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Final fulminating in the mass start men's Pokljuka, last race of the World Cup nell''anno Solar 2014, where we have seen falls, appeals, a yellow bib that is constantly changing and a new boss serious candidate for the crystal ball.
Sunday 21 December 2014 6 minutes reading time
At the finish line victory & egrave; was conquered by Anton Shipulin, which continued once again at the top this weekend Slovenian. The Russian has made the 'only mistake of the day just sull''ultimo target and the final lap & egrave; went to form a trio along with Martin Fourcade and Jean Guillaume Beatrix.
Quest''ultimo for & ograve; & Egrave; fell right in proximity & agrave; the final descent, slowing even unintentionally compatriot who was behind him. Shipulin therefore had free way to success, while the twenty-six Catalan had to settle the square of 'honor, with the less noble teammate relegated to fifth place after being raised.
However, France has immediately lodged a protest against the twenty-seven of Tyumen, indicated as responsible for the fall of the twenty-six of the Rh & ocirc; ne-Alpes, finished ground - according to the 'interpretation transalpine - since & egrave; close to the edge of the runway dall''avversario. The protest & egrave; was discussed at length, but in the end & egrave; been rejected and, albeit with an hour's delay, the jury has confirmed the 'order' arrival.
Therefore the success & egrave; remained in the hands of Shipulin, with Fourcade second and fifth Beatrix. The podium & egrave; then completed by Simon Eder, managed to get the better of the photo finish over the Swede Fredrik Lindstr & ouml; m.
Controversy, and bitter defeat in part, France has to smile. The mass start today you & egrave; transformed into a kind of shooting trial where every target missed & egrave; was paid a dear price. In this context, Emil Hegle Svendsen (1 + 2 + 0 + 1) lost the precision of the last days, sinking to 17 & deg; place and having to cede the leadership of the general classification.
Indeed Fourcade & egrave; back yellow bib with 361 points and now & egrave; chased from their Shipulin (336), while Svendsen & egrave; slipped to third place with 335. In the light of the performance held in the first three stages, the Siberian pu & ograve; be considered a serious candidate for the conquest of the crystal ball that Russia has not won since 1996. Pi & ugrave; detached Dominik Landertinger (289) and Jakov Fak (277).
Homemade Italian Lukas Hofer (1 + 0 + 0 + 2) & egrave; long been uptown of the league and & egrave; arrived on the top polygon in the running for a top-ten, but two errors have plunged to 21 & deg; place, behind even Dominik Windisch (2 + 0 + 1 + 0), 19 & deg ;.
POKLJUKA - MASS START MASCHILE1. Anton Shipulin [RUS] (0 + 0 + 0 + 1) to 35''16 "82. FOURCADE Martin [FRA] (0 + 0 + 0 + 1) to 1" 23. EDER Simon [AUT] (0 + 0 + 1 + 0) to 1 "44. LINDSTR & Öland; M Fredrik [SWE] (0 + 0 + 0 + 0) to 1" 55. BEATRIX Jean-Guillaume [FRA] (0 + 0 + 0 + 1) to 4 "86. B & Ø Tarjei [NOR] (0 + 0 + 1 + 0) 20" 47. MORAVEC Ondrej [CZE] (0 + 1 + 0 + 0) to 22 "48. FAK Jakov [SLO] (1 + 0 + 2 + 0) to 29" 89. SMITH Nathan [CAN] (1 + 0 + 0 + 1) 30 "410. Birnbacher Andreas [GER] (1 + 0 + 1 + 0) to 34" 7Click here for full results.
As for the schedule, the World Cup stops for the Christmas break and will return & agrave; in action in a fortnight in Oberhof, Germany. The first men's competition dell''anno Solar 2015, a relay race, & egrave; programmed for the 'January 8 at 14.15.
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