Biathlon: Léo Carlier back in the running for the IBU Cup
A few minutes after Justine Braisaz-Bouchet ‘s success in the women’s race, the boys took part in their mass-start of the FFS biathlon selections in Bessans (Savoie) on Sunday morning.
Having had great difficulty on Saturday in the sprint, finishing in fourteenth place at 6/10, Léo Carlier from the Franc-Comté region picked up the gauntlet in this head-to-head race.
The reigning World Youth Champion in the exercise, he shot a perfect 20/20 to claim a solitary victory. With this victory, the biathlete in the Excellence 2030 group is fully back in the running for the IBU Cup.
On the day’s podium, he was joined by Valentin Lejeune (17/20) from the Vosges and Damien Le vet (18/20) from Bornand, who confirmed his success the day after winning the sprint.
Camille Grataloup-Manissolle not far from the podium
Dauphinois Camille Grataloup-Manissolle (18/20) is fourth, just a whisker away from third place, while Théo Guiraud-Poillot (17/20), who has already qualified for the IBU Cup, Mathieu Garcia (16/20), Judicaël Perrillat-Bottonet (17/20), Corentin Jacob (16/20), Rémi Broutier (15/20) and Flavio Guy (15/20) make up the top 10.
Antonin Guy came twelfth (18/20), Martin Botet sixteenth (18/20),Antonin Delsol seventeenth (13/20),Axel Garnier eighteenth (16/20), Guillaume Poirot nineteenth (13/20),Edgar Geny twentieth (12/20) and Lionel Jouannaud twenty-third (14/20).
Full results
Officiels-MASS-HOMMES- Two sprints and a mass-start in four days: the full programme for the FFS selections in Bessans
- The full list of biathletes invited to take part in the FFS selections in Bessans on 15, 16 and 18 November
- Camille Bened, Voldiya Galmace-Paulin, Paula Botet, Gilonne Guigonnat, Amandine Mengin and Sophie Chauveau: they will be fighting for two World Cup tickets in Bessans.
- “Three girls will each be able to take a place”: Julia Simon’s suspension frees up another ticket for the Östersund World Cup
- Seven pre-qualifiers, five places up for grabs: there won’t be many tickets up for grabs for the IBU Cup at the selections in Bessans from 15 to 18 November.
- “She’s slightly ill”: Lou Jeanmonnot won’t be taking part in the weekend’s FFS selection races in Bessans
- Three tickets for the World Cup, six for the IBU Cup: all the stakes for the FFS selections in Bessans
- Bessans: Bornandin Damien Levet wins the first FFS selection sprint, Valentin Lejeune and Corentin Jacob on the podium
- Sélections FFS de Bessans: the first sprint for Camille Bened, Amandine Mengin and Gilonne Guigonnat follow
- Sélections FFS de Bessans: Justine Braisaz-Bouchet wins the mass-start in the finish ahead of Océane Michelon, Camille Bened first of the World Cup qualifiers
