Great enthusiasm in Le Grand Bornand, France, where the third stage of the biathlon World Cup starts tomorrow. The men’s sprint will open the competitions, scheduled for 2.20pm. There is a lot of anticipation for the hosts from France, who have started the season at a very high level, with two victories in the relay. Italy will be at the start with four athletes: Didier Bionaz (22), Lukas Hofer (26) Daniele Cappellari (29) and Tommaso Giacomel (50).
In April the race will be the Ukrainian Tsymbal at 2.20.30pm. The first Frenchman at the start will be Emilien Claude with number 5. The first big name to observe is Ponsiluoma, with bib number 32. Perrot is lucky in the draw, first in the red group with number 44, while Sørum will have number 46. Fillon Maillet is eagerly awaited with 48. To follow Lægreid with the 56, but in particular, on a track like this Samuelsson with the 58. The home idol Jacquelin will wear number 60, while the man to beat, Johannes Thingnes Bø will wear number 68. On paper, the Norwegian may have been unlucky if the track were to deteriorate during the race.
In reality, as per the IBU regulation, it is possible that the start list could also change. In fact, tomorrow morning (around 10.30) a jury meeting is scheduled to decide whether to confirm or change the starting order also based on the weather conditions. In fact, rain is forecast, which could obviously affect the competition.
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