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In the expected duel between the cross-eight times European champion Sergey Lebid (Ukraine) and his challenger, Mo Farah of Great Britain intervened on Sunday at the Cross Championships in Dublin (Ireland) surprised to see a Spaniard Alemayehu Bezabeh. And this win after a thrilling race, the European cross crown.
The 23-year-old native of Ethiopia moved up in the final round of the pace and constantly said that the British gold hopes the "death blow". Sergey Lebid had to oppose after one round of the duel of the two strongest opponents nothing and ran virtually the entire 10,000 meters alone in third place.
With a fine performance Steffen Uliczka (SG TSV Kronshagen / Kieler TB) abolished after a fall on the opening lap in 19th place and thus the expected anchor of the "Top 20". "So I made my goal cross World Championships," stated the obstacle Kronshagener specialist.
"Steffen has a terrific chase started after the mishap in the first round," praised DLV-discipline coach Detlef Uhlemann its strongest man in the field of the men's race.
Thanks to Martin Beckmann
"I thought after my fall, then you will no longer Twentieth! However, I then got in a good group ever further forward so that it then handed it yet!, "Said Steffen Ulizka in the target. "I need Martin (note Beckmann) thank you, that he immediately recognized the situation and I have been shielded from the current crowd behind me!"
In fact, only through the active help of his colleague, Martin Beckmann (LG Leinfelden-Echterdingen) was in the starting phase of a terrible accident to be prevented. "Is thrown in front of me and I am a Dutchman draufgerutscht to him," Steffen described Uliczka the accident.
The German men were in the concert of cross-specialist a good performance. Sebastian Hallmann (LG ran Stadtwerke Munich), taken by many Spiketritten a ranked 31st "The deep the trackside is obviously not my thing. I am satisfied with my performance because I could not keep up good! "
Eighth place for the team
Martin Beckmann (45.) and Wattenscheider Christian Glatting (54.) rounded out the fighting spirit right from the DLV selection, petitioned by 149 points in eighth. Spain took the title with 34 points ahead of Britain (54) and Italy (62).
Without the young in the cross season so strongly triumphant Passauerin Julia Viellehner German women were on the 8018-meter distance in Santry park just outside the Irish capital has no chance. Only place with 161 points was eight. The duel for the women's crown secured Portugal (25) clearly ahead of Britain (51) and Spain (58), the hosts started with high hopes were left with the thankless fourth place with 82 points.
Start with a win-win impressed while Hayley Yelling. The Briton took to Heringsdorf (2004) the second cross-European champion. In an exciting duel for the other medals sat in front of the Spaniard Rosa Morató strong current Dutchwoman Adrienne Herzog, the former U 23-EM-Second through.
Simret Restle best German
The best-placed runner-DLV, the Frankfort Simret Restle to rank 33, which had declined to launch an offensive but significantly, after a long time was still running to rank 20th "That was very hard today. So I am less than satisfied! I got along with the mud is not easy. "
Space 40, it was ultimately for the Münchnerin ingalena Heuck ( "The air was somehow out"), closely followed by the Leverkusenerin Saskia Jansen, which is 1,500 meter runner on Platz 42 did beat quite respectable. Protective handicapped by Birte TV Wattenscheid 01, by abdominal discomfort, followed by a 46th In the team standings was the German team was not about finishing eighth out.
"The bronze medal of our U-20 girls, of course outshines our appearance," went DLV discipline coach Detlef Uhlemann A first conclusion of the title fights. "Perceived this purpose, a third place our U23 juniors and fourth place by Corinna Harrer, already fits. We have shown that we can properly mitmischen especially youngsters is at least in the team competitions. The older, however, the classes start, the harder it is for us. We have, however, also knew before. However, I believe it is right to start with a complete team at European Championships in cross.
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