The chances on the yellow jersey drop to a minimum for the dominator. An illness throws him back.
Biathlon star Johannes Thingnes Bö has to take a break of illness on the home stretch of his career. “I will suspend in the hope that I will be 100 percent fit for my very last races at the Holmenkollen in the coming week,” said the 31-year-old from Pokljuka before he left.
The chances of the sixth triumph in the overall World Cup, Sturla Holm Lächreid, can continue to expand his 39 -point big lead over Bö on Saturday (3:45 p.m.) in the mass start.
Bö fights for his last chance
The younger of the Bö-Brüder, which has occurred at the end of the season, had already complained about health problems on Thursday after tenth place in the shortened individual. “I have been sick for the last two days. It was very hard, ”he said afterwards on ZDF :“ It’s about the overall World Cup. Usually I would stay away, I really don’t feel good. ” But he had to “perceive every chance” in order to remove points.
He still had to start his journey home with one day delay on Friday, and 270 points will be awarded on the next Friday in sprint, persecution and mass start. “I have to see that I will get well, otherwise I have no chance at all,” said Bö.