Biathlon: Quentin Fillon-Maillet at the start of this Sunday’s mass start of the French Cup in Prémanon

Biathlon: Quentin Fillon-Maillet, the French Cup to start 2025

While the biathlon world cup doesn’t resume until 9 January in Oberhof (Germany), Quentin Fillon-Maillet decided to take part in the mass-start of the French cup in Prémanon (Jura) on Sunday.

At home, he will be able to rub shoulders with the national competition on his training tracks. “I’m in the Jura this weekend and I had to do an intensity session. Racing is even better,” he explains in a press release. And it’s always a pleasure for me to test myself against the young riders in front of the Jura public.

The full programme for the French Biathlon Cup in Prémanon (Jura)

Friday 3 January

• 9.00-10.30am: Official training session 1
• 10.45am-12.15pm: official training session 2
• 12.45pm-2.15pm: Official training session 3
• 14:30-16:00: Official training session 4
• 6.00 pm: Race committee at the Tuffes stadium

Saturday 4 January

• 8.30am-9am: Weapons check and removal of U17 women’s and men’s skis
• 8.45am-9.50am: U17 women’s and women’s shooting trials
• 10.00: U17 women’s 6 km sprint then U17 men’s 7.5 km sprint
• 11:45-12:00: Weapons check and ski deposit U19/U22/Senior ladies
• 12.00: U17 prize-giving ceremony
• 12.00-12.35pm: U19/U22/Senior women shooting trials
• 12.45pm: U19/U22/Women’s Seniors 7.5km sprint
• 1.30pm-1.45pm: weapons check and removal of U19/U22/Senior men skis
• 1.45pm: U19/U22/Senior women’s prize-giving ceremony
• 1.45pm-2.35pm: U19/U22/Senior Men shooting trials
• 2.45pm: U19/U22/Seniors men 10km sprint
• 16:00: U19/U22/Senior Men prize-giving ceremony

Sunday 5 January

• 8.30am-9am: Weapons check and removal of U17 women’s and men’s skis
• 8.45am-9.50am: U17 women’s and women’s shooting trials
• 10.00: mass-start 60 6 km U17 women
• 10.45am: mass-start 60 7.5km U17 men
• 11.30am-11.45am: weapons check and ski removal U19/U22/Senior women
• 11.45am: U17 prize-giving ceremony
• 11.45am-12.20pm: U19/U22/Senior women shooting trials
• 12.30pm: mass-start 60 10 km U19/U22/Women’s Seniors
• 1.15pm-1.30pm: weapons check and removal of U19/U22/Senior men skis
• 1.30pm: U19/U22/Senior women’s prize-giving ceremony
• 1.30pm-2.05pm: U19/U22/Senior Men shooting trials
• 2.15pm: mass-start 60 12 km U19/U22/Seniors men
• 3.15pm: U19/U22/Senior Men prize-giving ceremony

• The full programme for the French Cup in Prémanon on 4 and 5 January
• The overall rankings for the French Cup after the second stage at Les Saisies
• In Grand-Bornand, Quentin Fillon-Maillet couldn’t find the solution to his shooting problem: “It doesn’t worry me, but it’s painful”.