French domination in the 1st heat of Kranjska Gora: Noel makes a void on Kristoffersen, Pinturault is there

Race in really tough conditions, but Clément is superior to everyone. The 4th cup leader and one step away from the podium. Vinatzer in the top ten, but at 1 "46, out of Moelgg. Gross and a qualification that can be decisive for the finals.

Sunday 14 March 2021 3 minutes reading time

A first run that speaks French, that of a slalom (the last one before the CdM finals in Lenzerheide) very tough in Kranjska Gora, between morning rain then turned into snow, with a Podkoren that clearly granted shortly after the first bibs . However, Clément Noel is very good at pushing the salt in the right way and making the most of bib n ° 2 to create a vacuum; the 23-year-old transalpine makes a mistake on the wall, but in the central section he had already clearly distanced everyone, to close with 49 cents ahead of Henrik Kristoffersen (bib 1), 56 on Zenhaeusern, 58 on Alexis Pinturault (who could bring home very heavy points for the general) and 61 on the other compatriot Muffat-Jeandet. He is good from a specialty cup perspective, even if his back certainly conditioned him, Marco Schwarz's 6th time trial, 76 cents away from Noel and a couple of tenths ahead of Meillard, with Matt 8th to 1 ”12 and then the gaps that become ever wider. Between 1 "43 and 1" 47, here are Yule, Vinatzer and Feller in order: Alex is 10th, starting with bib 12, for a decent heat considering also that in these conditions he still has to improve a lot. The vice world champion Pertl (who started with 15, already in very difficult conditions) is 12th at 1 ”57, the world champion Foss-Solevaag even out of the fifteen with 2” 03 to recover. In the second heat, starting at 12.30, it will be possible to recover a lot considering the “suffering” of the track with these conditions. Manfred Moelgg, who comes out on the final wall, will not be able to take advantage of it (updating)

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