participate in the Olympic Games are slim if not vanished altogether. In Italy the home better than the day is Daniel Taschler (no error), the fourteenth. Christian Martinelli has missed two targets instead concluding twenty-third. Just outside the points Bormolini Thomas (1), forty-sixth. Further back Peter Dutton (3) fifty-ninth, Thierry Chenal (3) and sixty-Joseph Montello (2) seventy. Ridnauntal - SPRINT MALE (III) 1. SLEPOV Alexey [RUS] (0 +0) 27'' 05 "92. BIRKELAND Lars Helge [NOR] (0 +0) 27" 03. DOLL Benedikt [GER] (0 +2) 44 "74. Timofey Lapshin [RUS] (0 +2) 54" 35. OS Alexander [NOR] (0 +1) 59 "96. GUIGONNAT Antonin [FRA] (0 +0) 1'' 01" 67. KÃœHN Johannes [GER] (1 +1) in 1'' 03 "28. ENG Martin [NOR] (1 +0) 1'' 05" 89. Makoveev Andrei [RUS] (2 +1) 1'' 09 "610. KOMATZ David [AUT] (1 +0) 1'' 19" 0Clicca here for full results. The next week'' s Ibu Cup makes a stop in Germany, Ruhpolding. Initially, the competitions were scheduled in Altenberg, forced, however, to raise the white flag because of lack of snow. The program includes a medley relay, a sprint and pursuit.

Francesco Paone

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