SAILING – Charlie Dalin is still in the lead, closely followed by Yoann Richomme. The two men should break Armel Le Cléac’h’s record set in 2017
The end of the 2024 Vendée Globe is fast approaching for the leading men and, barring a last-minute cataclysm, it is difficult to see how this edition could not be marked by a historic record. We take stock this Monday, January 6.
Le Cléac’h record soon to explode?
As we have just said, apart from an attack by giant locusts in the open sea where the oceans will dry out in the days to come, Armel Le Cléac’h’s record established in 2017 (74 days, 3 hours, 35 minutes and 46 seconds), will be pulverized. As proof, we take Dalin’s passage through the northern hemisphere after 56 days, 2 hours, 36 minutes, five days less than Le Cléac’h eight years ago (61 days, 12 hours and 21 minutes). ). He was imitated less than eight hours later by Yoann Richomme.
Dalin well on his way to winning
It now remains to be seen which of the two will cross the finish line first. And here again, the bets are not going to be very complicated, as you will have understood. It will be either Charlie Dalin (Macif), the current leader of the race, or Yoann Richomme (Paprec-Arkéa), who is chasing him up the Atlantic. At the last check-in at 3 p.m., Dalin was 78.97 miles (126 kilometers) ahead of his first pursuer(…) Read more on 20minutes
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