Biathlon: Tarjei Boe wins the second Sprint of Kontiolahti, Hofer fourteenth

Biathlon: Tarjei Boe vince la seconda Sprint di Kontiolahti
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Biathlon: Tarjei Boe wins the second Sprint of Kontiolahti, Hofer fourteenth

Remains in the Boe family, after the victory of Johannes Thingnes last Sunday, the primacy in the Sprint of the World Cup.

The second stage of Kontiolahti is opened by a Sprint, prelude to Saturday's Pursuit, which sees the victory of Tarjei Boe after a convincing test that sees him record the second time on narrow skis (14 seconds from the Swedish Ponsiluoma) and a 10 / 10 to the polygon. The Norwegian precedes the German Arnd Peiffer (0-0) in the final classification by 13.9 and his brother Johannes Thingnes Boe by 29.4 who pays 18.5 seconds of delay on skis and an error on the second target of the shooting range on the ground. The Swiss Benjamin Weger (0-0) closes in fourth position at 35.9 from the winner and precedes Bjoentegaard (0-0) by 8.1 and a still positive Jakov Fak (0-0) of 9.4. Missing the opportunity of the first career podium with a mistake on his feet, the Norwegian Johannes Dale (0-1) seventh at 50.8 with a tenth advantage over the German Benedikt Doll (1-0). The sparkling form of this period on skis by the Swedish Ponsiluoma (1 + 2) means that, despite three penalty laps, he closes in ninth place at 52.0 from the winner and in an excellent position for Saturday's Pursuit where thirteen biathletes will start in the space of one minute, among them also the Czech Krcmar (0-0) at 52.5, the French Fabien Claude (0-1) at 54.0, Simon Desthieux (0-1) at 55.6 and the Belarusian Bocharnikov (0-0) to 57.6 In fourteenth position, Lukas Hofer (1-1) confirms his good state of health, despite the vicissitudes due to Covid in the summer.
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