Simone Bertazzo and five other teams blue at the start of the first leg of the European Cup

After nine months of long wait, the season officially begins quest''oggi international bobsleigh. Sar & agrave; the historic track in Igls in Austria to open the doors of the European Cup circuit, that in the next three months snoder & agrave; along the five major systems of the Old World: Igls, Koenigssee, La Plagne, St. Moritz and Winterberg.

Wednesday 12 November 2014 4 minutes reading time

On the first round of the Italian national team will show up & agrave; at the starting line with the full line. The new sports director Gianfranco Rezzadore in full agreement with his coaching staff has decided to take advantage of this event to field-test the 'true state of the form of its athletes, lining up at the start of the first race of the circuit Continental also the number one bob Italian Simone Bertazzo. Quest''ultimo after the disastrous last season, has decided to turn the page and begin the four-year approach to the upcoming Olympic Games in PyeongChang in 2018 in a different way than usual. The pilot of Pieve di Cadore, this season will not & egrave; given particular objectives, focusing its attention on the search for the ideal set-up of your bob born last year of the collaboration between Ferrari and CONI. As a result Bertazzo salter & agrave; the time-consuming trip to the North American World Cup, and paired with the trust Francesco Costa Will use & agrave; the continental circuit as a test bed for new technical solutions. Next to the bearer of the Carabinieri Sports Group, will race 5 other Italian teams including 4 men. Among them should be noted the newly formed association by Simone Fontana (former brakeman of Bertazzo) and Pordenone Ughi Constantine, who at the beginning of season & egrave; put particular show with some interesting times thrust. The two bobbisti dell''Aeronautica Military seconds surprise last February in the Italian championships will have to face the challenge with both internal drivers of South Tyrol and Lukas Baumgartner Patrick Gschnitzer that the 'former brakeman Milan Alexander the Great. Igls expected to make his debut the new pink crew piloted by Martina Schiavon. The Venetian after a good year for you brakeman & egrave; found on the eve of the new season of his orphan pilot Serena Capponcelli and cos & igrave; decided to open the leadership of Bob. Schiavon the game has to be so & igrave; had to be now a new team mate and then take part in the course FIBT drivers. The new pilot will & agrave; accompanied in the first round by Valentina Margaglio and Marinella Maggiolo. At the same time at startup of the European Cup scatter & agrave; Park City circuit of North America Cup. The first races in the North American should be monitored closely as & egrave; news a few days that the Federation US Schierer & agrave; in the four-man bob none other than the vice-champion women's Olympic bobsled Elana Meyers-Taylor.