LIVE da Pokljuka per la Sprint maschile: Johannes Boe l’uomo da battere, l’Italia sogna con Lukas Hofer

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LIVE from Pokljuka for the men's Sprint: Johannes Boe the man to beat, Italy dreams with Lukas Hofer

At 2.30 pm the start of the men's Sprint. Loginov defends the title won in Anterselva, Johannes Boe is the man to beat. Four blues at the start: Dominik Windisch, Thomas Bormolini, Didier Bionaz and a Lukas Hofer who dreams big. Tommaso Giacomel is still out.

Friday 12 February 2021 2 minutes reading time

Hofer chose to start in the first group, as did all the other main favorites for medals and picked up bib 2. The South Tyrolean is looking for that podium that he has only touched so far this season. There is a question mark, however, about his physical condition because, as he himself stated, in recent days he was hit by a cold. In particular, Lukas’s last lap in the Steffetta Mista aroused concern, during which he lost 35 ”to Johannes Boe. Certainly a 100% Hofer like the one seen in the last stages of the World Cup could fight for a medal. Here the IBU Live Timing! Here is the complete Starlist! As shown in the season and especially in the Mixed Relay, the man to beat is Johannes Boe. This season the Norwegian boasts three victories in the format and is hunting for the third world title in the Sprint and the fifth individual in his career. The main opponents on paper are his brother Tarjei and young teammates Laegreid and Dale, all winners this winter in the specialty. But pay attention to the French Jacquelin and Fillon Maillet, the latter is world runner-up, the German veterans Lesser and Peiffer, the Swedish Samuelsson and the reigning world champion, the Russian Alexander Loginov. It promises to be an uncertain race, but with all the favorites concentrated in the first half of the starting list.

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