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Simone Bertazzo and Francesco Costa return to bring the 'Italy on the step pi & ugrave; top of the podium in an international competition of bob. The pilot of Pieve di Cadore & egrave; in fact imposed in La Plagne in the second round of the Europa Cup circuit.
Friday 5 December 2014 6 minutes reading time
Bertazzo & nbsp; after a disappointing last season has decided to start from scratch, and as stated in a recent video interview sfrutter & agrave; this winter to treat the more 'technical aspect pi & ugrave; you look at the results. For this reason, the driver of the Sporting Group of the Carabinieri in full agreement with the managerial staff of the FIS opted for the expensive trip to desert North American World Cup to concentrate in the latter months of 2014 on the continental circuit.
Quest''oggi in La Plagne the Venetian pilot has not really rivals & nbsp; printing during the first run the fastest time of the day and mortgaging of fact the final victory. In the final run Bertazzo-Costa are in fact on record & nbsp; only the fourth partial reference, but the advantage accomulato previously allowed the two Blues precede 12 cents the rimontanti Germans Klammer-Franke and 15 the Monegasque Rinaldi-Vain. & Nbsp; bertazzo back cos & Igrave; to savor the scent of victory in an international event of bob after almost four years since his last success at the World Cup took place February 5, 2011 on the track at Cesana. & nbsp; & nbsp; (official standing)
To be fair the race today & nbsp; than the opening stage of Igls & egrave; was characterized by the complete absence of the crews of prim''ordine that these days have moved to the US to face the first round of the World Cup. Bertazzo however you & egrave; put behind him even Manuel Machata German driver in the past able to be crowned champion of the world bobsleigh four, but two years now in a crisis of results. After the competition the 'blue has released the following statement on the website of the FIS: & nbsp; "I like this track a lot - said Bertazzo -. The average level of these competitions & egrave; logically lower than the World Cup, however & egrave; always difficult to win. In the second run c '' & egrave; was some problem with the drive, we will study the data well. We worked well with the track technician Richardson and the preparer Finardi. The choice to participate in the first part of the season in the European Cup & egrave; was good. "
Besides Bertazzo-Costa the 'Italy fielded via the other two crews. Simone Fontana and Constantine Ughi at their first full season in the continental circuit & nbsp; close to twelfth place not so & Igrave; far from tenth of Andrianov-Zaitsev. The new association blue missed the 'appointment with the top ten due to a subdued second run, which began with a time of relatively high pressure that has had a negative impact on all the final descent. & Nbsp; Gschnitzer-Caruso instead conclude in nineteenth position.
In the morning you & egrave; held the third women's race of the year. After two successes of Anja Schneiderheinze & egrave; even Germany to lay down the law in the European circuit, bringing on the step pi & ugrave; top of the podium veteran Cathleen Martini. The excellent German excluded from the team of the World Cup, preceded by 19 cents an 'Austrian Christina Hengster and 49 cents compatriot Miriam Wagner. The test was not involved in the 'only female crew in Italian tutt''ora activities.
Tomorrow in La Plagne & egrave; scheduled a second two-man bobsleigh competition that will see & agrave; & nbsp; Bertazzo starting with the underdogs.
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