It's up to the boys, the blue eve in Soelden with De Aliprandini convinced and Paris who doesn't want to joke ...

After an exceptional Saturday, the Rettenbach will host the first giant of the season for men on Sunday.

Saturday 26 October 2019 4 minutes reading time

Yes, thanks to the favorable weather this time there is no doubt: after the last two editions canceled due to too much wind and ... too much snow, the men's race will also take place in Soelden, scheduled at 10.00 (1st race) and at 1.00 pm for the decisive run. And the Azzurri, albeit on paper with less chance of a podium than on the eve of the girls, want to try to return to the top 3 of a World Cup race, an event that has not happened for almost three years (Florian Eisath third in Alta Badia, in December 2016). The lighthouse man should be Luca De Aliprandini, who is the only one among the top 15 in the world (and with the high temperatures expected tomorrow will be a fundamental aspect) thanks to the retreats of Hirscher and Neureuther that will allow the Trentino to catch a bib between the 8th and the 15th (drawing in the square in Soelden tonight from 19.00). "The time has finally come to get on the track in a real competition - explains Luca through the FISI press office - The Soelden appointment is always particular, my conditions are good and the track is hard from many points of view . We have not run in the last two years, this time it should be the right time and we want to be ready ". The Azzurri will be seven at the starting gate, one less than expected, given that Andrea Ballerin had the fixed (nominal) seat guaranteed by the European Cup, but was injured in the pre-season in Saas-Fee. The captain will obviously be Manfred Moelgg. "I lost ground in this specialty last year, but I still feel I have the desire and the ability to make up ground - the words of the Maremma - I trained well in the summer, the motivations are high and until I feel myself competitive, I'll try both in giant and slalom ". In addition to Tonetti, Maurberger, Borsotti and Hannes Zingerle, Dominik Paris will also be at the start, engaged in the seventh giant of the career World Cup (he never scored points, with 16th place in the 2017 Aspen finals). "I trained quite well in this discipline in the summer and I want to try it - says the super-giant world champion - There are the right conditions and I will surely repeat the experience also in Beaver Creek, then we will take stock of the situation, because it is difficult train for speed and find the same time to face wide doors as well â€.

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