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Today rest day in Anterselva, Saturday the world relay with Italy that does not start among the favorites, but the two best cards are played at the start.
Friday 21 February 2020 3 minutes reading time
The two Italian relay riders who do not start with the favors of the prediction will try to surprise in the two most classic races of the world championships in Anterselva, scheduled for Saturday with the women engaged from 11.45 am and the men at 2.45 pm.
Today, on the day of rest of the world championship competition, there was expected above all for the starting order of the four blue relay runners and the surprises were not lacking: the staff of Curtaz confirmed Lisa Vittozzi in the first fraction, however Dorothea Wierer played secondly, to try to put Federica Sanfilippo and the very young Michela Carrara in ideal condition, who will close the relay. Among men, however, Hofer-Bormolini-Cappellari-Windisch will try.
“My World Cup started well with the medal in the mixed race and a good sprint, then I got lost - the words of Lisa Vittozzi's eve - I will try to be a protagonist both in the relay and in the mass start; we do not start among the favorites, but we must be ready if the opportunity to stay in the top positions presents itself ".
And Michela Carrara herself believes it: “I will have a good chance and I will try to exploit it, the relay is a beautiful and exciting race. It will be nice to play it in front of our fans and I hope to prove my worth. "
Finally Dominik Windisch, who has brought some relay races on the podium ... several: “Our quartet has already climbed on the podium in Oestersund at the beginning of the season, then things have changed a bit. We remain confident of our qualities, but clearly we will be called to a perfect test and hope that the opponents make a fair amount of mistakes. And I hope to find the feeling with the polygon ... ".
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