Biathlon: at 19/20, Julia Simon wins the mass-start in Bessans
With less than two weeks to go until the start of the 2024/2025 Biathlon World Cup, the French stars were on the snowfarm in Bessans (Savoie) this Sunday morning for a dress rehearsal for the mass start of the IBU Cup selections.
Although Océane Michelon did not start this direct confrontation, the other members of the French A team were all there. As expected, there was a great battle, with Beaufort’s Julia Simon (19/20) coming out on top with a perfect final standing shot.
Justine Braisaz-Bouchet (17/20) and Paula Botet (18/20) from the Vosges, a good twenty seconds behind her, rounded off the podium. Botet, who is clearly in great form, finished first among the girls in the selection for the third time in three races. Lou Jeanmonnot (17/20), Camille Bened (17/20), Jeanne Richard (18/20), Fany Bertrand (18/20), Lisa Siberchicot (19/20), Gilonne Guigonnat (16/20) and Voldiya Galmace-Paulin (16/20) rounded off the top 10.
A difficult race, however, for Léonie Jeannier (16/20), thirteenth, Noémie Remonnay (16/20), fourteenth, Sophie Chauveau (12/20), sixteenth, and Lou-Anne Dupont Ballet-Baz (15/20), seventeenth.
Full results
- Bessans: Martin Botet wins the mass-start of the selections at the finish ahead of Mathieu Garcia, Damien Levet third
- Bessans selections: full update on the race for IBU Cup tickets before the closing mass-starts
- Sélections de Bessans: Camille Bened makes a strong impression by dominating the second sprint ahead of Gilonne Guigonnat and Justine Braisaz-Bouchet
- Bessans: Axel Garnier wins the second men’s sprint of the selections, Antonin Guigonnat and Gaëtan Paturel on the podium
- IBU Cup selections in Bessans: lessons from the first sprint
- Sélections de Bessans: first women’s sprint for Paula Botet, Chloé Chevalier and Camille Bened follow
- Bessans: Gaëtan Paturel wins the first selection sprint ahead of Antonin Guigonnat and Théo Guiraud-Poillot
- IBU Cup: the full programme of selections in Bessans on 14, 16 and 17 November
- Three places up for grabs for the women and up to five for the men: Stéphane Bouthiaux explains what’s at stake and all the details of the IBU Cup selections in Bessans.
- “Doing specific work at race pace”: the French women’s team launches its final training camp of the preparation period on the snow at Bessans on Friday.
- Julia Simon, Lou Jeanmonnot, Jeanne Richard, Justine Braisaz-Bouchet, Gilonne Guigonnat, Sophie Chauveau and Océane Michelon training on the snow at Bessans: photo album
- “We already made this choice last year”: why the French women’s team decided to finish their preparations in Bessans and not in Sjusjøen with the boys.
- The names of the six French players pre-qualified for the start of the 2024/2025 IBU Cup
- The full schedule for the arrival of the French team groups at the Bessans snow camp
