August 21, 2023
On the weekend of 20 August, a summer biathlon event took place in Elsenborn. The Belgian Open Championships were a great success. More than 60 athletes competed in the official competitions, additionally an open cross biathlon competition took place on Sunday morning.
Lotte Lie and Florent Claude achieved a special success by taking first place in their respective categories.
A big thank you goes out to all the organisers and athletes and to everyone who contributed in any way to the success of this event.
Full Stats
U13
1. SOLTANI Sacha U13 11:09 — 3
2. COHNEN Dustin U13 11:35 +0:26 — 3
3 BASTIN Simon U13 12:06 +0:57 — 5
4. JUFFERN Yannick U13 12:38 +1:29 — 3
5. LANGER Max U13 13:14 +2:05 — 6
6. BONNI Lionel U13 13:48 +2:39 — 7
7. KÜPPER Eliah U13 14:32 +3:23 — 7
8. CHATTLAIN Thomas U11 15:49 +4:40 — 7
9. WILLEMS Lynn U13 16:16 — 4
10. FACHINGER Anna U14D 17:03 +0:47 — 6
11. GOEGLER Johannes U13 17:46 +6:37 — 10
U15-17
1. REMY Marius U17 16:07 — 3
2. DESCOUPS Bastien U15 19:24 +3:17v7
3. POIROT Walter U15 9:57 +3:50 — 10
4. FINK Ella U15 20:11 — 7
5. GABRIEL Justine U15 21:08 +0:57 — 9
6. SOLTANI Noah U15 21:27 +5:20 — 12 +2min
7. ARENS Tom U15 22:01 +5:54 — 17
8. BASTIN Louis U15 22:28 +6:21 — 16
9. LANGER Fynn U15 22:52 +6:45 — 14
10. ARENS Andy U15 23:43 +7:36 — 15 +1min
11. HOOIJBERGH Helmer U17 24:00 +7:53 — 16
12. DELRIEU Celestine U15 24:20 +4:09 — 15
13. GROSS Emma U15 24:27 +4:16 — 14
14. LANGER Lara U15 25:01 +4:50 — 7 +1min
15. SCHRÖDER Elisabeth U15 26:01 +5:50 — 12
U19-Sen Women
1. LIE Lotte SEN 15:41 — 1
2. MICHELON Oceane U22 16:09 +0:28 — 4
3. BERTRAND Fany U22 16:17 +0:36 — 4
4. BOUVARD Eve SEN 16:31 +0:50 — 4
5. COUPE Camille U22 16:33 +0:52 — 3
6. RICHARD Jeanne U22 16:38 +0:57 — 6
7. MENGIN Amandine U19 16:43 +1:02 — 5
8. BONDOUX Anaëlle U19 16:48 +1:07 — 4
9. BENED Camille SEN 17:39 +1:58 — 2
10. BENED Chloe U22 17:57 +2:16 — 7
11. CORREIA Maêla U19 18:34 +2:53 — 7
12. DEBLOEM Marine U19 19:25 +3:44 — 9
13. GROSS Lea U22 20:41 +5:00 — 8
14. GABRIEL Manon U19 22:54+7:13 — 14
DNF JEANNIER Leonie U22 0 — 4
DNS CLOETENS Maya U22 0 — 0
U19-Sen Men
1. CLAUDE Florent SEN 13:58 — 2
2. JEFFERIES Jacques U22 14:19 +0:21 — 3
3. THIEVENT Lou U22 14:26 +0:28 — 3
4. MEUNIER Ambroise SEN 15:09 +1:11 — 6
5. GENY Edgar U22 15:15 +1:17 — 7
6. LEJEUNE Valentin U22 15:15 +1:17 — 7
7. BROUTIER Remi SEN 15:21 +1:23 — 7
8. GUIRAUD POILLOT Theo U22 15:28 +1:30 — 8
9. PETITJACQUES Julien U22 15:31 +1:33 — 5
10. PARMANTIER Sam U19 15:34 +1:36 — 5
11. BEAUVAIS Cesar SEN 15:38 +1:40 — 9
12. LANGER Thierry SEN 16:09 +2:11 — 8 +1min
13. FONTAINE Paul SEN 16:29 +2:31 — 9
14. POIROT Guillaume U19 16:30 — 7
15. FINK Mauro U19 17:03 +0:33 — 11
16. HARTMANN Birger U22 17:27 +0:57 — 13
17. MACKELS Marek SEN 7:33 +1:03 — 12
18. CRENIER Samuel U22 18:02 +1:32 — 6
19. MAGIS Antoine U19 18:28 +1:58 — 9
20. GÜTTLER Marvin U19 18:54 +2:24 — 11
21. VAN DRIEL Peter U22 21:35 +5:05 — 11
DNF HOOIJBERGH Hugo U19 0 — 5
