43 points. This is what separates Martin Fourcade from Johannes Boe in the general classification at the end of the World Cup weekend disputed behind closed doors at Nove Mesto. A reduced margin and trompe-l'oeil because the regulation plans to subtract the points from the two worst results of the season. Boe having missed four tests because of his fatherhood, he will not lose any points while the Catalan, he will be cut 60 points. So his lead turns into a 17 point outlay. Virtual leader, the Norwegian made the perfect move in the Czech Republic by winning the sprint on Friday and the mass-start on Sunday. A race during which Fourcade suffered to finish in an anonymous 14th place. Émilien Jacquelin raised the level on the French side by finishing second thanks to a faultless shooting. In the running for the big crystal globe like Fourcade, Quentin Fillon Maillet finished 8th. The Blues to raise their heads to repel the threat Boe in the last five races of the season and as early as next weekend in Kontiolahti (Finland).
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