2008–09 Biathlon IBU Cup

The 2008–09 Biathlon IBU Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season started on 29 November 2008 in Idre, Sweden, and ended on 14 March 2009 in Ridnaun-Val Ridanna, Italy.

Calendar

Below is the World Cup calendar for the 2008–09 season.

Stage	Location	Date	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Relay	Details
1	Idre	29–30 November		● ●			Stage 1
2	Obertilliach	13–14 December	●	●			Stage 2
3	Martell-Val Martello	19–20 December		●	●		Stage 3
4	Altenberg	10–11 January	●	●			Stage 4
5	Nove Mesto	16–17 January		●	●		Stage 5
6	Brezno-Osrblie	7–8 February	●	●			Stage 6
7	Bansko	12–14 February		●	●		Stage 7
EC	Ufa	28 February–4 March	●	●	●	●	European Championships
8	Ridnaun-Val Ridanna	11–14 March	●	●	●		Stage 8
Total			5	9	5	1

Standings (men)

Overall

Rank	Name	Points
1	Christoph Knie (GER)	457
2	Hans Martin Gjedrem (NOR)	436
3	Carsten Pump (GER)	384

Individual

Rank	Name	Points
1	Norbert Schiller (GER)	145
2	Hans Martin Gjedrem (NOR)	108
2	Frode Andresen (NOR)	108

Sprint

Rank	Name	Points
1	Hans Martin Gjedrem (NOR)	268
2	Christoph Knie (GER)	245
3	Rune Brattsveen (NOR)	233

Pursuit

Rank	Name	Points
1	Alexander Nuss (AUT)	101
2	Robert Wick (GER)	95
3	Andrei Prokunin (RUS)	94

Relay

Rank	Name	Points
1	Norway	60
2	Germany	54
3	Russia	48