DNS FINK Hugo U22 0 — 0
DNS PUDERBACH Stefan SEN 0 — 0
DNS MAHON Sebastien SEN 0 — 0
January 9, 2023
𝙋𝙤𝙠𝙡𝙟𝙪𝙠𝙖 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝘾𝙪𝙥
Two Belgian athletes competed in the women’s pursuit race. Maya Cloetens, who made her World Cup debut with a 43rd place in the sprint race, and Lotte Lie, who finished 53rd in the sprint race, were also part of the team. Both of them started with a miss, but the second shot was clear. However, Lotte had 1 miss in the first standing stage and Maya had to shoot twice. In the last shooting both were clear again. In the end both missed the World Cup points (40 best get World Cup points) Lotte was 41st and Maya 42nd.
In the men’s pursuit Florent Claude started 18th. He also started with 2 misses in the first shooting and 1 miss in the second shooting, but then stayed clear in the two standing shootings. Due to his excellent run time in the last two rounds he finished 23rd.
On Sunday the eagerly awaited mixed relay took place. Since 2006, when Thorsten and Pascal Langer as well as the two Santer sisters competed, Belgium had not been able to present a mixed relay in the World Cup. The race went very well from the beginning. Florent Claude shot 0 faults at the start and left the shooting range in third place behind Norway and France. In the 2nd shooting he also remained faultless and went into the last round in second place behind his brother Fabien. On the track he lost a few places and handed over to Thierry Langer with a gap of 36 seconds in fifth position. Thierry was able to leave the shooting range in sixth place, 24 seconds behind, with a very fast first shooting without any mistakes. But then he made a small mistake in the downhill and crashed. At the shooting range he lost a lot of time because they had to give him a new magazine. Nevertheless, he kept his nerve and shot again without any mistakes. Of course, all this cost him a lot of time and he handed over to Maya Cloetens in 21st place, 2:46 minutes behind. Maya needed a reload at the first shooting, but could already make up 3 places. With a reload at the second shooting and a very good running time she could hand over to Lotte Lie in 14th position. Lotte was as usual very strong at the shooting range. Both times she shot very fast without any mistakes and was able to move up to 10th place in the relay. It’s hard to imagine what the result would have been without Thierry’s fall. Nevertheless the best result of a Belgian relay team in the World Cup.
𝙄𝘽𝙐 𝘾𝙐𝙋 𝙞𝙣 𝙊𝙨𝙧𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙚
Here the sprint races of the women (7.5 km) and men (10 km) took place.
Rieke de Maeyer finished 60th in the women’s race, with 3 Italians in the top 5. Only 2 Norwegians were able to get in between.
In the men’s race Cesar Beauvais finished 34th with only 1 miss. Marek Mackels had 5 shooting mistakes (2-3) and finished on 76th place among 97 participants.
