Biathlon | IBU Cup pursuit in Sjusjøen: Leonhard Pfund leads the German treble, Gaëtan Paturel and Damien Levet just off the podium

Biathlon: first IBU Cup victory for Leonhard Pfund

Early on Saturday afternoon, theIBU Biathlon Cup in Sjusjøen (Norway) came to a close with the men’s pursuit. After a fine victory in the sprint, Montblanc’s Gaëtan Paturel (17/20) had a tricky start to the race, missing two targets on his first downhill shot.

As a result, he lost the lead and was unable to regain it. It has to be said that the Germans Leonhard Pfund (19/20), Simon Kaiser (18/20) and Roman Rees (20/20) were impressive… to the point of taking all three available places on the podium.

It was in this order that they crossed the finish line to claim a sublime treble. Gaëtan Paturel had to be content with fourth place, while Damien Levet (19/20), wearing the green bib for the first time, was fifth. The Bornandin also lost his tunic… which went to his compatriot by just 2 points.

Italy’s Christoph Pircher (17/20) completed the flower ceremony ahead of Norway’s Ole Suhrke (15/20) and Germany’s Franz Schaser (16/20). Valentin Lejeune (18/20) and Théo Guiraud-Poillot (18/20) also made the day’s top 10.

Further back, Antonin Guigonnat (20/20) climbed 22 places to nineteenth, while Camille Grataloup-Manissolle (17/20) was thirty-eighth after overtaking 19 competitors.

Full results

IBU Cup general ranking

The overall ranking for the pursuit

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