Alpine Skiingmen's world cup
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On Sunday the second giant on the Bulgarian snow: Zubcic, on Alexis' assault for the specialty cup, will start with 6 in the race opened by Meillard. Eight blues on the track.
Saturday 27 February 2021 5 minutes reading time
Bansko bis, for the eighth giant of a World Cup season that remains open, at least as regards the fight in view of the specialty cup. Tomorrow at 10 am (2nd heat always at 1 pm, both live on TV on Eurosport and Rai Sport) the second race in the Bulgarian town begins, with Sweden and Slovenia designing the two tracks, hopefully with a little more than " breath ”compared to what we have seen today.
Loic Meillard will be the first to open the starting gate, with the Swiss followed by Zan Kranjec and the leading couple from France, with the world champion Mathieu Faivre already 2nd in race 1 and Alexis Pinturault (bib 4 tomorrow) eager to redeem today's fourth place with attached number in the 2nd heat, run almost entirely with a single stick.
The leader of the general must watch his back from Filip Zubcic, just 22 points behind Alexis for the leadership of the giant, and from Marco Odermatt himself (at -45, while the gap in the overall is still 230 points); the Croatian will start with the n ° 6, the Swiss with the 7, preceded with the 5 by Henrik Kristoffersen, who even today has a great combination, finishing 17th.
Open race as demonstrated today by an amazing Brennsteiner, on the first podium in his career with number 24 and on Sunday starting with number 21. In front of him we will see the first of the eight Azzurri, or Luca De Aliprandini who caught 13 and already had a great chance to enter the first sub-group, but he messed too much finishing only 18th. Thirst for redemption also for Tonetti and Borsotti (bibs 23 and 24), as well as Moelgg, Nani and Hofer will look for the missed qualification today, starting with the same numbers as the first giant (respectively 33, 35 and 37). Those who rejoiced for heavy points, on the other hand, are Hannes Zingerle, who tomorrow will have 42, and in particular Filippo Della Vite (No. 45, today he had 44), the best blue with his 16th place that he will try to replicate.
It will be very hard for the young man from Bergamo, but the signal has been sent.
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MALE GIANT - BANSKO
Startlist 1st run: 1 Meillard, 2 Kranjec, 3 Faivre, 4 Pinturault, 5 Kristoffersen, 6 Zubcic, 7 Odermatt, 8 Favrot, 9 A. Schmid, 10 Nestvold-Haugen, 11 Schwarz, 12 Leitinger, 13 De Aliprandini, 14 G. Caviezel, 15 Murisier, 23 Tonetti, 24 Borsotti, 33 Moelgg, 35 Nani, 37 Hofer, 42 Zingerle, 45 Della Vite.
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