Checking out the views.
The first sunny day of this past weekend’s three-day race series in Hochfilzen, Austria, came at the very end – the women’s and men’s 10 and 12.5 k pursuits. It was an exciting day of racing, but spectators were also simply thrilled to be out in the warm sun with great views of the Tirolian Alps. Here are some snaps from the day.
(links to race reporting: women’s race | Canadian women | men’s race | North American men )
Brendan Green (CAN, middle) on lap one.
Martin Fourcade (FRA) takes a bow.
Men snake their way uphill.
Simon Schempp (GER).
Juliya Dzhyma (UKR).
Elise Ringen (NOR).
spectators at the top of the course.
The men’s field heads towards the big climb.
Martin Fourcade (FRA) racing earlier this season in Hochfilzen, Austria. Today he turned in a strong anchor performance to help the French men to a World Cup relay win.
Dominik Landertinger (AUT), Ondrej Moravec (CZE), and Brendan Green (CAN).
The top four finishers from the women’s sprint attack one of the first hills on the course.
The women’s field hits a downhill.
Hometown spectators brought an Austrian flag.
JP Le Guellec (CAN) leads Dominik Windisch (ITA) out of the range.
Veronika Vitkova (CZE) and Krystyna Palka (POL).
Megan Imrie (CAN).
Zina Kocher (CAN).
Checking out the views.
Megan Imrie (CAN).
Christoph Sumann (AUT).
Team staff wait for racers to arrive on the range.
Gabriela Soukalova (CZE) and Marie Laure Brunet (FRA).
Synnove Solemdal (NOR) and Juliya Dzhyma (UKR), eventual 1-2 finishers.
Coaches at the top of the course’s biggest climb.
Anastasiya Kuzmina (SVK).
Vita and Valj Semerenko (UKR) with Olga Zaitseva (RUS).
Anton Shipulin (RUS) leads a pack.
Martin Fourcade (FRA).
Lars Berger (NOR) leads teammate Emil Hegle Svendsen.
Gabriela Soukalova (CZE).
spectators watch as Selina Gasparin (SUI) and Veronika Vitkova (CZE) approach.
Teja Gregorin (SLO), Franziska Preuss (GER), and Jana Gerekova (SVK).
Daniel Mesotitsch (AUT), Fredrik Lindstrom (SWE), and Jakov Fak (SLO).
Selina Gasparin (SUI) and Veronika Vitkova (CZE).
Tim Burke (USA) and Andrejs Rastorgujevs (LAT).
Irina Starykh racing in Hochfilzen, Austria, last December, is one of three Russian biathletes caught using EPO since December 2013.
Selina Gasparin (SUI) and Veronika Vitkova (CZE) on their first loop, still in the lead.
A group of men chase early-race leader Lars Berger of Norway.
Lars Berger (NOR).
Martin Fourcade (FRA) enters the range the final time, nonchalant.
Selina Gasparin (SUI), Veronika Vitkova (CZE), and Irina Starykh (RUS) shooting in the second stage.
Tora Berger (NOR).
Lars Berger (NOR) hits the first climb still in the lead.
Simon Hallenbarter (SUI) and Bjorn Ferry (SWE).
Andrejs Rastorgujevs (LAT).