Biathlon: Emilien Claude, a first World Cup relay and a first victory
The Vosges Emilien Claude has a royal week at the Ruhpolding Biathlon World Cup (Germany). Second in the individual on Wednesday afternoon, he took advantage of Eric Perrot being rested this Friday to compete in his first relay on the most prestigious international circuit.
A successful first since the race ended in victory. “I raced through the last few steps this week. In two races, it's another dimension, I'm in the spotlighthe indicated at the exit of the protocol to Nordic Magazine. I realize how lucky I am and I know it won't be like this every week so I try to take everything I can and make the most of it. These are emotions for life. »
A solid race at the start of the relay
More stressed than usual when you wake up, Emilien Claude still delivered, as a pitcher, a solid race with a single pick.
“It was a great opportunity for me to be able to participate in the relayhe recalls. Individually, you're all alone, but in relay there's a little extra thing for friends. I took it as a positive and used it to stay focused and run the perfect race, or close to it. The job was to bring back into the lead or into contact [et je l’ai fait]. I am happy with my race. »
- A World Cup victory shared, in particular, with his big brother Fabien Claude. « This is the first Claudium, I hope not the last”he said with a smile.
Very collective, the Bassurois indicates love sharing these moments of happiness as a team. “I knew this day would come, it’s like a dream”he finished as he helped give France a third relay success in a row. A historic first.
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