There will be a big absence this Sunday during the Annecy-Le Grand Bornand mass starts, which conclude the third stage of the Biathlon World Cup.
People in the stands, a superb atmosphere, and French people performing! The Annecy-Le Grand Bornand stage, third round of the World Cup, is keeping all its promises for the moment. And the week should end in apotheosis with the two mass starts, scheduled for 12:15 p.m. and 2:45 p.m.
There will be a shortage of beautiful people, especially among the ladies. We have known since Saturday that the Norwegian Ingrid Tandrevold, in great difficulty this season, would not be at the start. She did not meet the sporting criteria to be included in the 30 runners of the day.
No mass start for Lisa Vittozzi.
We will also have to put aside another former winner of the big crystal globe, namely Lisa Vittozzi. Sick, officially “with a cold” according to her Federation, the Italian withdrew from today’s race.
One less competitor for Jeanmonnot?
After a sleepless season last winter due to back problems, Vittozzi has returned to a very good level, as evidenced by her victory last week in the Hochfilzen pursuit. Fourth in the sprint and sixth in the pursuit, she was in good form this week at Grand-Bornand, and is currently in sixth place in the general classification.
With this package, we understand that the big globe is not his objective for the season, as we could imagine. Her goal is to be at her best in February at the Olympic Games in Milan-Cortina, where she will race at home.
