Martin Fourcade To manage to break the tab Pokljuka? [Presentation]

the first stage protagonist, Martin Fourcade is already on the run in the overall standings of the World Cup (the three races were enough to earn more than 60 points ahead of second). Now, however, the maximum circuit will be staged in a location where French has NEVER won.

Wednesday 7 December 2016 7 minutes reading time

Pokljuka has now assumed the role of joker of the Biathlon World Cup. Despite having made its entry within the maximum circuit in 1992, it has never risen to the status of the fixed stage and more often changed position in the time history dell''inverno. HISTORY - INDIVIDUAL RACES In fact most of the time in the plant Slovenian has competed in December, but it was not a pilgrim see also placed in the months of January and March. Repeated movements have sometimes given birth to a peculiar situation: in 2001, 2007 and 2014, the town near Bled has hosted in the same calendar year two stages belonging to two different racing seasons. So far in Pokljuka were played 51 first-level individual men's races (10 twenty kilometers, 19 sprints, 13 chases, 9 mass start), five of which have value champion (one for each format in 2001, preceded by the pursuit, all''epoca not included in the Olympic program, which gave world title in 1998). Are 27 athletes with at least one victory. Who has the most number of appearances on the highest step of the podium Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, who imposed on 5 occasions. Norway is one of the seven men in business to have already celebrated a success. His compatriot Emil Hegle Svendsen and Russia's Anton Shipulin are credited with 3 statements. German Simon Schempp has excelled in 2 trials. Boast a single victory the 'Austrian Daniel Mesotitsch, Slovenian Jakov Fak, Jean-Guillaume Beatrix French (1). So, believe it or not, Martin Fourcade has not won in Pokljuka! On this slope for him cursed, the Frenchman played 14 individual races collecting three seconds and three third places, but never cross the finish line first. Looking to the nations, the polygon of the Julian Alps is a kind of Russian colony. In fact on the highest step of the podium 9 different flags waved and Russia commands with 14 successes after overtaking Norway, stops 12 are followed by France and Germany (7); Austria (4); Sweden (3), Belarus (2); Finland and Austria (1). ITALY - HISTORY AND NEWS 'The' Italy not only has never won, but in general has never taken great satisfaction in Pokljuka. The only exception is the 'world championship silver medal obtained by Rene Cattarinussi in the sprint World Cup 2001. Today, that is still the' only male blue podium in Slovenia. As for the men present on the spot, Lukas Hofer boasts three cashes in the top ten with a sixth place in the 2010 sprint as his best result. Dominik Windisch collected a ninth place in the mass start of last year. Thomas Bormolini and Joseph Montello will be the 'onset. HISTORY - STAFFETTE Sunday men will run a relay race, race format that returns on Pokljuka snow for the first time since December 2007. Attributing the success of the seven trials go on so far is not trivial scene. Certainly they may accredit two victories to Russia; 1 in Germany, Norway, France and Austria. 20 December 1992. The Ibu assigns Austria competition Instead of questioning the outcome of the testing ground disputed (which would rise to two share). However, the first to pass the finish line were not the rot-weiÃŸ-rot, but Germany 2. At the time, in fact, every nation could still field more than one quartet. The race was then in effect won the second German team, however, considered a ghost in the Nations Cup. It should be noted that France has excelled in the most important of the relay teams ever played, that of the 2001 World Cup. Italy have earned a podium. Patrick Favre, Johann Passler, Wilfried Pallhuber and Andreas Zingerle ended third, behind Germany and France, the relay of 19 December 1993. Â PROGRAM 9 December - 11.30 - Sprint Male December 10 - 11.45 - Pursuit Male December 11 - 11.15 - Relay Male

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