Boe's stellar World Cup season rumbles on

Johannes Thingnes Boe became the second man to win four successive individual biathlon World Cup races in the last 10 years with victory in the 12.5km pursuit in Annecy, France, this afternoon.

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The 24-year-old Norwegian followed up his victories in both disciplines in Hochfilzen, Austria, on December 8 and 9, and Friday's 10km sprint, also at Le Grand-Bornand, and in turn, followed in the footsteps of Martin Fourcade, who won four races in a row last season.

Boe dominated the field and topped the leaderboard with a time of 32:52.7 and he also served up a full house of hits with the rifle.

The Norwegian star finds himself just 14 points behind 11-time world champion Fourcade in the overall World Cup standings, the Frenchman finishing second in 33:54.1.

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Anton Shipulin (34:03.2) completed the podium, narrowly beating fellow Russian Alexander Loginov (34:03.4), who was forced to settle for fourth.

Germany's Simon Schempp (34:25.0), who is fourth in the overall standings, clocked in one minute and 32.3 seconds behind Boe in fifth while France’s Simon Desthieux was sixth in 34:34.6.

Boe will continue his bid to snatch the overall lead from Fourcade when he World Cup circuit moves to Oberhof, Germany, on January 5-6.

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