The 2019/20 World Cup in Biathlon will continue on Sunday with the mass starts of women and men in Nove Mesto. Both races are available today in the live ticker at chiemgau24.de.
Nove Mesto - The last races of the Nove Mesto Biathlon World Cup are coming up. Denise Herrmann reaches for her next victory in the mass start races, the German men want to break the podium curse. It starts on Sunday at 11:45 a.m., chiemgau24.de is part of the live ticker today.
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11:52: A strong start for Herrmann, she clears all the windows. Vanessa Hinz also hits everything, Franziska Preuß has to run a penalty loop.
11:51: Now it's time for the first shooting. Then the field will equalize.
11:50: The piste is significantly faster today than in previous days. Visibility is also better, the sun is shining in Nove Mesto.
11:49: The first two shoots are held prone, then there are two standing shoots.
11:47: Five laps over 2.5 kilometers each must now be completed. In the first round caution is advised, the field is crowded.
11:45: So now it starts. 30 women are on their way.
Before the race: Denise Herrmann, Franziska Preuß and Vanessa Hinz are three German women.
Before the race: 30 athletes started at the same time on the 12.5 km route. It goes to the shooting range four times, every mistake there results in a penalty of 150 meters.
Before the race: Two mass starts await the end of the World Cup in Nove Mesto. The women start at 11:45 a.m.
Before the race: Hello and welcome to the live ticker at chiemgau24.de for the biathlon in Nove Mesto.
Biathlon: The preliminary report on the live ticker
Then Denise Herrmann wants to prove her good form again and shine in the mass start after her sprint victory on Thursday.
Over 12.5 kilometers are run, four times for the women at the shooting range. Accuracy is accordingly important when 30 starters start at the same time. Biathlon in Nove Mesto: All dates and results for the World Cup 2020
Biathlon: three German women at the start
For women and men, the 25 best of the overall World Cup are eligible to start, the remaining five places are occupied by the most successful athletes of the World Cup in Nove Mesto, who are not among the top 25 in the overall World Cup.
A total of seven athletes are at the start for the German team. Denise Herrmann, Franziska Preuß and Vanessa Hinz started the women's race. The start list for the mass start of women
Arnd Peiffer, Benedikt Doll, Johannes Kühn and Philipp Horn start for the men. The start list for the men's mass start
Biathlon: German men want to be on the podium again
Since the World Cup in Pokljuka at the end of January, the German men have been waiting for a single podium, the Germans lack stability at the shooting range. The German men also had big problems in the relay on Saturday. Biathlon: All information about the World Cup in Nove Mesto 2020
The men also have to complete four shooting runs on Sunday, and they run over 15 kilometers. They are the penultimate mass start races in the 2019/20 World Cup calendar.
In addition to the Germans, the contenders for the overall World Cups for the 2019/20 season are also in focus. Martin Fourcade wants to defend his lead in the men, Dorothea Wierer is the hunted in the women. Biathlon: World Cup in Nove Mesto on TV, livestream and live ticker
The women start at 11:45 a.m., two hours later the men start their race.
Source: chiemgau24.de
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