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Were held over the weekend in Oberwiesenthal races valid for the second leg of Opa Cup, the Continental Cup reserved for Alpine countries. The successes have gone to German Lennart Metz (sprint tl), the Frenchman Adrien Backscheider (15 Km tl) and all & rsquo; another German Valentin M & auml; ttig (15 Km tc).
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The first race & egrave; Sprint was the free technique, won by twenty-German Lennart Metz who beat Frenchman Richard Jouve and compatriot Markus Weeger. Surprisingly beaten in the final two boys gi & agrave; protagonists in the World Cup as Cyril Miranda Baptiste Gros fourth and sixth; in the midst of another German, Alexander Wolz, fifth. Best blue Mauro Brigadoi, eliminated in the semifinals like Simone Urbani and Maicol Rastelli respectively seventh, tenth and twelfth their placings.
OPA CUP & ndash; SPRINT TL MALE OBERWIESENTHAL & ndash; FINAL STANDINGS 1. METZ Lennart (GER) 2. JOUVE Richard (FRA) 3. Weeger Markus (GER) 4. MIRANDA Cyril (FRA) 5. WOLZ Alexander (GER) Click here for full results
Saturday & egrave; held the 15 km free technique starting at intervals. Celebrate France triumphs easily thanks to Adrien Backscheider and square Bastien Poirrier in second place and Mickael Philipot fifth. Podium completed by & rsquo; blue Stefano Gardener, centers the top ten (seventh) also Fulvio Scola.
OPA CUP & ndash; 15 KM TL MALE OBERWIESENTHAL & ndash; FINAL STANDINGS 1. BACKSCHEIDER Adrien (FRA) 35: 13.9 2. Poirrier Bastien (FRA) +24.0 3. GARDENER Stefano (ITA) +32.5 4. Niger Mathias (SUI) +38.1 5. Philipot Mickael (FRA) 39.3 Click here for full results
The three days of Oberwiesenthal you & egrave; ended Sunday with a 15 km classic technique that replaced the Skiathlon originally scheduled. Vince Valenti German M & auml; ttig, dominating the race ahead of compatriot Markus Weeger 33 seconds and 37 & rdquo; 1 our Giandomenico Salvadori. No way this time for the French who must settle for fourth, fifth and sixth place thanks to Alexandre Pouye, Clement Parisse and Alexis Jeannerod.
OPA CUP & ndash; 15 KM TC MALE OBERWIESENTHAL & ndash; FINAL STANDINGS 1. M & auml; TTIG Valentin (GER) 32: 40.6 2. Weeger Markus (GER) +33.0 3. SALVADORI Giandomenico (ITA) +37.1 4. Pouye Alexandre (FRA) +37.7 5. PARISSE Clement (FRA) 38.2 Click here for full results
Although he has not yet won a single race, Markus Weeger takes the lead in the overall standings with 251 points. Remains at 236 our Dietmar N & ouml; ckler, engaged in the Tour de Ski, which is still second, while third place goes to the French Richard Jouve with 204 points. Weeger get cos & Igrave; the right face for participation in contracts of the second period of the World Cup as the leader of one of the nine existing Continental Cups.
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