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For the few who still insist on not consider Martin Fourade one of the greatest expressions of biathlon ever seen in the history of the discipline, considering it a serial winner just because "no opponents" (or perhaps mere passport reasons), we recommend you to watch and relate to the pursuit of today's Oberhof where he granted a lecture to the rest of the world.
Saturday 7 January 2017 7 minutes reading time
Catalan twenty-eight, left for eighth, has gradually reduced the gap from the top of the standings, zeroing thanks to an overbearing third lap during which the tread instead were studied. The Frenchman then raised the bar beyond all limits known to the polygon, whipped by strong gusts of wind.
The first session standing proved to be a bloodbath for everyone except their Fourcade, who gave a resounding demonstration of superiority covering all targets, while opponents have been in big trouble. Mortgaged success, reiterated the concept last shooting session, where he made another "zero" in spite of the terrible conditions and expanding to over a minute and a half lead over his pursuers.
His goodness has transformed the latest round in a footbridge, avoiding to push, otherwise he would probably excelled with a margin of more than two minutes on the second. For him it win number 57 of his career, the eighth in ten races of the season. His detractors, subject to there yet, you put your heart in peace. We are in the presence of the perfect biathlete.
Behind Fourcade arrived Arnd Peiffer, author of a vigorous recovery from the fifteenth starting position. German - after he was perfect on the ground - has managed to reduce its penalty foot (3), gaining fluency in the place of honor.
Great battle for the lowest rung of the podium, went at last - today as yesterday - Dominik Windisch. The number one of the Italian movement has always remained in the positions that count. The many passages in the fatal ring today were the norm for all (except the winner) and then weighed less than usual.
The twenty-seven South Tyrolean was able to rank third after a tough duel ended in a sprint finish with Emil Hegle Svendsen in the final round. On balance the Norwegian fourth, he has paid dearly for the penalties accumulated on the ground. A fifth Erik Lesser perky again, while Anton Babikov, sixth, had to give up the podium because of a devastating "5" in the third polygon.
It should be highlighted the stunning comeback Artem Pryma that, with only two errors, he ranked eighth recovering the beauty of 49 positions! Against the winner of yesterday's Julian Eberhard he is sprofondanto the nineteenth place due to 8 penalties. Among the big names is not particularly liked Anton Shipulin (0 + 3 + 1 + 1), the sixteenth, while also struggled Simon Schempp (2 + 1 + 2 + 1), the twentieth.
Home Italy Lukas Hofer (2 + 1 + 2 + 0) slipped to twelfth place, more than enough to gain access to the mass start tomorrow. Joseph Montello (1 + 0 + 3 + 1), for its part, forfeited the best result of his career, ranking forty.
In the overall standings of the World Cup Fourcade further expands its competitive edge, reaching 562 points against the 352 of Shipulin, 310 of Schempp, 308 Johannes Bø and 303 Peiffer.
As it regards the Fourcade specialty ranking is hoisted to 228 points and is chased by Shipulin (161) and Tsvetkov (146).
In the afternoon (14:40 hours) space chase women. Tomorrow, however, room for the mass start. The men will race at 12:30, the women at 14.40.
OBERHOF - CHASING MALE 1. FOURCADE Martin [FRA] (0 + 1 + 0 + 0) 36'45 "7 2. PEIFFER Arnd [GER] (0 + 0 + 1 + 2) in 1'09" 9 3. WINDISCH Dominik [ITA] (0 + 0 + 3 + 2) in 1'32 "4 4. SVENDSEN Emil Hegle [NOR] (1 + 1 + 2 + 1) in 1'32" 7 5. LESSER Erik [GER] ( 0 + 0 + 2 + 3) in 1'36 "1 6. Babikov Anton [RUS] (0 + 0 + 5 + 0) in 1'40" 7 7. SLESINGR Michal [CZE] (0 + 1 + 2 + 3) in 1'56 "0 8. The ABEE-LUND Henrik [NOR] (0 + 0 + 3 + 2) in 1'55" 3 9. PRYMA Artem [UKR] (1 + 0 + 0 + 1) in 1'55 "3 10. Maksim Tsvetkov [RUS] (0 + 1 + 0 + 3) in 2'03" 9
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