Gran Risa n ° 1, the startlist of the giant on Sunday: Odermatt and De Aliprandini close the first group

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In Alta Badia everything is ready for the first of two races on the most demanding track of the circuit: Pinturault opens, winner in 2020 and called to a comeback in the cup, with the Swiss red bib which will have the 6, just before the blue that "sees" the first podium. From Feller to McGrath, it will be a show even after the first 15 ...

Saturday 18 December 2021 6 minutes reading time

If in recent years the parallel giant after the queen race had become a classic, while in 2020 it was the slalom to be combined with the most awaited test, this time the Gran Risa will be shown to the public twice within 24 hours in the his most beautiful dress. Double confrontation between the wide doors, Sunday and Monday, on the queen track of the giant for a unique show that will start tomorrow, at 10.00 (live TV on Rai 2 and Eurosport 1), with the first heat designed by Bergant, technician from Slovenia, while the second is scheduled at 13.30 with the Kevin Page track (France). And it will be two transalpines who will inaugurate race number 1 in Alta Badia, with the winner of the 2020 edition, Alexis Pinturault, bib number 1 and world champion Mathieu Faivre, in the shadows in this start of the season, with 2. Meillard, Kranjec and Zubcic are elements able to compete with anyone on this terrain, but it is natural that the first favorite turns out to be the wonderful Marco Odermatt capable of dominating between Soelden and Val d''Isère: bib n ° 6 for the leader of cup, which in his brief experience on the Gran Risa has bitter memories, given that he wasted a great 3rd time in the first heat of the 2018 edition, the last one by Marcel Hirscher (six pearls in a row and symbol of a track that, also for Italy, he gave very sweet memories with Tomba's poker and Blardone's hat-trick), he was fifth in 2019 breaking his meniscus during the 2nd round, and fourth 12 months ago. After having caught the number 1 in the first two races, this time Luca De Aliprandini will attack the first podium in the World Cup with 7, he who in Badia has always had a great time and has often turned around that step which, between Sunday and Monday, given the condition shown on the “Face” a week ago, it can really go up. After the Trentino, an important series with Caviezel, Braathen and Favrot; we cannot expect much from Marco Schwarz's return to the giant (n ° 11), while Henrik Kristoffersen (12) is almost obliged to give a signal, here winner in the shortened giant of 2019. Schmid, Brennsteiner and Murisier, who will close the second sub-group, could do very well like Manuel Feller (number 16), amazing third in the last giant in Val d''Isère, and that enormous talent that goes by the name of Atle Lie McGrath (bib 21), second last year just 7 cents from Pinturault, before getting injured less than three weeks later in Adelboden. Eight blues on the hunt: Borsotti wants at least a top ten, will have bib 22 and will precede Ricky Tonetti by a couple of numbers, who must limit the errors seen in the first seasonal outings. Mission pass for the 2nd heat from Maurberger (n ° 38) onwards, even if the quality of the track should guarantee intact possibilities also for Hofer (n ° 42), fresh from his best career on the French snow, Zingerle with 44 and the duo of very young Franzoni, on track with 46 for the first qualification in CdM on the track where he made his debut in 2020, and Della Vite, at the gate for 50th. CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STARTLIST MALE GIANT - ALTA BADIA Startlist 1st run: 1 Pinturault, 2 Faivre, 3 Meillard, 4 Kranjec, 5 Zubcic, 6 Odermatt, 7 De Aliprandini, 8 G. Caviezel, 9 Braathen, 10 Favrot, 11 Schwarz, 12 Kristoffersen, 13 Schmid, 14 Brennsteiner, 15 Murisier, 22 Borsotti, 24 Tonetti, 38 Maurberger, 42 Hofer, 44 Zingerle, 46 Franzoni, 50 Della Vite.

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