The summary of the men's pursuit from Annecy – Le Grand Bornand
Starting second, just a second behind the sprint winner Martin Uldal, Johannes Thingnes Boe set his pace from the outset, leading his compatriot in his wake.
The two men made a perfect and symbiotic first prone shot, taking nearly 30 seconds ahead of their competitors.
Author of a beautiful 5/5 executed quickly, Émilien Jacquelinparty 8equickly gets back behind the two Norwegians at the exit of the shooting range.
The second prone shot did not go as planned for Martin Uldal, who made two mistakes (8/10) and let the leader of the general classification fly away (10/10). Émilien Jacquelin took advantage of the young Norwegian's excitement to take second place, with another perfect shot (10/10) to the ovation of the public. He comes out 23 seconds behind Johannes Thingnes Boe.
Behind, Sebastian Samuelsson (9/10) et Sturla Holm Laegreid (10/10) keep up the pace, while Éric Perrot confirms by coming out at 6e position (10/10).
Uncompromising, Johannes Thingnes Boe executes a perfect first standing shot, very precise and fast, which allows him to further extend his lead over his competitors, who all head towards the penalty ring. Émilien Jacquelin made a mistake (14/15), as did Sebastian Samuelsson (12/15) and Sturla Holm Laegrid (14/15), which allowed the Frenchman to keep second place. It was Éric Perrot who carried out the good operation by performing another flawless performance (15-15) and taking provisional third place.
The last shot looks unbearable… Johannes Thingnes Boe makes an anecdotal mistake (19/20), such is his enormous lead. Émilien Jacquelin makes another mistake (18/20), and lets his compatriot Éric Perrot, author of a magnificent 20/20, steal second place from him! The Grenoblois comes out third, a podium with two French people looms and the public exults!
As boss, Johannes Thingnes Boe won the pursuit under the Savoyard sun after an almost perfect race which allowed him to consolidate his yellow bib, ahead of Éric Perrot (2nd) and Émilien Jacquelin (3rd) in a magical atmosphere.
