LugeTobogganing - Natural
Next Saturday and Sunday, Velturno / Feldthurns will host & agrave; the third and fourth round of the FA Cup 'Austria 2014 luge users.
Friday 5 September 2014 4 minutes reading time
The event organized as usual dall''ASV Feldthurns, will see & agrave; at the start of the main protagonists of the sled on the road, discipline started out as a summer training in preparation for the winter season, but over the years, especially in Austria & egrave; spread considerably, to the point that last year a & nbsp; Grindelwald in Switzerland have hosted the European Championships.
Quest''anno the Austrian Federation (Rodel Austria) decided to internationalize its range by entering calendar appointments in Italy, Slovenia and Germany & nbsp; with the 'aim to sensitize the International Federation (FIL) towards the creation of a summer circuit on the lines of the Summer Grand Prix of special jump.
Given the great success and a park starters who reached the 99 unit & agrave; nell''ultima edition of the race, the organizers Austrians have rightly rewarded the efforts dell''ASV Feldthurns, inputting test Velturno / Feldthurs as the only Italian stage set within the circuit Cup 'Austria.
The two-day Italian avr & agrave; beginning on the morning of Saturday, September 6 with the dispute of the first competition, which will take part in the athletes category students, young people A, B Young, junior, senior and master who will compete in the three "classics" of the sledge natural or single male, women's single and double. On Sunday will be held & agrave; the second event at the end of which will be awarded to the winners.
Being a racing on asphalt, athletes be using it toboggan suitably modified with the 'adding special wheels that allow the tightrope walkers to battle along the 630 meters of the race route proceeds along the road to & nbsp; Wetterkreuz descends to & nbsp; Velturno / Feldthurs.
Favors Eve seem to be all for the Austrians, regarded by many as authentic specialists of the discipline. The blue team not potr & agrave; rely on the presence of the champion Patrick Pigneter but let & agrave; heavily reliant on large team of athletes from South Tyrol, major players in the competitions winter, ready to spoil the party to rival even the red and white in this specialty & agrave ;.
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