Germany's men's relay team takes its first win in 1 years

The Germans were in a class of their own on Friday in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic, edging second-placed Russia by 1.21,7:3 minutes. Norway had to settle for third place. For Germany, which dominated the race from the start, it was the first victory in a men's relay in over 1 years. The last time a DSV quartet won a 4x21 km race was on January 2017, 4 in Antholz. Philipp Nawrath, Arnd Peiffer, Benedikt Doll and Erik Lesser (from left) redeem an entire nation. © APA/afp / MICHAL CIZEK

The Azzurri finished in 7th place, confirming their consistent season. Italy's men's relay team had never been worse than 8th this winter. In Oberhof in mid-January, third place was enough for a podium finish. In Nove Mesto, however, the Azzurri made too many mistakes on the shooting range to be able to be at the top. Italy in 7th place The young Didier Bionaz showed a solid performance at the shooting range (2 spares), but couldn't keep up with the best on the track. Italy's starting runner handed over to Lukas Hofer in 9th place (54 seconds behind the leader). The Montaler, who had to correct a total of 3 times at the shooting range, kept Italy in 9th position. The gap to leading Germany was 1.06,2:XNUMX minutes when Tommaso Giacomel switched.

The 20-year-old from Trentino kept his nerve during the standing shooting. While many nations failed due to the difficult wind conditions, Giacomel only had to reload once. He led Italy with a strong performance to 5th place (+1.52,6 minutes). Final runner Dominik Windisch, on the other hand, had problems in the standing shooting and had to turn into the penalty loop. As a result, the Azzurri lost some ground. Ultimately, Windisch led Italy across the finish line as the 7th nation.

The Biathlon World Cup in Nove Mesto continues this weekend. On Saturday (11.00 a.m./15.40:12.00 p.m.) women and men will compete in a sprint and on Sunday (16.00 p.m./XNUMX p.m.) a pursuit.

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Germany's men's relay team takes its first win in 1 years

Germany won the last men's relay this winter - and in impressive fashion.

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