WORLD CUP
The Frenchman Martin Fourcade won a second victory on the fourth stage and fourth in Oberhof World Cup 2014/15 fulfilled mass start on a windy arena without a single miss.
In connection with difficult weather conditions, the organizers of the World Cup in Oberhof had redraw the route, reducing the range of up to 2.5 km, and before the first athletes were shooting it twice.
to monitor developments in this first extended segment Russian fans were pleased Anton SHipulin in the red shirt after winning the first mass start of the season in Pokljuka at the end of the first lap took the lead, pushing a formidable Martin Fourcade to the second position. The initiative supported by team-mate Eugene Garanichev that little by little was chosen for its 10th position – first to the fifth, then the third after Fourcade, then the second after Shipulina, and soon led the race at all.
However, as it has happened many times with Garanichevym, excessive zeal on the road auknulos him to the shooting range – Eugene missed the first two shots and the result after the first firing line down to the end of the third dozen.
has not done, alas, without errors and SHipulin: even a misfire cost him a lot. When the whole a good shooting most of the competitors he rewind penalty loop, returned to the track 11th with a delay of 23.5 seconds from the leader, who at that time was Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, caught in the mass start at the last minute due to successful performance Saturday’s sprint.
The leader of the Russian national team, however, was not taken aback. He quickly left behind and win back the second shooting range already come with Fourcade – in the forefront. And if the Frenchman was again accurate, thus led the race and leadership do not miss, then SHipulin again snapped. And again was the penalty loop, and again place outside the top ten, and again 20 seconds behind. In the next stint Russian forward has not particularly eager, but the first “rack”, unfortunately their fans, missed the fourth shot, and the remaining eight.
Junior Fourcade came away with a third fire turn the undisputed leader, and the second position suddenly burst remained until the shade Dmitry Malyshko – he on the second and third shooting shot flawlessly. All the penultimate lap biathlete from Leningrad region worked in the company of German Erik Lesser and Shipulina, meanwhile, failed excellent race – beating four rivals, including Jacob FAQ, to the final milestone he reached the fourth position.
In the final “rack” Fourcade began to shoot in splendid isolation, closed three targets and caught a gust of wind. Waited out his yellow jersey winner of the overall World Cup for a long time – for this time at the shooting had come not only with Malishko Lesser, but SHipulin. Calculation of the Frenchman, however, turned out to be true: the two remaining shots get accurate, and he rushed to victory. And the Russians at that time were forced to re-wrap the penalty loop: SHipulin by one, and as much as two Malishko.
However, on the final turn of the generally very few people managed to do without mistakes. Therefore, the second place of Anton, was rolled out on the track in 26.8 seconds on Fourcade, no doubt. But Malishko which went from 37 in the third leader, put pressure Bulgarian Krasimir Anev. In fact, it is the Russians on the road even bypassed. But Dmitry did not let the opponent in the gap and he was absolutely right: having fulfilled the final segment of the distance behind your opponent, he won his fight in finishing the alignment and earned his first personal podium this season.
Another member of the Russian national team, bronze medalist Oberhof sprint Timofey Lapshin, finished ninth. Garanichev also made a total of eight misses in the final minutes turned out to be only 23 m.
Oberhof (Germany). World Cup. 4th stage. Men. Mass start. 15 km. 1. M. Fourcade (France) – 44.52,0 (0 penalty laps). 2. Shipulina – lag 13.1 (4). 3. Dollar Baby – 30.7 (3). 4. Anev (Bulgaria) – 31.4 (3). 5. Schlesinger (Czech Republic) – 37.8 (3). 6. Rastorgouev (Latvia) – 38.9 (4). 9. LAPSHIN – 44.6 (4) … 23. Garanichev – 2.25,7 (8) … 24. FLOWERS – 2.27,0 (3).
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