If since the beginning of the biathlon season, Julia Simon is a regular on the podiums, it is however a great first for Lou Jeanmonnot. This Thursday, January 12, the French accompanied on the “box” the Italian Lisa Vittozzi, victorious in the individual, the opening event of the fifth round of the World Cup, which takes place in Ruhpolding in Germany. Lou Jeanmonnot is second, Julia Simon third.
” I am so happy. My parents were there, I’m proud to do this in front of them. From 4e lap I found it really long, but when you play the podium it carriesrejoiced Lou Jeanmonnot at the microphone of the L’Equipe channel after the race. I had a lot of thoughts coming in on the last shot, I focused on the target, hitting the recumbent [plein centre], and it happened! »
The 24-year-old Franc-Comtoise signs her third 20/20 behind the rifle in the World Cup this Thursday, after those of the pursuits in Oslo last March and Nove Mesto in 2021. With 39 seconds behind the Transalpine in passing of the line, she achieved above all the best result of her career: her first podium in an individual race.
Confirmed yellow bib
And to spoil nothing, she shared this pleasure with her compatriot Julia Simon. The eighth for the biathlete from Les Saisies (Savoie) since the start of the 2022-2023 financial year. Third with a 19/20 on the shooting range, Julia Simon missed the clear on the last standing shot. Still, she accomplished the great operation of the day by consolidating her lead in the general classification. The current wearer of the leader’s yellow bib widened the gap with her runner-up, the Swedish Elvira Oeberg, who could not do better than a 6e place with a 19/20 (+1’20”5).
Chloé Chevalier finishes third in France, in the 16e place (+2’51”3), ahead of her sister Anaïs Chevalier-Bouchet (23e), Caroline Colombo (30e) and Sophie Chauveau (43e).