Italy’s Tommaso Giacomel went shoulder-to-shoulder with Johannes Thingnes Boe in the final standing stage of this afternoon’s Ruhpolding Men’s 15 km Mass Start, outshooting the Yellow Bib 5-4, sealing the young Italian’s first-ever victory in 36:21.8. Giacomel’s win was his and the Italian team's first podium of the 2024/25 BMW IBU World Cup season.