The Pokljuka World Championships 2021 come alive: tomorrow the men's Sprint with Hofer at the opening. Giacomel still excluded

After breaking the ice with the Mixed Relay and immediately facing a day of rest, Pokljuka starts to get serious and tomorrow the first individual medals will be awarded, those of the men's Sprint.

Thursday 11 February 2021 3 minutes reading time

The race will start at 2.30 pm with Estonian Ermits, the first to take to the track among 107 entrants. Immediately after it will be the turn of Lukas Hofer (2), the best medal card for Italy, even if it will be necessary to understand if the seasonal illness that hit him shortly before the start of the world championship is just a memory or is still affecting him. . Dominik Windisch will also start with a low bib, starting with number 10, while Didier Bionaz (37) and Thomas Bormolini (87) have been included in the second and third group, completing the blue quartet. The world debut for Tommaso Giacomel has therefore been postponed once again. All the main favorites for the medals have decided to start in the first group: Sturla Holm Laegreid will therefore be at the start with bib 9, reigning world champion Alexander Loginov with 12, Tarjei Boe with 13, Johannes Boe with 28 and Emilien Jacquelin with the 33. Eyes also focused on the silver of Anterselva Quentin Fillon Maillet (16), on the standard bearer of the host nation Jakov Fak (23) and on the German veterans Peiffer (18) and Lesser (41). With higher numbers, Johannes Dale (59), winner of the first Sprint of Hochfilzen, and the French Simon Desthieux (62) could enter the top positions. It should be noted the "forced" absence of Vetle Sjaastad Christiansen, eleventh in the overall standings of the World Cup and ninth in the specialty but, numbers in hand, the fifth Norwegian. Here is the complete starting list

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