Massen Starts in Oberhof

Victory for Tarjei Boe

A Norwegian always does it.  If not one, the other will win. Tarjei Boe made the second 15 mass start race of the season also his second victory of the season, the eleventh of his career. He was playing all his routine and winning the last men’s race at the Biathlon World Cup in Oberhof ahead of Felix Leitner from Austria. For him it was the first podium of his career. Surprising was also the third place of Benjamin Weger from Switzerland. Tarjei Boe had to ski one penalty loop, while Leitner and Weger remained flawless, but knew how to fight his way back to his competitors again and again. On the final lap he was able to attack successfully, passed them and did not let them take the victory. World Cup leader Johannes Thingnes Boe made four shooting mistakes and finished seventh. Best DSV athlete Eric Lesser, who was in the leading group for a long time, finished eighth with one penalty loop. Simon Desthieux and Quentin Fillon Mailett collected World Cup points in ninth and tenth place.

1	BÖ Tarjei		0+0+0+1	37:41.9
2	LEITNER Felix		0+0+0+0	+3.6
3	WEGER Benjamin		0+0+0+0	+7.8

That was a hard piece of work today. I had to give everything once again. When I was able to catch up again after my penalty loop, I set up my tactics where I wanted to attack. I succeeded in doing that, I was able to gain a lead and take it with me to the finish.”

 

Julia Simon wins the women mass start

No one had her in mind. Julia Simon. She came, fought and won despite three penalty loops in the 12.5 km mass start in the last World Cup race at the Rennsteig in Oberhof. She was completely exhausted at the finish line, but overjoyed about her second World Cup victory of her career. The fierce Frenchwoman was still eleventh before the last shooting, completed a fast and faultless last shooting and ran to first place. Franziska Preuss of the DSV can also be satisfied with her second place on the podium. The fight for third place was won by Hanna Oeberg in sprint against Ingrid Tandrevold. Marte Olsbu in seventh place, Tiril Eckhoff in eighth place and Justine Braisaz in ninth place leave for Antholz among the top 10.

1	SIMON Julia		0+1+2+0	40:11.1
2	PREUSS Franziska		1+0+1+0	+3.9
3	OEBERG Hanna		1+0+1+1	+11.7

I started well into the race and didn’t let my penalty loops throw me out of my rhythm. My last shooting today was the preliminary decision, but I still had enough power to bring home the victory. Now I have to recover, because the race took a lot of energy. But I am overjoyed.”