Biathlon: sprints to kick off the week in Arber
This Thursday, the fourth stage of theIBU Biathlon Cup, organised in Arber (Germany), opens with sprints.
From 11.00 am, following in the footsteps of Italy’s Linda Zingerle(number 1), the women will be on deck. For the French, Camille Bened (12) will be the first to set off, followed by Sophie Chauveau (15), Gilonne Guigonnat (18), Voldiya Galmace-Paulin (26), Amandine Mengin (73) and Louise Roguet (81).
Then, at 2.30pm in the men’s race, it’s also an Italian who starts first, in the person of Nicolo’ Betemps. The French contingent will include Théo Guiraud-Poillot (17), Gaëtan Paturel (22), Axel Garnier (31), Rémi Broutier (40), Edgar Geny (77) and Jacques Jefferies (104).
The complete start lists
Women’s sprint – 11h00
Men’s sprint – 2.30pm
- The full programme for the IBU Cup in Arber, the fourth stage of the 2024/2025 winter season
- Oscar Lombardot absent, Sophie Chauveau and Gilonne Guigonnat present: eight Frenchmen already selected for the IBU Cup in Arber
- “I hope to return as soon as possible”: affected by compartment syndrome, Oscar Lombardot receives botulic acid injections
- Amandine Mengin, Louise Roguet, Rémi Broutier, Edgar Geny and Jacques Jefferies complete the French squad for the IBU Cup in Arber
- 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.
