16:35. This Thursday afternoon, the start numbers for the men’s sprint at the biathlon world cup in Le Grand-Bornand (Haute-Savoie) – scheduled for this Friday from 2.15pm – were drawn and the start list published.
For the French team, Oscar Lombardot will be the first to set off at 14:25, wearing bib number 21. Next up are Fabien Claude (30) at 14h30, Eric Perrot (48) at 14h39, Quentin Fillon-Maillet (50) at 14h40 and Valentin Lejeune (57) at 14h43.
Finally, Emilien Jacquelin from Dauphiné will close the tricolour race at 14:44 with bib number 48 on his back.
The complete start list
Men’s sprint – 2.15pm
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