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The best international riders in the SBX World Cup of Baqueira Beret

Published: Feb 28, 2019

Content

1 Martin Noerl, the male leader

2 The mythical Lindsey Jacobellis leads the women's classification

3 Spanish participation

4 Sponsorship of Movistar and Seguros Catalana Occidente

5 Institution support

After the great success of the last edition in 2016, Baqueira Beret will witness the FIS Snowboard Cross World Cup on Friday 1 and Saturday 2 March, a competition that will be held in the Beret Blanhiblar area , on the Boardercross track .

It is a spectacular form of snowboarding , in which riders make the exit of the qualifying sleeves in groups of four, on a track that includes dubbies and cant jumps. A discipline in which certain contact between athletes is allowed during the descent, so that technique, speed and strategy are key elements. The test consists of several qualifying rounds in descents of four riders , where the two fastest pass round until reaching finals.

The layout of the SBX World Cup of Baqueira Beret , 1 km long and an unevenness of 115 m, will compete approximately 40 women and 70 men of which 16 female and 32 male participants will be classified who will fight on Saturday, March 2 in the qualifiers to reach the finals.

Baqueira Beret will host the competition of the International Ski Federation (FIS) with unbeatable conditions, with more than 2 meters of snow at the resort and a benign weather forecast.

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Martin Noerl, the male leader

On March 1 and 2, all eyes will be on the German rider Martin Noerl , who currently leads the FIS SBX Men's World Cup with 1,650 points, having achieved first and third place in Cervinia and 26th place in Feldberg, which means that this sport is unpredictable. 25, he has participated in 41 World Cups, where he has achieved 2 podiums, of which 1 victory. Last year he played his first Olympic Games in PyeongChang'18, where he won 8th place.

In the World Cup ranking, Italians Emanuel Perathoner (1,278.20 points) and Omar Visintin (1,135 points) occupy second and third place, respectively.

As for other names to take into account, undoubtedly also highlights the Australian Alex Pullin , winner of the Baqueira event in 2016, which is 7th in the general ranking of SBX with 990 points and the Pyrenees feel good because it also won in the World Championships of La Molina 2011. The Frenchman Pierre Vaultier , gold medal in the Olympic Games of Sochi'14 and PyeongChang'18, is not leaving the season, but surely he comes to the Val d'Aran to take it off as it occupies the 36th place in the SBX circuit and could not dispute Park City's world past due to a fall the day before the event.

The mythical Lindsey Jacobellis leads the women's classification

The first position of the FIS SBX Women's World Cup is held by American Lindsey Jacobellis (33 years old) with 2,800 points. The rider has participated in 76 World Cups , where she has been on the podium 42 times, 25 of which in first position. This season he has won at Feldberg and has been 2nd in Cervinia, he has also achieved 1st place in the Park City World Teams event in early February. Throughout his sports career, he has participated in 4 Olympic Games: in Turin'06 (Italy) he made a podium at the end of 2nd place, in Vancouver'10 (Canada) he won 5th place, in Sochi'14 (Russia) he was 7th and in PyeongChang'18 (South Korea) he touched the podium with a 4th position.

In the classification of the world circuit, the Czech Eva Samkova (2,400 points), 25, occupies the second place in the ranking of the SBX World Cup, followed by the Italian Michaela Moioli , which is third with 1,600 points. Moioli, 23, has participated in 2 Olympics: last year she was declared the winner in PyeongChang'18 (South Korea).

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Spanish participation

The SBX Baqueira Beret World Cup will also feature the participation of Regino Hernández and Lucas Eguibar , the two riders who are part of the Royal Spanish Winter Sports Federation (RFEDI). It is a very strong team and with the possibility of finishing among the first classified and even climb the podium. In fact, both competed in the edition disputed at the Aranese resort in 2016, where Eguibar was 3rd and Hernandez, 5th.

The Basque rider Lucas Eguibar , 25, of the Promosport club (FVDI-NKEF) occupies the 16th place in the World Cup ranking, with 640 points. This season highlights its 4th place in the Park City World Cups and the 7th in the Feldberg World Cup (Germany). He has participated in 46 World Cup events and has won 10 podiums with two wins. In addition, in the Sochi'14 Games (Russia) he won the Olympic diploma by qualifying in 7th place and in PyeongChang'18 (South Korea) where he was 33rd.

In 2015 he won the SBX World Cup Crystal Globe, final that was played in La Molina and in 2016 he won the bronze of the circuit. He got two silvers during the Sierra Nevada World Cups 2017 : one in the individual range and another in the team mode of SBX, along with his partner Regino Hernández. In addition to those in Sierra Nevada, he has participated in the World Cups in La Molina'11, Stoneham'13, Kreischberg'15.

The Andalusian Regino Hernández , (27 years old), of the EOE club of Sierra Nevada, has been the icon of the Spanish snowboard since last season when he hung the bronze medal in the PJJChang'18 Olympics. Currently, it is 38th (127.90 points) in the World Cup circuit.

He already has 51 World Cups . In addition, he has played the Vancouver Olympic Games '10 (31st) and Sochi'14 (21st). Together with Lucas in the World Cup by teams in Montafon'16, he got the first position. As for its history, it holds a podium in the World Cup in La Molina 2014 with 3rd place. He has participated in 5 World Cups: Gangwon'09, La Molina'11, Stoneham'13, Kreischberg'15, in which he won 9th place, and Sierra Nevada'17, where he won the team silver medal (together with his partner Lucas Eguibar). In teams also the 2017-2018 season ended up getting several podiums together with Eguibar: they reached the silver in the classification of the circuit by teams of the 2018 Snowboardcross World Cup.

Sponsorship of Movistar and Seguros Catalana Occidente

One of the main sponsors of the event in Baqueira Beret is Movistar who continues to support winter sports with a great commitment. Movistar is an official sponsor of the national snowboard and freeski team of the federation, in addition to sponsoring the SBX-SX Spanish Cup that will visit the Baqueira, Formigal and Sierra Nevada resorts.

Another of the main sponsors of the SBX World Cup is the Seguros Catalana Occidente company, which is part of the Catalana Occidente Group. The Catalana Occidente Group is one of the referents of the Spanish insurance sector, where it occupies the 6th position, and credit insurance worldwide, where it is in 2nd position.

Institution support

The event has the support of sports institutions such as the Consell Català de l'Esport (CCE), together with RFEDI and the collaboration of local institutions such as the Conselh Generau d'Aran, the town hall of Naut Aran and the Diputació de Lleida have confirmed your support and effort to the project. Also remember the link between the local clubs and the Volentaris d'Aran institution.

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