Laegreid challenges Johannes Boe in the Pokljuka Sprint, Giacomel aims to confirm himself and leads the blue team

It starts at 14:20 for the fourth Sprint of the season and a possible new duel between the two Norwegian rulers of the current season. Laegreid tries to hunt down his compatriot in the general standings and keep the string of consecutive podiums open in "his" Pokljuka. Italy is betting strongly on Trentino, with a total of four Azzurri at the start.

Friday 6 January 2023 2 minutes reading time

An open streak of seven consecutive podiums that of Sturla Holm Laegreid who really doesn't want to stop, especially in a race context that has given him enormous satisfaction in the past. In fact, in the 2021 World Championships, Norge won two individual gold medals, in the 20 km and in the Mass. In the CdM standings, the gap from Johannes Boe is only 34 points and between today and tomorrow's Pursuit we will see a real battle . In terms of results in Pokljuka, however, Giovannino is no less, since in the past he has already obtained 3 victories and 6 podiums and is unbeaten in the format this season. Here the IBU live timing! Here the starting list! Italy, without Lukas Hofer, is betting strongly on Tommaso Giacomel, in the hope of finding the best Didier Bionaz and Patrick Braunhofer already from this stage, returning after a couple of stops. The Trentino rider from Imer, starting with bib number 22, grew in the three stages of December, finding stability on good levels and even hitting two top 10s in the Pursuits. In the Sprints, after two placements around 20th position, the goal is to improve in order to have a better position in tomorrow's race, which at the moment seems to be the most suitable for his characteristics.

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