There are important races for German biathletes on the Pokljuka. Franziska Preuß wants to defend the yellow jersey, the German gentlemen are still looking for their shape.
Can Franziska Preuß add up in the fight for the overall biathlon World Cup? Before the shortened single on Thursday (from 11.30 a.m. in the live ticker) over 12.5 km, the lead overall to the French Lou JeanMonnot is only 36 points.
Compared to the German men, this is for Prussia who describes the win of the yellow jerseys as their “biggest dream”, but a luxury problem. Philipp Nawrath, Justus Strelow and Co. desperately fight for the connection to the top of the world. On Thursday, the DSV men on the Pokljuka are required in the shortened individual over 15 km (from 3:15 p.m. in the live ticker).
After fourth place in the men’s relay by Nove Mesto, DSV sports director Felix Bitterling had complained that the top nations of France and Norway “can only be seen with the binoculars”. The distances are “very, very large”.
In Slovenia, Friday is planned as a reserve day due to the bad weather prospects. The mass starts planned for Sunday will be held on Saturday (13.35 and 15.45).
“Heavy rain and warm wind caused serious damage to the route. The weather forecast for this week is not particularly good, ”said IBU race director Borut Nunar. It will be “a challenging week”. This applies to Prussia as well as to the battered German men.