Second giant of Adelboden with many absences; Zubcic with n ° 5, then Pinturault and Kristoffersen

Saturday (we start at 10.30) the encore on Chuenisbargli, with the French clearly the favorite. Out Braathen and McGrath, but also Kranjec and Nani for back pain. The complete startlist.

Friday 8 January 2021 5 minutes reading time

It will be the giant, the sixth of the World Cup season, of the back to back attempt for Alexis Pinturault, with relative escape in the general classification and, in case of success, even overtaking Marco Odermatt for the discipline cup. However, it will also be the race of absences, the second of the wide doors in Adelboden, on Saturday starting at 10.30 (Canadian tracing) and with the second round (both live on TV on Eurosport and Rai Sport) traced by the blue dt Roberto Lorenzi . Today he dominated Pinturault in the first challenge on Chuenisbargli and, also considering Zubcic and Odermatt, behind the "big three" we really saw the void, but within 24 hours they could still change things, as often happens in the case of a double giant on the same track. We were talking about the absences: out of the pair of the 2000 Norwegians Braathen and McGrath, sore knees after their respective falls today and with concern for their conditions (news are expected in the next few hours) in the second half of the season, but also Zan Kranjec, who he had already forfeited today for back pain, the same problem that will keep Roberto Nani out again. Eight then the Azzurri at the start, with Luca De Aliprandini, today only 14th, who has drawn the bib number 10, while Borsotti and Tonetti will have 25 and 26, with Hofer (35), Zingerle (39), Baruffaldi (48) and the young Franzoni (52) and Della Vite (57) to try again for the qualification. The contest will open Loic Meillard, already fifth in race 1, followed with bib number 2 by Nestvold-Haugen and with 3 by Marco Odermatt, while Ford with 4 will precede Zubcic, Pinturault and Kristoffersen, at the umpteenth call to unlock himself in giant, to close the first subgroup. Not lucky the draw for Kilde, great fourth in the first giant and starting tomorrow with bib 15. A name capable of breaking the bank in the second subgroup? Justin Murisier, discontinuous today and in any case sixth: the Valaisan will start with number 11, after Schmid, Muffat-Jeandet and De Aliprandini, even if the number one favorite will clearly still be Alexis Pinturault, in search of the historic trio in the temple of the giant. CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STARTLIST MALE GIANT - ADELBODEN Startlist 1st run: 1 Meillard, 2 Nestvold-Haugen, 3 Odermatt, 4 Ford, 5 Zubcic, 6 Pinturault, 7 Kristoffersen, 8 Schmid, 9 Muffat-Jeandet, 10 De Aliprandini, 11 Murisier, 12 G. Caviezel, 13 Faivre , 14 Read, 15 Kilde, 25 Borsotti, 26 Tonetti, 35 Hofer, 39 Zingerle, 48 Baruffaldi, 52 Franzoni, 57 Della Vite.

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