Friedrich and Jamanka dominate in Sigulda. Excellent seventh place for the blues Baumgartner-Bilotti

It had to be German domination and Teutonic domination was in Sigulda in the first weekend of competitions valid for the bobsleigh World Cup. On the Baltic gut, Francesco Friedrich immediately dictated the law, conquering two peremptory successes in both scheduled bobsleigh tests, while compatriot Mariama Jamanka gave Germany the 'en plein of victories by winning the first women's race of the season .

Sunday 22 November 2020 2 minutes reading time

The phenomenon from Pirna accompanied in race 1 by the faithful brakeman Thorsten Margis and in race 2 by Alexander Schueller had to work harder than expected to secure his first career victories at the Sigulda track. Friedrich, in fact, was faced with a super competitive Johannes Lochner who paired with Erik Franke was able to stand up to his noble teammate in both races, closing with a delay of just 4 cents in the first test of the season and 3 cents in the second. A very narrow gap that ignited a two-day race characterized more by great absences than by results on the track. Due to government restrictions on Covid-19, the first round of the season saw only European crews at the start, with North Americans, Asians and Russians forced to stay in their countries waiting to return to compete in the early days of 2021.