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The third pearl in the giant of Adelboden, dominating in an even more impressive way than yesterday, launches the Frenchman towards the month of truth for the cup dream, which will now also and above all pass from the slalom.
Saturday 9 January 2021 4 minutes reading time
Three like the consecutive victories in giant leagues during this season, three like the career successes in Adelboden, three ... ntthree successes in the World Cup (17 between wide doors) after the back to back signed in the Chuenisbargli temple .
Alexis Pinturault runs towards very important numbers, even if the only thought of the transalpine champion is to crown them by winning that blessed absolute World Cup that, whoever has exceeded 30 seals in the maximum circuit, has brought home at least once. After the bis masterpiece seen today in the sixth round of the giant season, the advantage over Aleksander Aamodt Kilde has risen to 115 points, but they will be the next 6 slalom scheduled, starting from Sunday with that of Adelboden and up to two end of the month in Chamonix, to really tell us if Alexis will have taken off towards her first crystal ball.
In the meantime, he has taken back the red giant bib already worn in the past, even if in this case never won at the end of the season: "I am very proud of the performances obtained in these two days - the 29-year-old from Courchevel told Ski Chrono in the afternoon. - Adelboden is something special, but it was a far from obvious race; here it is difficult because there are many movements of the terrain, you have to ski intelligently and know how to make a difference on the key points ".
Pinturault who, before the hat-trick between Gran Risa and Chuenisbargli, had always finished in the top 5 between Soelden and Santa Caterina Valfurva, but had always missed the podium in his favorite discipline. “Something was missing, but we worked with Head and found little things that allowed me to ski even better, with more ease.
The opponents, however, are always there, the fight will be tight until the end and now I have to think about resting to try to regain strength in my legs by tomorrow. The red bib? It is not important to have it now, but at the end of the season ”. Exactly like the overall leadership, to fulfill that dream that for almost a decade, from the first challenges with Marcel Hirscher, everyone has indicated as a goal that can be achieved for a champion of his caliber. Now, perhaps, the right time has really come.
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