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Today in Ruhpolding was the last race of the next World Cup Norwegian Ole Einar Bjoerndalen showed excellent commitment and very easily won the mass start at 15 miles …

The main question that interested in the Russian fans – whether someone from the local biathletes compete Borndalenu. As many as five representatives of the Russian national team came at the start – Dmitry Yaroshenko, Ivan Tcherezov, Nikolay Kruglov, Maxim Tchoudov and Sergei Rozhkov – but success none of them could not.

In the mass start race first segment almost does not solve anything, so the coaches, and fans waited for the shooting. Einar otsrelyal quickly and accurately, having gone the distance before all competitors, followed by German Michael went Reche, the third was Dmitry Yaroshenko. But hopes for a successful performance was a bit of Russian – in Ruhpolding Dmitry no time has already started well, but physical fitness is not enough for the whole way and then he handed over his position.

Before the second firing

large gaps between the parties did not raise, someone pulled up to the leaders, some behind, but again the expectations were related to the shooting. Einar had shot perfectly (a little ahead, we note at once – he did not let any slip by four firings) and the second went the distance Austrian Christoph Sumann, which was very unexpected. Troublemaker caught up with the Norwegian and was with him until the third firing line. Here, competitors have completed all perfectly, then Einar gave a master class: a few kilometers before the last shooting, he looked up from Sumann half a minute!

Final firing line Norwegian passed quickly and accurately, and then went to the last part of the undisputed leader and winner of the mass start. Zuma once missed and allowed the persecutors, among whom were Russians, catch it. On the second line came out one more representative of Norway's Emil Hegle Svendsen, but the “bronze” step went Sumann, who went on a tactical trick: passing forward Cherezova and Kruglov, until the last 100 meters, he pretended extremely tired drivers, and then at the finish line pulled with a speed that surprised everyone.

Sergey Klimov, Sport. ru

World Cup. Fifth stage. Ruhpolding. Mass start. Men. 15 km

1. Ole Einar Bjoerndalen (Norway) – 40:58.1 (0 +0 +0 +0)

2. Emil Hegle Svendsen (Norway) – 47.7 seconds behind (0 +0 +1 +0)

3. Christoph Sumann (Austria) – 49.4 (0 +0 +0 +1)

4. Ivan Tcherezov (Russia) – 49.8 (0 +1 +0 +0)

5. Michael Reche (Germany) – 53.2 (0 +0 +0 +1)

6. Nikolay Kruglov (Russia) – 57.2 (1 +0 +0 +0)

… 13. Sergei Rozhkov (Russia) – 1.29.1 (0 +0 +1 +0)

20. Maxim Tchoudov (Russia) – 2.34.7 (0 +1 +2 +3).

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