In 2015 -'' 16 World Cup biathlon want overseas

Franz Berger, the race director of'' Ibu, has revealed that in the near future the World Cup biathlon will again have the milestones on the western shore of the Atlantic Ocean''. In fact, in the 2015 season -'' 16 series will race in both the North American nations.

Thursday 17 October 2013 2 minutes reading time

The plan is to play a stop in Canmore (Canada) followed by a Presque Isle (United States). The two events should be held in February, before the World Championships in Oslo-Holmenkollen,'' scheduled for early March. The last American events were held in the United States in February 2011, in Presque Isle and Lake Placid. In Canada you do not competing since 2010, or the Olympic Games in Vancouver. '' However, the system does not organize races Canmore World Cup 1993 vintage even by'' -'' 94. Remains to be seen what will be happy directors and competitive athletes. The two locations are certainly not close, just take a look at this'''' image created with Google Maps to get an idea of â€‹â€‹the'' distance: Are 3,500 kilometers that separate Canmore from Presque Isle. Basically, one must begin by'' Europe, make an intercontinental flight to the Rocky Mountains, and is scheduled for another long trip to Maine. Then new intercontinental flight to the Old Continent. A real drain on the coffers of national federations and above all, a tour de force that in 2011 the circuit was not subjected biathlon (Presque Isle and Lake Placid are relatively contiguous). All this just before the World Cup. Even though there are still more than 2 years, it is difficult to predict many defections.

Francesco Paone

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