Christoph Sumann won the first sprint of the Ridnauntal. Two Italians in the top ten

Christoph Sumann vince la prima sprint della Val Ridanna. Due italiani nella top-ten
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Christoph Sumann won the first sprint of the Ridnauntal. Two Italians in the top ten

Quest'' today Ridnauntal was staged for the first sprint maschilevalevole the fourth stage of'' The success Ibu Cup was won by an athlete as a noble Christoph Sumann.

The Austrian veteran, who by choice decided to skip the stage of the World Cup in Oberhof, has established itself thanks to the precision at the range higher than rivals for victory, or Timofey Lapshin, Florian Graf and Alexey Slepov. In particular quest has seriously threatened the'' last'' s leadership now thirty-eight Styrian. The twenty-seven Russian has missed two targets standing and despite a last lap pace path to sostenutissimo had to surrender to the finish line just six tenths of a second. Graf Lapshin and instead concluded further back, in fifth and eighth position because of the great balance that was created by the duo behind Sumann-Slepov. Consider that between the third and the eighth'' ranked the detachment the difference was less than 3 ". The podium was then completed by another Russian, born 1992 Maxim Tsvetkov, who edged out by just one tenth Frenchman Remi Borgeot. It should be reported as Ivan Tcherezov, except not without controversy from the Russian team for the World Cup, did not go beyond the twentieth place. '' The Italian has collected two placings in the top ten thanks to Daniel Taschler and Christian Martinelli, ninth and tenth respectively. Peter Dutton has instead concluded sixteenth. Thomas Bormolini has picked up a point and finished fortieth. Further back Joseph Montello, seventieth, while Thierry Chenal has retired. Tomorrow, at 13.00, is planning a second sprint. Ridnauntal - MEN'S SPRINT (I) 1. SUMANN Christoph [AUT] (0 +0) 2. SLEPOV Alexey [RUS] (0 +2), 0 "63. Maxim Tsvetkov [RUS] (0 +0) 19" 34. Borgeot Remi [FRA] (0 +0) 19 "45. GRAF Florian [GER] (0 +1) 20" 36. BOGETVET Håvard [NOR] (1 +0) 20 "57. BIRKELAND Lars Helge [NOR] (0 +1) 22" 18. Timofey Lapshin [RUS] (1 +2) 22 "29. Täschler Daniel [ENG] (0 +0) to 29" 310. MARTINELLI Christian [ENG] (1 +0) to 36 "8Clicca here for full results.
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