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At 2.15pm the second men's relay of the season is on. A duel is expected between France, orphaned by its leader Martin Fourcade and Norway. Italy deploys the Oestersund line-up to try to amaze again.
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They are the two strongest, most complete nations with the two strongest biathletes in the world. Martin Fourcade will not be there, but, as in Oestersund, France-Norway will still be a duel with surprises, with Russia appearing as the third force in the field.
The Norwegian technicians have confirmed the formation deployed in Sweden: Johannes Dale at the launch, to follow Erlend Bjoentegaard and Tarjei Boe and in closing Johannes. Different choices and in some ways obliged instead in the transalpine house, given the defection of the number one of the movement. In the first fraction there will be Antonin Guigonnat and then we will see Emilien Jacquelin, Fabien Claude and in fourth Quentin Fillon Maillet. Simon Desthieux was also absent, second in the Sprint on Friday.
Behind the two favorites Russia will start, on the card third force in the field but with high ambitions given the state of form of the two leaders Eliseev and Loginov, lined up in first and fourth fraction. In the middle the Russian technicians instead gave confidence to Latypov and Malyshko.
Italy will be at the start with the same line-up that has conquered an unpredictable podium in Oestersund: Hofer-Bormolini-Cappellari-Windisch. Their goal will be to put in place a solid and convincing performance, which could take them to the top 7, thus giving continuity to what was done in the first seasonal outing.
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