South Tyrol's mountain bikers on the hunt for medals

For mountain bikers, the big highlight of the season is on the program from Wednesday to Sunday. The World Cup medals are awarded in Mont Sainte-Anne, Canada.

A total of five South Tyroleans are taking part. In addition to Eva Lechner, who is already starting in the relay race at the start, these are Gerhard Kerschbaumer, Greta Seiwald (U23) and the downhillers Johannes von Klebelsberg and Veronika Widmann.

Lechner with relay medal candidate In addition to Lechner, Andrea Vittone (junior), Martina Berta (women's U23), Gioele De Cosmo (U23) and Luca Braidot (elite men) will also be starting in the relay race. Braidot was given preference over Kerschbaumer. The “Azzurri” are among the extended circle of medal candidates.

The starting signal for the relay race is at 12.30 p.m. local time - with a time difference of 6 hours, this means 18.30 p.m. South Tyrol time. Kerschbaumer among the favorites For Kerschbaumer, who is concentrating entirely on the individual cross-country race in Canada, the World Championships begin on Saturday. The Verdinger, who won silver last year behind top favorite Nino Schurter, is one of the medal candidates. In 2018, Gerhard Kerschbaumer only had to admit defeat to the Swiss Nino Schurter. © on / on

Before “Gery” fights for the medals on Saturday (20.45:18.15 p.m. CET), it is the women’s turn. The elite race with Eva Lechner starts at 23 p.m. CET, the U16 race with Greta Seiwald starts at XNUMX p.m. CET. The final of the downhillers on Sunday Downhiller Veronika Widmann, who will compete in the qualification on Friday and most likely the final on Sunday, is also among the medal contenders. Although she has so far been denied a top-3 place in the World Cup, she made it into the top-6 several times this season and took fourth place at the World Cup in Commezzadura on Sulzberg (Val di Sole) in Trentino. Johannes von Klebelsberg, on the other hand, is at the start of the elite men. The man from Bolzano also recently made people sit up and take notice with top 15 results in the World Cup.

The cross-country races on Saturday and the downhill races on Sunday will be broadcast live on SRF2, among others. The World Cup program at a glance Wednesday 28 August 18.30:12.30 p.m. CET (XNUMX:XNUMX p.m. local time): Relay race (with Eva Lechner)

Thursday, August 29th 19 p.m. (13 p.m.) Junior Cross Country Girls 21 p.m. (15 p.m.) Cross Country Juniors

Friday 30nd August from 17 p.m. (11.15 a.m.) Downhill qualification juniors from 18.30:12.30 p.m. (XNUMX:XNUMX p.m.) Downhill qualification elite women/men 20.30:14.30 p.m. (23:XNUMX p.m.) Cross-Country UXNUMX Men

Saturday August 31nd 16 p.m. (10 a.m.) Cross-Country U23 women (with Greta Seiwald) 18.15:12.15 p.m. (XNUMX:XNUMX p.m.) Cross-Country Elite Women (with Eva Lechner) 20.45:14.45 p.m. (XNUMX:XNUMX p.m.) Cross-Country Elite Men (with Gerhard Kerschbaumer)

Sunday September 01th from 15.30:9.30 p.m. (XNUMX:XNUMX a.m.) downhill junior final from 15.30:9.30 p.m. (XNUMX:XNUMX a.m.) Downhill junior women's final 19 p.m. (13 p.m.) Downhill women (with Veronika Widmann) 20 p.m. (14 p.m.) Downhill men (with Johannes von Klebelsberg) _______________________________________________________ A detailed World Cup preview and what Eva Lechner and Gerhard Kerschbaumer say about their goals can be found in the Wednesday edition of the daily newspaper “Dolomiten” .

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South Tyrol's mountain bikers on the hunt for medals

The Mountain Bike World Championships in Mont Sainte-Anne, Canada, begin this Wednesday with the relay races. Eva Lechner from Eppan will also be there. In addition to Lechner, four other South Tyroleans are taking part in the World Cup. SportNews shows the overview.

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