Biathlon: Camille Bened’s three out of three, Amandine Mengin and Gilonne Guigonnat should go to the World Cup with her
Following on from the men’s sprint won by Damien Levet, on Tuesday morning the women rounded off the FFS biathlon selection week in Bessans (Savoie) with the same format.
As has been the case since the start of hostilities, the stakes were high between the places up for grabs in the World Cup and the IBU Cup. The first of the qualifiers for the most prestigious of circuits in the weekend’s two races, Camille Bened from Haut-Savoie, was once again at the forefront.
With a score of 9/10, the biathlete from Chablais Nordic quite simply dominated this sprint and is therefore ideally prepared before setting off next week for the World Cup.
With a time of 19 min 54 sec 6, she was 23 sec 0 ahead of Amandine Mengin (10/10), who undoubtedly put in a performance that should also take her to Östersund (Sweden).
Célia Henaff still ahead in the race for the IBU Cup
Lou Jeanmonnot (8/10), back from illness, is third at 30 sec 2 a breath ahead of Paula Botet (8/10) and Gilonne Guigonnat (8/10). The battle for the last place in the World Cup is likely to come down to the two of them, with a slight advantage for the Montblanc rider.
Célia Hénaff (9/10), the first of the IBU Cup qualifiers, follows in sixth place. Lou-Anne Dupont Ballet-Baz (9/10), Voldiya Galmace-Paulin (9/10), Maëla Correia (10/10) and Louise Roguet (8/10) rounded off the day’s top 10.
Further back, we find Fany Bertrand (7/10), who should still go on to the IBU Cup thanks to her weekend results, in eleventh place, Camille Coupé (6/10) in twelfth, Sophie Chauveau (7/10) in thirteenth, Léonie Jeannier (6/10) in fifteenth and Lisa Siberchicot (7/10) in sixteenth.
Full results
Officiels-SPRINT-2-DAMES- 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 IBU Cup tickets up for grabs 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
- Bessans: the men’s mass-start of the FFS selections for Léo Carlier, untouchable at 20/20
- Camille Bened is going to the World Cup, Fany Bertrand, Célia Henaff, Damien Levet and Valentin Lejeune are well on their way to the IBU Cup: an update on the FFS selections in Bessans after two races.
- Bessans: the final sprint of the FFS selections for Damien Levet, Valentin Lejeune and Lionel Jouannaud on the podium
