European Cup in Berchtesgaden: Raschner is confirmed in the first giant, blues out of the top ten

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European Cup in Berchtesgaden: Raschner is confirmed in the first giant, blues out of the top ten

The compatriot Brennsteiner and the German Gratz were beaten, the phenomenal Norwegian Steen Olsen 4th. Franzoni drops from 7th to 12th place and is the best ahead of Zingerle.

The sixth giant of the men's European Cup speaks Austrian, the first of two planned in Berchtesgaden. Clear victory, the third of his career in the continental circuit where he had not rejoiced for almost 3 years, of Dominik Raschner who confirms himself after having already closed the first heat in the lead, beating Stefan Brennsteiner by 37 cents, in an internal challenge that could also be worth a world pass. At over six tenths in comeback here is the podium of the German Fabian Gratz, while beyond the second behind the 19 year old Norwegian Alexander Steen Olsen concludes, who improves again after Folgaria and is fourth, after finishing in 13th place in the middle of the race. Then the Andorra Joan Verdu, fifth, while the new leader of the specialty cup, the Swiss Semyel Bissig, in the end is only eighth but takes advantage of the outputs of Alex Hofer, immediately out in the 1st heat with bib number 1, and the Norwegian Timon Haugan, 2nd after the first heat at 18 cents from Raschner, but who wastes everything in the final. The best blue, as after the first one, is Giovanni Franzoni who falls back from 7th to 12th position, 1 ”31 from Raschner and just over 2 tenths from fourth place. Fourteenth, two hundredths behind his teammate, is Hannes Zingerle, in the decisive heat also Canzio lost some positions, however good 20th, Della Vite 21st and Sala 26th. On Sunday an encore with another giant.
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