Behind an untouchable Johannes Boe today, Eric Perrot and Emilien Jacquelin offer a magnificent double for the tricolors on the podium in front of a melting public from Grand Bornand!
Johannes Boe on another planet!
Probably frustrated to have been beaten by Martin Uldal Thursday in the sprint, Johannes Boe set the record straight. The Norwegian dictated his law throughout the race. Only Thursday's winner managed to keep him on a leash for a loop and a half. Maintaining a hellish pace, the five-time winner of the glass globe took off halfway through the race with a flawless performance on the layer. Martin Uldal he went to visit the ring of penalty. No one saw the Scandinavian again until the finish line. Despite a small careless mistake on the last shot, the mass is said. Thirty-five seconds ahead of the competition, Johannes Boe was able to enjoy the public and the crazy atmosphere of Grand-Bornand in the last lap.
The native of Stryn continues his domination by securing a third victory this winter. He thus consolidates his lead overall with 105 points ahead of Sturla Holm Laegreid. And 88th career success which places him seven small victories from the record ofBe Einar Bjoernadalen.
Fantastic double for Eric Perrot and Emilien Jacquelin to the great happiness of Grand Bo'
Left seventh and eighth, Eric Perrot et Emilien Jacquelin performed in front of an audience committed to their cause. The Haut-Savoyard simply recited his score with disconcerting mastery. Only 20/20 in the top 25 today, the biathlete from Bourg-Saint-Maurice achieves a second podium this year. Fourth time on skis, he continues his impressive statistic of 30/30 against targets this week.
The podium is therefore completed by Emilien Jacquelin. The Isérois had the knife between his teeth after his frustrating second place in the pursuit of Hochfilzen after a fall. Eager to do better, the Dauphinois was impressive on the boards with the second time. Firmly tied to second place after the layer (10/10), the tricolor left two on the standing. Benefiting from the errors of Sturla Holm Laegreid et Sebastian Samuelssonhe ensures the double podium for the Blues at 47 seconds.
At the foot of the podium, Vebjoern Soerum (18/20) performed well, gaining nine places. Overwhelmed by his young compatriot in the last lap, Sturla Holm Laegreid (17/20) is satisfied with the Top 5. Finally, too many inaccuracies to Sebastian Samuelsson (15/20) to be able to play higher. He completes the flower ceremony with a sixth place, losing three points compared to Thursday.
The great comebacks of Fabien Claude and Antonin Guigonnat, new failure for Quentin Fillon Maillet
Third French of the day, Fabien Claude made a good comeback today with twelve places gained. Despite three shooting errors including a final frustrating one on the last pass facing the targets, he narrowly missed the top 10 by finishing twelfth at 1 min 57 seconds. In front of his audience, the veteran Antonin Guigonnat (bib 27) also made an honorable comeback by crossing the line fourteenth. Second best shooting score for the Blues today (18/20), the native of Ambilly will indeed be present on the mass-start tomorrow.
Unlike his “friends”, Quentin Fillon Maillet had a complicated day. The double Olympic champion completely missed his race with seven errors. The Jura rider lost a total of fourteen places and was only twenty-fourth at the finish. Finally, Emilien Claude was the last French representative of this 12.5 km. The Vosgien will put three out and gain four small positions by finishing thirty-third.
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