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.