Also in the IBU CUP there was a very good result in the single mixed relay on the last day in Osrblie. Cesar Beauvais and Rieke De Maeyer reached 13th place among 24 teams. 🖤💛❤️
📷 VOIGT Fotografie & Design
December 20, 2022
💯 Our athletes were able to achieve again some great results at the end of the year! ❄️ Here is an overview of the results:
𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘆-𝗟𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗱 (BMW IBU World Cup)
Men 10 km Sprint: Florent Claude (26), Thierry Langer (48)
Women 7.5 km Sprint: Lotte Lie (34)
Men 12.5 km Pursuit: Florent Claude (12), Thierry Langer (37)
Women 10 km Pursuit: Lotte Lie (21)
Men 15 km Mass Start: Florent Claude (15)
𝗢𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗰𝗵 (IBU Junior Cup)
Junior Men 15 km: Julien Petitjacques (22), Sam Parmentier (88), Hugo Fink (94)
Junior Women 12.5 km: Maya Cloetens (3), Manon Gabriel (69)
4×6 Mixed Relay Juniors: Belgium (9)
Junior Men 10 km Sprint: Julien Petitjacques (73), Fink Hugo (97)
Junior Women 7.5 km Sprint: Maya Cloetens (3)
After a short break, it’s back to the World Cup in Pokljuka on January 5!
📷 VOIGT Fotografie & Design
December 12, 2022
𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝘾𝙪𝙥 𝙞𝙣 𝙃𝙤𝙘𝙝𝙛𝙞𝙡𝙯𝙚𝙣 🇦🇹
On Saturday the women’s pursuit took place. Lotte Lie started in 15th place. After the first two flawless shootings she was able to work her way up to 10th place, but in the third shooting she made 4 mistakes, which is unusual for her as the best shooter in the World Cup. Another mistake in the last shooting finally brought her to 34th place.
In the men’s race Florent Claude had qualified for the pursuit with a 17th place in the sprint. On Sunday, he again delivered a very good competition. Especially at the shooting range he showed a stable performance with only 1 mistake in the 3rd shooting. In the end, it was enough for 19th place. Florent had an excellent start into this season and is ranked 21st in the World Cup ranking, ahead of Tarjei Boe (Nor).
𝙂𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙚𝙡𝙜𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙄𝘽𝙐 𝙅𝙐𝙉 𝘾𝙐𝙋 𝙞𝙣 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡 (𝙄𝙏𝘼) 🇮🇹
Two 2nd places for Maya Cloetens. In the sprint she had to admit defeat to the Italian Sara Scattolo and in the super sprint final she came in second, only 3 seconds behind the German Johanna Puff. In this final she managed a 20/20 in an international race for the first time. For the mass start 60, Belgium qualified with 2 boys (Sam Parmentier and Julien Petitjacques) and 2 ladies (Maya Cloetens and Manon Gabriel). All in all, a successful start into the Junior Cup season.
The next event will take place on 15 December in Annecy-Le Grand Bornand! See you all! <3 📷 VOIGT Fotografie & Design
November 7, 2022
Our athletes are currently in the middle of preparations for the season opener in Kontiolahti! 💯
After good performances in the summer biathlon events we are feeling optimistic and hope for good results in the World Cup! 🎿
As you can see, our new race suits and team clothing have also arrived 🙂 🔥 How do you like them?
Thanks to ATEX, ALPINE PRO and our sponsors for the support 🙏
June 10, 2022
Big Opening Weekend of our new Cross-Country and Biathlon Centre in Herzebösch-Elsenborn!
With International Biathlon Races in different Categories with guests from Germany, France and Norway!
& Après-Ski Party
Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1087713638443625
March 15, 2022
March 4, 2022
Some impressions from the first training sessions 🙂 We are ready for the sprint races on Saturday 🙂 You can watch the live stream on biathlonworld.com or in the app! 💪
We are back from the #OlympicWinterGames!
Not the results we had hoped for, but proud to have been a big part of @teambelgium 🖤💛❤️
Thank you 🙏
February 4, 2022
Our Belgium Biathlon Team arrived well in Beijing and has already completed the first warm-up runs 🙂 Here are some impressions from the Training
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The Langlauf- & Biathlonanlage Herzebösch - Elsenborn organizes a 𝗕𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗟𝗢𝗡 𝗙𝗔𝗡 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗩𝗘𝗟 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗟𝗗 𝗖𝗨𝗣 𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗟𝗭 🇮🇹 🏔 with a modern long-distance bus. 🚌🙌
- 4 nights in the 3 star superior hotel (only 15km from Antholz) with half board (breakfast & dinner). 🥐🥗🥘
- Transfers with the bus to the biathlon stadium in Antholz and back. 💯
𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘁: lbz2022@hotmail.com
𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗹𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗢𝘀𝗿𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗲: (𝗦𝗩𝗞)
Florent Claude, the new world champion in sprint 🥇, and Thierry Langer, who secured the 6️⃣th position in the mass start, delivered exceptional performances. 💯
The event featured a total of 3 disciplines: Super sprint, sprint, and mass start.
