Triumph of Johannes Rydzek in the first gundersen of Chaux-Neuve

This afternoon was held in Chaux-Neuve gundersen the first of the weekend. In a racing environment where the gaps created by the jump remain contained, as it is a large hill among the smallest, to win was Johannes Rydzek.

Saturday 21 January 2017 5 minutes reading time

During the first round we have created a group of about ten athletes in pursuit of the bib number 1 Jarl Magnus Riiber. These athletes, led by the top 5 of the general, have gradually gained ground on Norway, until the reunion took place midway through the third round. In the final lap Eric Frenzel has upped the pace, skimming the group to remain a quintet to fight for the victory. The first to raise the white flag was BjÃ¶rn Kircheisen finally finished 5th. In the quartet remained, Akito Watabe has struggled to keep the queues of the other three Teutonic, until you have verified a decisive episode. In fact, the leader of the general Eric Frenzel broke a stick in a collision with a teammate, losing ground. At which point Johannes Rydzek and Fabian RieÃŸle they flew away towards the duel for success. Rydzek has taken in the lead the final straight, going to conquer the 4th win of the season. Crown as an excellent comeback, as a party 12 Â°, thanks to the best time clocked on the narrow skis. Fabian RieÃŸle you want is content with the runner-up position, while Akito Watabe closed the podium after passing the Frenzel unlucky. In 6 th position stood Bernhard Gruber, who returned after an illness, ahead of compatriot Franz-Josef Rehrl. It followed a-row Norwegian, with Jan Schmid 8th, JÃ¸rgen Graabak 9th, 10th and Magnus Moan Magnus Krog 11th. Author of a good comeback too Ilkka Herola 12th, started with bib 29. Blue Samuel Costa ended a good race in 14th place, managing to stay with the first three quarters of the race and being taken over by the Norwegian group only in the final. Only 15 Â° Jarl Magnus Riiber, which preceded the best French, Antoine Gerard. Transalpine has recovered as many as 14 positions, showing a good pace at the bottom, where he clocked the 3rd time. Ben Berend failed to collect points, despite the second position after the jump and still get the best finish of his career with 32 th place. The other blue in the race, Raffaele Buzzi, ended the first competition season, after the withdrawal of the Val di Fiemme, reaching 41 Â°. The general classification remains more open than ever, as the head remains Frenzel (884), but Rydzek (850) today has recovered as many as 50 points by reducing the gap to just 34 points. In third place we find RieÃŸle (621), followed by Akito Watabe (449) and Bjoern Kircheisen (434). Tomorrow will stage the second gundersen of the weekend, with the jump at 12.00 and the bottom at 14.30. CHAUX-NEUVE I - HS 118/10 KM1. RYDZEK Johannes (GER) 30''22. RIESSLE Fabian (GER) 33''73. Akito Watabe (JPN) in 31''24. FRENZEL Eric (GER) 27'21''75. BjÃ¶rn Kircheisen (GER) 40''46. Bernhard Gruber (AUT) to 35''27. Rehrl Franz-Josef (AUT) to 39''88. Jan Schmid (NOR) to 42''69. GRAABAK JÃ¸rgen (NOR) to 47''310. MOAN Magnus (NOR) to 47''5 Click here for the full results.

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