Bertazzo centers the fifth podium of the season in the European Cup

Fifth consecutive podium for the & rsquo; blue Simone Bertazzo in the circuit of the European Cup bobsled. The pilot of Pieve di Cadore quest & rsquo; now flanked by exceptionally brakeman Constantine Ughi & egrave; placed in third position in Koenigssee in the fifth round of the European series.

Thursday 11 December 2014 3 minutes reading time

Bertazzo that usually divides the 'interior with Francesco Costa & egrave; was forced to change his team mate on the top right now, as the brakeman Tuscan & egrave; result feverish. However Ughi & egrave; all''altezza status of the situation and together with the policeman Cadore allowed the bob of Italy first record of the times thrust rather interesting. The Italian duo in the first heat in fact online course with times recorded by the two associations Germans who closed the first one in command. In the final run for & ograve; two blues had to give way to Johannes Lochner and Gino Gerhardi which closed with the best reference lap of the day, pulling the Italian bob of 30 cents. Bertazzo despite the second time round & egrave; only managed to move to 2 cents from the square of 'honor of Manuel Machata without & ograve; operate overtaking. For today's twenty-four Lochner & egrave; the second consecutive victory in Serie B while Machata is the first podium of the season. (Official standing) The race today & egrave; was characterized by a park starters definitely a level lower than that of the circuit of the World Cup, so it appears quite difficult to judge the performance of serious Simone Bertazzo that with this result & egrave; also rose to command the general classification of two-man bobsleigh. The other three Italian teams entered the competition only one European & egrave; finished in the points. Lukas Gschnitzer and Marco Rosa have closed in fifteenth place with a delay of about a second and a half by the victors. The 'unprecedented partnership formed by Simone Fontana and Mattia Variola you & egrave; finished in twenty-fourth place, three placings best of Grande-Caruso who are ranked twenty-seventh position. Tomorrow & egrave; is planning a second round of two-man bobsleigh, where Bertazzo avr & agrave; the possibility & agrave; to stretch back in the standings.