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Biathlon in Kontiolahti today in the live ticker: The pursuit races on Saturday


Johannes Thingnes Boe is the favorite for victory in the overall World Cup

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The 2019/20 World Cup in biathlon will end on Saturday with the pursuers in Kontiolahti. chiemgau24.de is part of both races today in the live ticker.

Kontiolahti – The last races of the 2019/20 biathlon season are coming. On Saturday in Kontiolahti, Finland, the pursuers will be held for men and women. The mixed relay on Sunday was canceled. The Biathlon World Cup ends on Saturday, chiemgau24.de is in the live ticker today from 1:45 p.m.

Will Johannes Thingnes Boe win the overall World Cup again? Or does Martin Fourcade, who will end his career after this race, fight back again? Officially, the Frenchman Fourcade still leads the overall classification for men. However, two results are canceled after the season, which means that Boe virtually slides to the top of the overall ranking. Biathlon results: the overall ranking and discipline ratings of the men

Before the last competition of the year, the Norwegian is 19 points ahead of Fourcade and is therefore about to win his second overall World Cup in a row. Biathlon: All information about the World Cup in Kontiolahti 2020

Biathlon: Boe has all the advantages

Because Boe has a decisive advantage in the pursuit race. The reference time for the pursuer are the results and backlogs of the sprint. Boe won the sprint confidently on Thursday, leads the 12.5-kilometer route, Fourcade is already 21 seconds behind. Biathlon in Kontiolahti: All dates and results for the World Cup 2020

Benedikt Doll has the best prospects for a top position in the German team, the 29-year-old is 34 seconds back. Arnd Peiffer also has a chance of a podium finish, almost 50 seconds behind. Biathlon: World Cup in Kontiolahti on TV, livestream and live ticker

In addition, the German team Johannes Kühn, Simon Schempp, Lucas Fratzscher and Philipp Horn will start. The start list for the men’s pursuer

Biathlon: Showdown between Wierer and Eckhoff

The fight for the yellow jersey is even more exciting for women. After the sprint on Friday, Dorothea Wierer is only eight points ahead of Tiril Eckhoff, the overall World Cup for the women is a showdown. Biathlon results: the overall ranking and discipline ratings of the women

Eckhoff sets off on the ten-kilometer route just 50 seconds ahead of Wierer, shooting four times.

In the last race of the 2019/20 World Cup, however, two German women are leading. Denise Herrmann will open the race after her sprint victory, Franziska Preuss will start 20 seconds behind. The start list for the pursuer of women

Biathlon: Four German women with it

Karolin Horchler and Vanessa Hinz will also start for the German team. The 2019/20 World Cup calendar ends prematurely.

chiemgau24.de is there from 1:45 p.m., then the men start. The women run at 3:45 p.m.

Source: chiemgau24.de

* chiemgau24.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network

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