Mini test and then race: the startlist of a "particular" descent to Saalbach-Hinterglemm

Thursday (12.45) the eighth seasonal specialty race with Feuz who can close the accounts for the cup, but at 10.00 the top section will be covered to compete in the whole descent. Without Innerhofer, only 5 blues in the race.

Wednesday 12 February 2020 4 minutes reading time

It will be a special day in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, that of Thursday with the eighth men's descent of the World Cup season preceded by a ... mini test. Yes, because if the race is confirmed at 12.45 (Friday there will be the super-g at 11), we want to start from the top to play the entire track of the Zwoelferkogel, as we were unable to do today in the '' the only race held, since the first 300 meters of the race still needed to be worked with a lot of snow that had fallen in the previous hours. So it was decided to send a 15 second test, practically 4 doors, starting from 10.00 and before the pre-race reconnaissance; the startlist is the same, both for training and for the race, with Maxence Muzaton to open a descent that, traveled in full and without the climatic variations seen in today's training, should ensure that the surprises of a test that saw Ralph Weber clearly sign the best time, but above all to insert many athletes with high numbers. Attention however to the surprises, even if the favorites respond to the names of Caviezel (bib 3), Kriechmayr (n Â° 5), Feuz with 7 and the chance to arithmetically win his third consecutive crystal ball (the Swiss would certainly be winning the race, with any result of the opponents), Kilde with 9 and then Dressen with 13 and Mayer with 15. There will also be Marco Odermatt, on the return downhill (number 53), while it is difficult to include the Azzurri in the fight for the podium, even if Mattia Casse (who will start with the 30th) found himself well in the "shortened" test. With the Piedmontese here are Buzzi (26), Marsaglia (29), Cazzaniga (40) and Schieder with 50. As known, Christof Innerhofer will not start, the best in practice with the 13th time and who has opted to defend his status as an injured, having already played a race by specialty (super-g from Kitz and downhill from Garmisch). It is practically certain that "Inner" will no longer compete from here at the end of the season, using the tests as training for the next season anyway. The one that will serve for the definitive post-injury recovery. CLICK HERE FOR THE COMPLETE STARTLIST MALE DESCENT - SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM Startlist: 1 Muzaton, 2 Franz, 3 Caviezel M., 4 Nyman, 5 Kriechmayr, 6 Bailet, 7 Feuz, 8 Cochran-Siegle, 9 Kilde, 10 Ferstl, 11 Clarey, 12 Danklmaier, 13 Dressen, 14 Ganong, 15 Mayer , 16 Hintermann, 17 Janka, 18 Striedinger, 19 Jansrud, 20 Bennett, 26 Buzzi, 29 Marsaglia, 30 Crates, 40 Cazzaniga, 50 Schieder.

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