$Faivre e Pinturault dominano la prima di Bansko, ma Zubcic è lì: De Aliprandini lontano$

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Alpine Skiingmen's world cup

Faivre and Pinturault dominate Bansko's first, but Zubcic is there: De Aliprandini far away

First round of the Bulgarian giant with the world champion who precedes the Croatian by 11 cents and the compatriot and cup leader by 23. Luca slips on the wall and pays over 2 seconds.

Saturday 27 February 2021 3 minutes reading time

The restart of the men's World Cup after Cortina 2021 is staged in Bansko, with a double giant opened by the ... specialty world champion. Mathieu Faivre is in front of everyone after the 1st heat of the first round on the Bulgarian snow; the Frenchman can dream of a second success in the CdM (he hasn't won for over 4 years), even if Filip Zubcic is really close, only 11 cents away from the world champion and with a fabulous second part of the race by the Croatian, who almost recovers half a second from the end of the wall to the finish. Third at 23 cents again, the specialty and overall leader Alexis Pinturault, and the first three really made a void as Kristoffersen (last giant winner in Bansko, two years ago) is still a good fourth, 68 cents from Faivre . There was a lot of anticipation around Luca De Aliprandini, vice world champion in office: it will be a "mission impossible" to grasp the first podium in the cup today, given that the Trentino pays both the bib number (with 14 the steps c were all right), but above all a slip on the wall, saved with a half miracle. In the end, the Trentino rider will find himself at 2 ”30 and will have to recover in order to capture important points, in the 2nd heat at 13.00. A lot of suffering even today, as in the World Cup with bib n ° 1, for Marco Odermatt who closes 5th at 1 ”09 and could see Pinturault leave for good both for the discipline cup and in general terms; behind the Swiss is Alexander Schmid, 6th at 1 ”35 ahead of Meillard by 5 cents (partly disappointing with bib 6) and by one tenth to Manuel Feller, 8th starting with No. 16. (updating)

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