Angry Clarey rails at Kitzbuehel organisers after gruesome crash
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22/01/2021 - 17:08 3 min
Kitzbühel (Austria) (AFP)
French veteran Johan Clarey has admitted to feeling angry at organisers over a savage final jump of the Kitzbuehel World Cup downhill that was scene of a gruesome crash Friday.
Clarey himself crashed in Thursday s training, but he dusted down his catsuit to finish an impressive fourth in a downhill won by Switzerland s Beat Feuz, but which was marked by two heavy crashes.
In-form American Ryan Cochran-Siegle and Swiss racer Urs Kryenbuehl both hit the deck in a wind-interrupted race that saw only the first 30 racers compete.
Feuz wins Kitzbuehel downhill marked by two heavy crashes
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Kitzbühel (Austria) (AFP)
Switzerland s Beat Feuz fell back on all his experience to blitz Kitzbuehel s famed World Cup downhill on Friday, but in-form American Ryan Cochran-Siegle and Swiss racer Urs Kryenbuehl both crashed heavily in the wind-interrupted race.
Feuz, who won two medals at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics (super-G silver, downhill bronze) and was world downhill champion in St Moritz in 2017, timed a scorching 1min 53.77sec down the wind-swept 3.3km-long Streif course on the Hahnenkamm mountain.
There were no speeding tickets issued as Feuz raced in excess of 145 km/h (90 mph) in what is widely regarded as the most prestigious and demanding race on the World Cup circuit.
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United States Ryan Cochran Siegle celebrates as he crosses the finish line of an alpine ski, men s World Cup Super G, in Bormio, Italy, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)
United States Ryan Cochran Siegle celebrates in the finish area after winning an alpine ski, men s World Cup Super G, in Bormio, Italy, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)
United States Ryan Cochran Siegle celebrates after crossing the finish line of an alpine ski, men s World Cup Super G, in Bormio, Italy, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)
United States Ryan Cochran Siegle speeds down the course during an alpine ski, men s World Cup Super G, in Bormio, Italy, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)