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From Sigulda, LAT<\/strong><\/p>\n

(January 31, 2025) – Maximilian Illmann won his third straight Europe Cup two-man race to start the 2024\/2025 season, this time outlasting Latvia’s Renars Grantins for the top spot.<\/p>\n

Illmann and Henrik Proske out-started Grantis and Edgars Ungurs by just .04 in the first heat, and Illmann out-drove Grantins by a tenth, with Great Britain’s Joshua Hudson in third.<\/p>\n

In the second heat, Hudson and Jens Hullah held off Andrei Turea and Rauel Dobre to slide into the medals with Grantins and Illmann to go.<\/p>\n

Grantins put down a strong second effort to take the lead. Illmann was, however, able to match Grantins to take the victory by a tenth over the Latvian, with Hudson bronze.<\/p>\n

Illmann remained perfect in races he’d entered on the season, while Grantins took silver for the first time this season.<\/p>\n

Hudson’s bronze was his second straight medal in Latvia.<\/p>\n

Turea was fourth, ahead of Kilian Rohn and Livio Matossi in fifth and China’s Yulu Guo and Yunda ding sixth.<\/p>\n

Results:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Pos<\/strong><\/td>\nNames<\/strong><\/td>\nNation<\/strong><\/td>\nBib<\/strong><\/td>\nStart 1<\/strong><\/td>\nStart 2<\/strong><\/td>\nRun 1<\/strong><\/td>\nRun 2<\/strong><\/td>\nFinish<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nIllmann \/ Proske<\/td>\nGER<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n4.99<\/td>\n4.98<\/td>\n49.85<\/td>\n50.34<\/td>\n1:40.19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nGrantins \/ Ungurs<\/td>\nLAT<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n5.03<\/td>\n5.03<\/td>\n49.95<\/td>\n50.34<\/td>\n1:40.29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nHudson \/ Hullah<\/td>\nGBR<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n5.12<\/td>\n5.10<\/td>\n50.06<\/td>\n50.68<\/td>\n1:40.74<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nTurea \/ Dobre<\/td>\nROU<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n5.09<\/td>\n5.11<\/td>\n50.20<\/td>\n50.67<\/td>\n1:40.87<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nRohn \/ Matossi<\/td>\nSUI<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n5.22<\/td>\n5.21<\/td>\n50.25<\/td>\n50.97<\/td>\n1:41.22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nGuo \/ Ding<\/td>\nCHN<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n5.04<\/td>\n5.00<\/td>\n50.39<\/td>\n51.22<\/td>\n1:41.61<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nChi \/ Zhu<\/td>\nCHN<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n4.98<\/td>\n4.99<\/td>\n50.71<\/td>\n51.17<\/td>\n1:41.88<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nRibeiro \/ Larrinaga<\/td>\nPOR<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n5.39<\/td>\n5.39<\/td>\n51.06<\/td>\n52.06<\/td>\n1:43.12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nProchazka \/ Bures<\/td>\nCZE<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n5.07<\/td>\n5.81<\/td>\n57.74<\/td>\n52.21<\/td>\n1:49.95<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nZakrzewski \/ Buba<\/td>\nPOL<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n5.28<\/td>\n5.76<\/td>\n58.23<\/td>\n52.18<\/td>\n1:50.41<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DNS<\/td>\nJones \/ Waegeli<\/td>\nSUI<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n5.00<\/td>\n<\/td>\n53.13<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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