27 October 2019

Shimizu and Kim win in Inzai

Hiroto Shimizu and Jain Kim did win the last stage of the Lead World Cup taking place in Inzai, Japan. Interestingly, this was just the second appearance for Shimizu in the Lead WC in 2019. In his first event, he was #2 and overall this made him #6. (c) Eddie Fowke Among the women, Jain Kim got her first victory in 2019 ahead of Janja Garnbret who has had her worst Lead WC season since she entered the scene, five years ago. 1. Hiroto Shimizu JPN 38+ : Jain Kim KOR Top 2. Alberto Gines Lopez 36+ : Janja Garnbret SLO 39+ 3. Stefano Ghisolfi ITA 32+ : Chaehyon Seo KOR 37+ It should be mentioned that the route setting was great with good separation in all rounds.
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