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It had to be one-two-two German and German & egrave; Altenberg was in the tenth round of the Luge World Cup twice. A win for the third consecutive time on the basin of Saxony were the big favorites on the eve Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt that at the end of two rounds tiratissime preceded by just 72 thousandths compatriots Eggert-Benecken.
Saturday 21 February 2015 5 minutes reading time
The association Bavarian quest''oggi absolutely had to win if he wanted to keep intact their hopes of winning the World Cup, has proved once again to be able to better manage the pressure of playing a perfect test result both from a sporting perspective and psychologically.
The neo-world champions have ripped the first new record dell''impianto of Saxony, and later in the final descent have again set the fastest time, winning the fifth victory of the season the twenty-eighth of his career, becoming the second all time to double the number of victories in the World Cup.
An important triumph for the two "Bayern-Express" that gnaw another 15 points to Eggert-Benecken in the overall standings, taking 40 points off the lead, when there are only two races to the end of the season. Tomorrow the third and final Sprint Race calendar, the two Olympic champions could gain further ground on compatriots, since quest''ultimi in the final part of the track of Altenberg not seem to be so & Igrave; irresistible and without the benefit of the thrust that characterizes this race format, could fit on the podium also other associations.
The top-three is completed by brothers Andris and Juris Sics authors of a splendid initial test in the leg that allowed him to manage the comeback attempt put in place by the Austrians Penz-Fischler fast in the second run. For Latvians it is the third podium of the season on the seventh of his career, which compensates for part of the big disappointment for the medal failure a week ago at the World Cup in Sigulda front of his audience.
Fifth place for the Blues Ludwig Rieder and Patrick Rastner that conquer the second place in Saxony dell''anno set within the top-five. The duo Tyrolean seventh after the first descent turned in a decent second run that earned him two positions. Beyond the & agrave; the good placement must also take account of the three double dell''assenza Russians, there & ograve; who cares & egrave; the great loss of leading the two Italians in the calculation of the total two runs against the third placed of nearly 3/10. With these gaps it is difficult to go to medal in major events.
Eighth and tenth place for the other two Italian teams in the race. Oberstolz-Gruber after world bronze Sigulda quest''oggi barged nell''anonimato disputing the worst performance dell''intera season, while the bluish-Gruber Kainzwalder placement center the fifth season in the top ten. Both Italian associations were preceded by young Germans GEUEKE Robin and David Gamm that with seventh place today celebrating their best result in the major circuit of the sled.
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