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The men's sprint in Antholz, despite being plagued by'' no fewer than six of the first nine of the general classification, proved to be a great race and full of emotions well beyond the finish line as a winner was added after the end the competition!
Friday 17 January 2014 6 minutes reading time
Initially,'' had won the only Simon Schempp, yet another product of the class in 1988 to establish themselves in the World Cup. The German won the first victory of his career without missing targets by a whisker Lukas Hofer.
The'' blue today took a step on the slopes close to first class, and in that sense also needs to be made about all'' obscure work of exceptional ski man who prepared materials, but had to bow to the Teutonic due to a missed target standing and a final stretch of path at slower pace.
In fact, twenty-five of Uhingen would pay in spite of 9/10'' s last survey before the finish line after losing ground steadily in the third round was able to subvert the values ​​in the final meters.
Then, several minutes the end of the competition, the plot twist. The time Schempp has been corrected for the worse by adding just 3/10. Consequently Hofer was promoted to turn in the first place and was awarded a win ex aequo.
According to the German broadcaster ARD'''' s time adjustment was made because the clock would have stopped a few tenths before the actual arrival of'' Schempp.
Therefore, if in the women's sprint yesterday it stopped fasting longer than ever of the French women's movement, now stops the longest series without a victory in the men's movement Italian. The ultimate success of a blue dated March 19, 2000 in a mass start in Khanty-Mansiysk and bore the signature of René Cattarinussi.
The podium was completed by another German Arnd Peiffer's reach, who just 4 "6 from the winner. Fourth place for the'' Austrian Dominik Landertinger, trailing by 14" by 2 Schempp and author of a mistake on the ground, fatal shooting the ambitions of Martin Fourcade.
The French, pre-race favorite, has wrong 2 times and straightened his race with a "0" in the foot, but has not gone beyond the fifth place. Try disappointing for other favorites such as Anton Shipulin, Ole Einar Bjoerndalen and Fredrik Lindström, respectively, fourteenth, and twentieth fifty with 1, 3 and 4 errors.
Hofer in Italy came in the house is also a good race'' Christian Martinelli, 34 ° with an error. The Valtellina with this result could have ripped the pass for the Olympic Games in Sochi. At points Markus Windisch, 36 °, despite two penalties. Christian De Lorenzi (3) finished 58th and will be in the game tomorrow where instead of tracking'' does not compete Daniel Taschler (2)
In the overall standings of the World Cup Fourcade takes full advantage of the'' absence of direct pursuers and salt to 502 points against 413 Svendsen. Landertinger has resulted in third with 331 ahead of Johannes Bø (315)
Regarding the ranking of specialties sprint Fourcade takes off rising to 250 points against 153 and 152 of Bjørndalen Peiffer.
ANTHOLZ - SPRINT MASCHILE1. SCHEMPP Simon [GER] (0 +0) 24'' 44 "91. HOFER Lukas [ENG] (0 +1) 24'' 44" 93. Arnd Peiffer [GER] (0 +0) 4 "64. Landertinger Dominik [AUT] (1 +0) 14" 25. FOURCADE Martin [FRA] (2 +0) 25 "66. FERRY Björn [SWE] (1 +0) 31" 47. BEATRIX Jean Guillaume [FRA] (0 +0) 34 "58. GREEN Brendan [CAN] (0 +0) 36" 99. ANEV Krasimir [BUL] (0 +0) to 41 "710.'' The ABEE-LUND Henrik [NOR] (0 +1) to 47" 8Clicca here for full results.
As l said'' tracking will take place tomorrow starting at 14.30. Earlier, at 11.45, will be on track women.
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SCHEMPP Simon
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