⏭ Following their impressive display at the Belgian Championships, the Belgian athletes headed to the ☀️ Summer Biathlon Championships organized by the International Biathlon Federation in Osrblie 🇸🇰 this week, where they competed in summery temperatures.
⏭ In the super sprint, consisting of a 4.5 km qualification race followed by a 7.5 km mass start final with 4 shooting events, both athletes achieved remarkable results. Florent Claude secured the 5️⃣th position, while Thierry finished 1️⃣4️⃣th.
⏭ The highlight for our athletes was the individual start sprint race over 7.5 km. Florent Claude earned the title of World Champion 2023 🥇 with flawless shooting and an impressive running time. In the same race, Thierry Langer claimed the 🔟th spot despite 2 shooting faults.
Previously, Michael Rösch was the only Belgian to claim a World Championship title in 2013.
⏭ For Thierry Langer, the final race, the mass start featuring the top 30 athletes, presented an opportunity for improvement. He concluded the championship with a commendable 6️⃣th place, supported by a shooting score of 17/20. It was unfortunate that a mistake in the final shooting round hindered his chances of securing a podium position. Meanwhile, Florent struggled a bit, finishing 2️⃣6️⃣th with 6 shooting faults.
Despite this, both athletes could take pride in their consistent high-level performance, as they managed to secure top 10 finishes in all races. 🔝🇧🇪
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𝗜𝘁`𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻! 🔘🔘🔘🔘🔘
Today @thierry_langer and @florentclaude1 will compete in the #ibusummerworldchampionships in Brezno-Osrblie 🇸🇰 ‼️
After an amazing weekend in Elsenborn they will start with a SUPER SPRINT QUALIFICATION at 01:45 P.M. 💯
Cross your fingers for us! 🇧🇪
As always, you can follow the #races in the IBU App or in the official l#wintersports
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What an amazing weekend !! 🙌🙌❤️
Enjoy this little After Movie from last weekend.👌
🇧🇪🇧🇪The Belgian Open Championships were a great success. More than 60 athletes competed in the official competitions, additionally an open cross biathlon competition took place on Sunday morning.
Lotte Lie and Florent Claude achieved a special success by taking first place in their respective categories. 💪💪
We would like to thank the organisers and athletes and everyone who contributed in any way to the success of this event.
#biathlon #biathlonworld #biathlondété #belgium
After our athlete @maya_cloe competed in the qualifications on Saturday, she sustained an injury while cycling before the race on Sunday. 😢🤕 Unfortunately, she was unable to take part.
We wish Maya a speedy recovery so that she can attack again in the upcoming competitions at this year`s IBU World Cup.🙏❤
#getwellsoon #speedyrecovery #biathlon #biathlonfamily #belgiumbiathlon #biathonworld #biathlondete #ibu
Check out the final results from today.🙌
We want to congratulate all winners and athletes for their performance 💯.
Thanks for taking part at our BELGIAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS 🇧🇪
The full results are available here: https://www.ultratiming.be
Now we will focus for the upcoming season @biathlonworld . Stay tuned 💪
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We`re delighted to present the 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 of our Cross Biathlon challenge that took place this Sunday in Elsenborn. 🎉🏆
𝟭𝟬 𝗸𝗺
1️⃣ Stephan Schwall 🙌
2️⃣ Alexandre Coutrez 💪
3️⃣ Jonathan Grosdent 👍
𝟱 𝗸𝗺
1️⃣ Sebastien Delrieu 🙌
2️⃣ Titouan de San 💪
3️⃣ Andy Arens 👍
Congratulations! 🥳
Thanks a lot to all the other athletes for taking part. 👏
Full statistics are available at ultratiming.be
#biathlon #crossbiathlon #elsenborn #biathlonworld #ibu_biathlonworld
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