Biathlon: Ridnaun-Val Ridanna IBU Cup ends in chase
The second stage of theIBU Cup biathlon in Ridnaun-Val Ridanna (Italy) concludes on Sunday with the pursuit races. The men will be on deck from 10.45 am , while the women will fire the starting gun at 1.30 pm.
In both races, the French will be favourites thanks to their magnificent sprint performances. On the men’s side, Damien Levet will start in the lead ahead of the green Valentin Lejeune (+9 sec), Antonin Guigonnat (+22 sec) and Gaëtan Paturel (+29 sec). Corentin Jacob will be fifth at 31 seconds and Théo Guiraud-Poillot fifty-third at 2 min 2.
The same pattern was seen on the women’s side, with Paula Botet in the lead at the start wearing the green bib , ahead of Voldiya Galmace-Paulin (+7 sec) and Célia Henaff (+28 sec). Fany Bertrand was sixth at 1 min 17, Amandine Mengin thirteenth at 1 min 33 and Sophie Chauveau fifteenth at 1 min 37.
The complete start lists
Men’s sprint – 10.45am
C51C_v1-7Women’s sprint – 1.30pm
C51C_v1-8- The full programme for the Ridnaun-Val Ridanna IBU Cup, the second stage of the 2025/2026 B circuit season
- Amandine Mengin and Antonin Guigonnat arrive from the World Cup, Louise Roguet drops down to the Junior Cup: the French selection for the IBU Cup in Ridnaun-Val Ridanna
- Prestigious reinforcements: the Norwegian selection for the IBU Cup in Ridnaun-Val Ridanna
- IBU Cup Ridnaun-Val Ridanna: first international victory for Austrian Dominic Unterweger in the individual, Damien Levet fourth
- “I’m simply over the moon”: Dominic Unterweger, a first IBU Cup success at the age of 26 in the Ridnaun-Val Ridanna individual event
- IBU Cup: Paula Botet and Voldiya Galmace-Paulin complete the individual double at Ridnaun-Val Ridanna
- Ridnaun-Val Ridanna: first IBU Cup victory for Damien Levet, winner of the sprint ahead of Valentin Lejeune and Antonin Guigonnat
- IBU Cup Ridnaun-Val Ridanna: Paula Botet wins the sprint again, Voldiya Galmace-Paulin and Célia Henaff give France a hat-trick of wins
