Biathlon: off to Prémanon for the French Cup
After the first two stages in Bessans (Savoie) and Les Saisies (Savoie) over the last few weeks, the 2025/2026 French Biathlon Cup comes to Prémanon (Jura) this weekend.
For the first races of 2026, the Ski club du Grandvaux, where a certain Quentin Fillon-Maillet is a member, will be in charge with the support of teams from the Centre national de ski nordique et de moyenne montagne.
As these competitions have been awarded the IBU Regional Events label, they will be attended by foreign athletes: Swiss, Germans, Belgians, British, Spaniards, Canadians and even Argentinians have signed up.
The programme features sprints on both Saturday and Sunday, with a similar schedule on both days: the men’s U17 and U19s will be on deck at 10.00, the women’s U17 and U19s at 12.30 and then the men’s and women’s U21s and seniors at 14.45. Finally, this French Cup will be selective for the IBU Cup in Arber (Germany), with a place for the men at stake.
The full programme for the French Biathlon Cup in Prémanon (Jura)
Friday 2 January
- 9.00-10.30am: Official training session 1
- 10.45am-12.15pm: official training session 2
- 12.45pm-2.15pm: Official training session 3
- 14:30-16:00: Official training session 4
- 6.00 pm: race committee in the VIP area of the Tuffes stadium
Saturday 3 January
- 8.15-9.00: rifle check and ski deposit U17/U19 men
- 8.45am-9.50am: Men’s U17/U19 shooting trials
- 10.00: U17/U19 men’s 7.5 km sprint
- 11:15-12:00: rifle check and removal of women’s U17/U19 skis
- 11.30am: U17 and U19 men’s prize-giving ceremony
- 11.30am-12.20pm: U17/U19 women’s shooting trials
- 12.30pm: U17/U19 women’s 6 km sprint
- 1.30pm-2.15pm: Rifle check and removal of U21/Senior men’s and women’s skis
- 1.45pm: U17 and U19 women’s prize-giving ceremony
- 1.45pm-2.35pm: Shooting trials U21/Seniors men and women
- 2.45pm: U21/Senior men 10km sprint and U21/Senior women 7.5km sprint
- 16:00: U21 and senior men’s and women’s prize-giving ceremony
Sunday 4 January
- 8.15-9.00: rifle check and ski deposit U17/U19 men
- 8.45am-9.50am: Men’s U17/U19 shooting trials
- 10.00: U17/U19 men’s 7.5 km sprint
- 11:15-12:00: rifle check and removal of women’s U17/U19 skis
- 11.30am: U17 and U19 men’s prize-giving ceremony
- 11.30am-12.20pm: U17/U19 women’s shooting trials
- 12.30pm: U17/U19 women’s 6 km sprint
- 1.30pm-2.15pm: Rifle check and removal of U21/Senior men’s and women’s skis
- 1.45pm: U17 and U19 women’s prize-giving ceremony
- 1.45pm-2.35pm: Shooting trials U21/Seniors men and women
- 2.45pm: U21/Senior men 10km sprint and U21/Senior women 7.5km sprint
- 16:00: U21 and senior men’s and women’s prize-giving ceremony
- Eight stages, start of the season in Bessans, final in Peisey-Nancroix: the full programme for the 2025/2026 French Cup
- All the overall rankings for the 2025/2026 French Cup after the second stage at Les Saisies
- With a place for the men up for grabs at the start of January, Fany Bertrand has had to pay the price for the women’s density: the list of French riders selected for the IBU Cup in Arber has been released.
