Sam Goodchild consolidated his lead during the night from Sunday to Monday ahead of Frenchman Sébastien Simon.
Sam Goodchild (Vulnerable), who had regained the lead of the 10th edition of the Vendée Globe the previous evening, increased his lead during the night and was almost 43 miles ahead of his first pursuer Sébastien Simon (Groupe Dubreuil) at the classification at 7:00 a.m. (GMT+1).
Thomas Rettant (Vulnerable) posted the highest average speed over 24 hours (more than 13 knots) and gained four places overnight to reach third place, 61 miles from the leader.
The more easterly route chosen by the oldest Jean Le Cam (65 years old), which had allowed him to take the lead of the fleet for a time, played the bad trick predicted by the routers: the lack of wind compared to to the majority of skippers, who took further west of the coast of Africa, made him lose speed (a little more than 5 knots on average over the last 24 hours) and distance. In the early hours of Monday morning, the skipper of Tout commence en Finistère – Armor-Lux was still in 4th place, but more than 106 miles from the lead.
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Vendée Globe: the race in real time
Ranking of the 10th edition of the Vendée Globe Monday at 7:00 a.m.:
1. Sam Goodchild (Vulnerable) 22,315.40 nautical miles from the finish
2. Sébastien Simon (Groupe Dubreuil) 42.79 miles from the leader
3. Thomas Rettant (Vulnerable) at 61.00 miles
4. Jean Le Cam (It all begins in Finistère – Armor-Lux) at 106.52 miles
5. Clarisse Crémer (L’Occitane en Provence) at 118.32 miles
6. Nicolas Lunven (Holcim-PRB) at 119.47 miles
7. Giancarlo Pedote (Prysmian) at 126.71 miles
8. Samantha Davies (Initiatives-Coeur) at 127.29 miles
9. Arnaud Boissières (La Mie Câline) at 143.21 miles
10. Antoine Cornic (Human Immobilier) at 145.73 miles
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39. Szabolcs Weöres (New Europe) à 635.63 milles
Abandon:
Maxime Sorel (V and B-Monbana-Mayenne)
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