Richomme and Dalin overtake the Doldrums before the final sprint, the updated ranking
The Norman Charlie Dalin and his runner-up Yoann Richomme put the dreaded Pot-au-Noir behind them on Monday before beginning their final sprint towards Les Sables-d’Olonne to win the 10th Vendée Globe.
At 7:00 p.m. French time, Richomme (Paprec Arkéa) was 100 miles behind leader Dalin (Macif Santé Prévoyance) and the victory was logically going to be decided between these two sailors, expected between January 14 and 15 in Vendée.
The updated ranking:
1. Charlie Dalin (Macif Santé Prévoyance) 2,785.98 miles from the finish
2. Yoann Richomme (Paprec Arkéa) 98.69 miles from the first
3. Sébastien Simon (Dubreuil Group) at 682.41 mins
4. Jérémie Beyou (Charal) at 2,038.62 mins
5. Thomas Rettant (Vulnerable) at 2,047.76 mins
6. Sam Goodchild (Vulnerable) at 2,057.86 mins
7. Boris Herrmann (Malizia – Seaexplorer) at 2,066.48 mins
8. Paul Meilhat (Biotherm) at 2,110.75 mins
9. Justine Mettraux (TeamWork – Team Snef) at 2,123.87 mins
10. Nicolas Lunven (Holcim – PRB) at 2,150.55 mins
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35. Denis Van Weynbergh (D’Ieteren Group) at 8,038.56 mn
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