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At 2.30 pm the start of the eighth season sprint of the World Cup, the penultimate before the grand final in Oslo. In the unprecedented Estonian context, a decisive race is staged for the challenge to the specialty cup, which sees three athletes in full running. A full contingent of Azzurri after the misfortunes of last week.
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With two races still to be held, three athletes find themselves in the running for the Sprint classification, which sees Fillon Maillet in command with 288 points and a margin of 19 points over Samuelsson and 25 over Jacquelin, with Johannes Kuehn much more detached at 200 points. they are the protagonists of the Otepää Sprint in a track and polygon unpublished for the World Cup, which could also give surprises.
After the triumph of Kontiolahti, the second in the season in the format, and the conquest of the crystal ball of the Pursuit, Fillon Maillet seems to be the favorite also in the test on the two polygons, but the two young opponents do not start beaten. For the result of the day, attention also to the Norwegians, who also find Tarjei Boe.
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With morale high thanks to the fantastic podium obtained in the Pursuit of Kontiolahti, Lukas Hofer will also try to confirm himself. The blue confirmed that March is his month, in which he obtained 9 of the 11 podiums won in his career. Italy will also find the other veteran of the group Dominik Windisch, on his return after the positivity at Covid. There will also be Thomas Bormolini, who is looking for the best career result in the format, where he now boasts a 13th place, obtained three times, but Tommaso Giacomel and Didier Bionaz will also aim for the top 40.
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