The French athlete showed time 49 minutes 9.2 seconds.
German Johannes Kyun won silver, behind the leader by 4.2 seconds. The representative of Austria, Simon Eder, closed the top three (+19.7).
Among Russians, Dmitry Malyshko took the highest position. He came to the finish line 12th (+1.30.3).
Earlier, Fourcade told how long is going to continue his career.