Biathlon: another success for Johannes Dale-Skjevdal
Early on Sunday afternoon, the fourth stage of the IBU Cup organised in Arber (Germany) came to a close with the men’s pursuit. Norwegian Johannes Dale-Skjevdal, who dominated the sprint on Saturday, confirmed his current great form by raising his arms once again.
Author of an impressive hat-trick in Bavaria , the Scandinavian clocked 18/20 to win this pursuit. His compatriot Isak Frey (18/20), the overall leader on the circuit, was his only rival, but had to settle for 17 sec 6. At home, Germany’s David Zobel (18/20) completed the podium ahead of Sverre Dahlen Aspenes (15/20), Sivert Guttorm Bakken (17/20) and Vetle Paulsen (16/20).
On the French side, Jacques Jefferies, sixth at the start, missed his race. With a score of 11/20, he was thirty-third and last to finish for France. Gaëtan Paturel (15/20) was sixteenth, Théo Guiraud-Poillot (13/20) twenty-eighth, Axel Garnier (16/20) thirtieth, Edgar Geny (14/20) thirty-first and Rémi Broutier (15/20) thirty-second.
Full results
IBU Cup general ranking
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- The reaction of 18-year-old Louise Roguet from Haut-Savoie after her first selection for the IBU Cup: “I’m going there without any pressure, with the aim of trying to do the same biathlon as in the French Cup.
- “I’ve made a lot of progress and I’m proud of myself”: this week, Amandine Mengin from Bresse will be taking part in her first IBU Cup in Arber.
