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The sixty-second edition of the Vierschanzentournee opened on Schattenbergschanze Oberstdorf with a race strongly influenced by the whims of Aeolus. In fact, the wind has changed direction and intensity often depressing or galvanizing the performance of athletes gradually engaged.
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It was Simon Ammann to emerge victorious from today's challenging environment. The Swiss, kissed by fortune in the first series, it was good to ride the tailwind in the first series and contain the damage in the second.
For the Swiss'' is the third stage victory in Tournèe, the second on Schattenbergschanze where it was already established in 2009. Moreover Ammann, with 21 statements today in the World Cup, not excelled in the maximum circuit since March 2011.
Square d'' to honor the manifesto of Anders Bardal constancy. The Norwegian has paid 4 points to Ammann failing to precede only six tenths Slovenian Prevc Peter, the first podium of the season, and the'' Austrian Thomas Diethart instead to his best result of his career. Fifth place, 1.1 points for a Bardal Thomas Morgenstern particularly unlucky with the wind in the first series, but able to achieve the best score in the second.
They are instead to chase the two favorites of the vigil, Kamil Stoch and Gregor Schlierenzauer. The Pole has paid a very bad first jump and did not go beyond the thirteenth position. '' The Austrian instead he finished ninth palesandosi once again in its matte version of this end of 2013. The twenty-six and twenty-three of Zakopane Innsbruck pay respectively 20.3 and 29.0 points at Ammann, also from secondments with attached heavy Bardal, Prevc and Morgenstern. Their Tour is therefore an uphill struggle.
Certainly they expected more Germans hosts including the best was Marinus Kraus, eighth. In particular, it failed Andreas Wellinger, only twenty-ninth. In addition, Poland, which had so impressed before Christmas, has been unable to place any athlete in the top ten.
OBERSTDORF - LARGE HILL1. Simon Ammann (POL) 301.92. Anders Bardal (NOR) 297.93. Diethart Thomas (AUT) 297.33. PREVC Peter (SLO) 297.35. MORGENSTERN Thomas (AUT) 296.86. KASAI Noriaki (JPN) 294.57. HAYBÖCK Michael (AUT) 284.68. KRAUS Marinus (GER) 282.09. Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT) 281 610. FREUND Severin (GER) 279.3
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The general classification of the Tour partial obviously coincides with that of the first stage.
Regarding instead the absolute ranking of the World Cup Stoch remains yellow bib with 430 points, but finds himself surrounded Bardal 39 lengths with Schlierenzauer third to -49. Ammann has led to fourth place with a delay of 86 points behind the leader.
The Tour continues in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Tuesday 31, 13.45, qualification. A New Year, same time of the race.
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