Magnificent performance from Norwegian Martin Uldal who wins his first race world cup on the sprint du Grand Bornand by beating the master of the place, Johannes Boe. Three French people in the top 10.
The Martin Uldal phenomenon strikes for the first time
He caused a sensation last week at Hochfilzen. And from his sixth start in world cupit is already time for confirmation for Martin Uldal. Preferred to Tarjei Boeleft on the sidelines for the start of the weekend in Haute-Savoie, the Norwegian had to put out a great performance to justify the choice of his coaches. The great performance is there, and above all, a very first victory on the world cup.
Started with bib 42, Martin Uldal was everything but hampered by the (very) humid conditions on site. Perfect on the no shootingseventh fastest biathlete in pistethe biathlete from Lillehammer pulled out all the stops to win by 1.4 seconds ahead Johannes Boe. At 23, Martin Uldal changes dimension and will undoubtedly give his coaches some additional headaches. Because one thing is certain: its place is indeed on the world cup.
Johannes Boe beaten on his land
For 1.4 seconds, Johannes Boe does not add a ninth victory at Le Grand Bornand to his record. A success that eludes him when shooting layer with a last target missed. Released from the shot standing with a clear round, the five-time winner of the big globe was only 7.6 seconds behind. He even passed his teammate 1.8 kilometers from the finish. Finally, the last meters of this sprint will be to the disadvantage of Johannes Boesecond at the finish. Somewhat frustrated, the master of the discipline still scores very big points for the general classification. He is now 60 points ahead of Sturla Holm Laegreid.
Always very fast piste (10 seconds behind Johannes Boe), Sebastian Samuelsson takes third place with 9/10 shooting, 10.8 seconds behind Martin Uldal. His second podium of the winter. Also in great shape, like many of his compatriots, the German Philipp Horn (9/10) takes fourth place ahead Sturla Holm Laegreid (9/10) et Philipp Nawrath (9/10).
Three French people in the top 10
No French in the ceremony, we still find three to complete the top 10. Tricolor the most precise of the day with flawless, Eric Perrot continues to garner very consistent results with a seventh place. He will start on Saturday on the pursuit 41.7 seconds late. 3 seconds behind, Émilien Jacquelin is eighth. In the same ski times as Martin Uldalthe Villardien can regret his two errors on the no shooting.
The Italian Thomas Giacomel (9/10) ninth, Quentin Fillon Maillet takes tenth place. The Jurassian missed his last target. Fabien Claude did not re-release his performance ofHochfilzentwenty-fourth with two faults. Same number of errors for Antonin Guigonnat twenty-seventh. First Frenchman in the starting gate today, Emilien Claude is thirty-seventh (7/10 shooting). Note the poor performance ofChange Stroemsheimonly fifty-fifth with an error.
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