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In the morning today from Germany & egrave; received news of a change in the program's stage Oberhof than seen in 2014 - '' 15 and as iniziamente statement in April.
Wednesday 17 June 2015 4 minutes reading time
According to preliminary information from Thuringia, the schedule of 2016 would have to follow in the full of 2015.
Today the president of the organizing committee Christopher Gellert said that the calendar will change & agrave ;: "We are pleased that the 'Ibu has accepted our request to reduce the length of a day of the stage and changed the format".
Specifically, instead of & eacute; relay, sprint and mass start spread from Wednesday & Igrave; Sunday, will be played sprint, pursuit and mass start starting from Thursday & Igrave; January 7.
In this way the organizers hope to revive the 'interest of the public, dramatically lowered nell''ultima season. In the three days in January 2014 they realized in Oberhof 100,000 spectators, while five of the 2015 "only" 66,000.
A contraction of a third dry evidently worried all''istante of the event the managers who also have gi & agrave; announced a reduction in fares.
Reality & agrave; facts & egrave; very simple: among the experts now the presence of Oberhof in calendar & egrave; Because unwelcome & eacute; weather & egrave; often bad because the fog and strong winds are the masters.
Not by chance in January in several called for the displacement of the event the in un''altra date, if not its removal.
Also on the plane geopolitical dell''Ibu, the two stages in Germany begin to weigh. Many countries are investing heavily in the biathlon and knocking insistently to enter calendar (Czech Republic, France and Belarus at all).
Obviously in a possible runoff between Ruhpolding and Oberhof would quest''ultima to get worse for both appeal of the location, both for us & ograve; that is the 'Bavarian plant for the history of biathlon in general and German in particular, both for the presences guaranteed by Chiemgau-Arena, superior to those of any other stage.
Therefore the only insurance for Oberhof & egrave; It represented by mole of spectators that occur in Thuringia each year. If this were to fall, then the position of the resort & agrave; located nell''ex East Germany would become very shaky, and the significant risk 'out of the biathlon matters.
You will see & agrave; if the change in plans will & agrave; enough to clear the "hole" of 2015 and in any case if Oberhof avr & agrave; a future in the World Cup after 2018, when his contract expires.
The 'Ibu should announce the complete schedule of the World Cup in 2015 -' '16 by the end of the month.
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