Saalbach's super-g startlist: Casse "forced" to race number 1, starting Pinturault and Kilde

Friday (11.00) a crucial competition for the specialty cup and in general. Five blues in the race, the Piedmontese will have to invent something on the Ghidoni track.

Thursday 13 February 2020 4 minutes reading time

The super-g of Saalbach-Hinterglemm, the fifth of the World Cup season scheduled for Friday (11 am) on the Zwoelferkogel, will be giving away very heavy points both for the specialty classification, with Matthias Mayer red bib with many close rivals in the ranking , but also for the general who remains very open. Tomorrow could be the day of Aleksander Aamodt Kilde overtaking against Henrik Kristoffersen, only 21 points away; who knows that AAK does not catch right on the Austrian track (actually not ideal for its characteristics, as seen today downhill) the first victory of the season, on the day when Alexis Pinturault will throw himself again in the speed, after doing very well in Beaver Creek (4th) and Kitzbuehel (9th). The Norwegian will have the bib number 7 and will start right after the transalpine and before Jansrud (9), Feuz (11), Kriechmayr (13), Mayer (15) and Odermatt with 17. There will be five blues in the race, on track designed by Alberto Ghidoni: back in WCSL with Kitz's fantastic 5th place, Mattia Casse was in fact forced to choose the bib number 1 and he will have to invent something super to make a great race. We will then see with 27 Buzzi, with 32 Marsaglia, today the best downhill, with 37 Cazzaniga and 52 (penultimate at the start) Schieder, while Bosca and Prast, on the podium in the European Cup, will remain in Sella Nevea to play also the combined on the same day on Friday. CLICK HERE FOR THE COMPLETE STARTLIST SUPER-G MALE - SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM Startlist: 1 Crates, 2 Cochran-Siegle, 3 Clarey, 4 Walder, 5 Caviezel M., 6 Pinturault, 7 Kilde, 8 Sander, 9 Jansrud, 10 Franz, 11 Feuz, 12 Ganong, 13 Kriechmayr, 14 Allegre, 15 Mayer , 16 Ferstl, 17 Odermatt, 18 Tumler, 19 Dressen, 20 Nyman, 27 Buzzi, 32 Marsaglia, 37 Cazzaniga, 52 Schieder.

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