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Dutch success in Koenigssee in the fifth race of the season bobsleigh four of the European circuit. On the historic track Bavarian & egrave; imposed veteran Edwin Van Calker that preceded the wire Lochner and Maier.
Sunday 14 December 2014 4 minutes reading time
The thirty-five native Gasselternijveenschemond but based in Groningen, quest''oggi made the difference during the first descent where he printed the fastest time in the heats. In the final run, the Dutch driver has committed some mistakes that could cost him his hair for a victory. Van Calker has indeed preceded by just three hundredths German Johannes Lochner winner of the last three races of two-man bobsleigh of Cadets, and four cents an 'Austrian Benjamin Maier. (Official standing)
For the 'athlete "orange" than today & egrave; the first victory of his career in the world of bob, although his best ever result remains the second-place St. Mortiz in 2010 obtained in specialty & agrave; but in the two-man bobsleigh pi & ugrave; prestigious World Cup circuit.
Just off the podium but trailing by over half a second behind the winner & egrave; placed the first Italian crew in the race piloted by Simone Bertazzo. The policeman Cadore in the race also quest''oggi with Constantine Ughi, Francesco Costa and Marco Rosa suffered a detachment a little '' too strong against the competition. The 'blue with this result reinforces its leadership in the European series, a leadership not going to last long, because of' now on take Bertazzo & agrave; part of the world circuit.
Eighth and best result of the season for Lukas Gschnitzer. The 'South Tyrolean accompanied by brakemen Rocco Caruso, Alexander the Great and Mattia Variola accused a gap greater than the second from Van Calker, but not too far from finished fifth in the French Costerg. & Nbsp;
On the same day & egrave; staged the sixth round of the calendar of the European Cup bobsled female. Quest''oggi to dominate & egrave; was the German Miriam Wagner thanks to a superb final run & egrave; managed to sopravvanzere two tiny cents teammate Cathleen Martini and ten cents an 'Austrian Christina Hengster. (Official standing)
Quest''ultima the previous day had won the first win of the season ahead nell''occasione Wagner and twenty-Dutch Marise Van Huigenbosch, that with the withdrawal of Esme Kamphuis could become the 'athlete reference of Holland in the coming seasons. (Official standing)
The next round of the Cadets of bob & egrave; scheduled for the second weekend in January in Altenberg.
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