Biathlon : the end at Grand-Bornand
All good things must come to an end. And this saying will prove true again this Sunday at the Biathlon World Cup in Le Grand-Bornand (Haute-Savoie). With the closing mass-starts, the Aravis stage draws to a close on a day when the men’s biathletes will be the first to set off at 12.30pm.
For the Blues, Emilien Jacquelin will wear number 3, Eric Perrot number 4, Fabien Claude number 8 and Quentin Fillon-Maillet number 9. Antonin Guigonnat will also be taking part in the festivities wearing number 17.
On the women’s side, Lou Jeanmonnot will be the first Frenchwoman on the line with bib number 3, while Julia Simon will have bib number 5 and Justine Braisaz-Bouchet bib number 6. Jeanne Richard will start with number 9, Océane Michelon with number 12 and Sophie Chauveau with number 23.
The complete provisional start lists
Men’s mass start – 12.30pm
Women’s mass start – 2.45pm
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