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In recent days, Lukas Bauer confirmed a decision already taken a long time. His career in the World Cup is over and the 'now on he will be dedicated to the long distance races.
Thursday 20 April 2017 4 minutes reading time
Actually czech, 40 years to be taken in the summer, already in the season just ended had taken part in the Wordloppet circuit, appearing only occasionally in primary races, participating but the World Championships in Lahti, where he finished 19th the 15 km alternating.
"This result was very disappointed," said the veteran, "after which I spent two and a half hours in the rain mulling over it. At other times I would have said '' I can redeem myself next time '', but not in Again, because I just decided to quit.
I retreat not a matter purely related to my performance, if I wanted I could prepare myself and I would be honored to take part in the next Olympic Games, but the reality is that I do not care. At home I have a wife and two children, the time has come to focus more on them than on athletic goals.
Without their support I would never have achieved all that I have collected in my career, which I look with pride and satisfaction. Now I will focus on the management of my team in the long distance races (Team Pioneer Investments, editor's note) and of course I will try to race as much as possible, until the physical will allow me. "
So just say one of the most representative cross-country skiers dell''inizio of the twenty-first century. Bauer fact won less than 18 victories in top level competitions. In history, only six athletes can boast more. Among the successes they count two Tour de Ski (2008 and 2010). It must not be forgotten as the Czech won the overall World Cup in the 2007 season - '' 08, when he put his hands also on the distance of Crystal Ball.
The 'only flaw in dell''atleta career Bozi Dar is the fact that he never won a' gold medal in a major event. Indeed it was "stopped" three times all''argento. Two in the 15 km classic technique, the Olympic Turin 2006 and the World Championships in Liberec 2009 (beaten in both cases by Andrus Veerpalu), and in the 50 km mass alternately Gong start of 2015, passed by Petter Northug. He also won two bronze medals in Vancouver 2010. One in 15 km skating and 'other in the relay.
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