BobsleighBob - Winterberg
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'' And the German Maximillian Arndt the winner of the fourth act of the 2013-2014 World Cup bobsleigh four. The world champion of the specialty on the track in Winterberg Hochsauerland'' laid the foundation for today's success since it first closed down the lead by a margin of 12 cents on the first of rivals.
Saturday 4 January 2014 5 minutes reading time
In the final run for the twenty-six original Oberhof was repeated further improving the previous reference clock and completing the test with almost two-tenths ahead of the runner-up. The German driver who has competed with the quest'' today brakemen Huebenbecker, Roediger and Put it made a difference from the middle section of the track to the house, brushing perfect lines and achieving top speeds unreachable for opponents.
With this victory Arndt gets his fifth victory in the World Cup in the four-man bob, the sixth if you include his only statement in the two-man bobsleigh and above all gives Germany the first seasonal satisfaction.
The wonderful day for the German colors was completed in the second place of the young Francesco Friedrich gave Germany a splendid and unexpected goals. The world champion in the second two-man bobsleigh run has hired a wonderful challenge on the edge of the pennies with the'' ultra-forty year old Russian Alexander Zubkov'' that has excelled for just three hundredths of a second. The twenty-three of Pirna, resulting in the first podium of his career in the four-man bob.
To reiterate the German superiority in Winterberg we thought the third crew Teutonic race brought in by Thomas Florschuetz. The veteran German had finished the first race just two cents from the podium, but in the final run for a few minor niggles accomplices committed in the final stretch of the track'' s Hochsauerland had to settle close to the foot of the podium.
Race to Beat Hefti also positive. The Swiss who, thanks to an excellent final test'' has recovered four positions finishing in fifth place.
The biggest disappointment of the day came from the most awaited'' athlete Steven Holcomb. The ruler of this early season'' quest today was ousted in the second round when he was in the fight for a place on the podium. '' The American counter-offers with this many points to Maximillian Arndt tomorrow in the second race in the program may take a few lengths of delay in the overall standings. It is also noteworthy that in the stretch where he had the accident'' Holcomb during weekly rehearsals had already occurred some reversals from other American athletes and it is quite curious that quest today'' beyond the pilot to Park City is reversed in the first run even compatriot Cory Butner.
Race without infamy and without praise for Simone Bertazzo. The'' blue finished in twelfth position, confirming the disappointing results obtained in the first seasonal. The'' other Italian crew led the race from the young Patrick Baumgarnter finished in twenty-third place does not qualify for the second round.
The next meeting with the world of the four-man bob is scheduled for tomorrow in the early afternoon always on track in Winterberg.
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