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those informed by franceinfo from Saturday November 9, 2024 live from Sables-d'Olonne

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Published on 09/11/2024 22:00

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The starting site for the 10th edition of the Vendée Globe, in Les Sables-d'Olonne, November 8, 2024. (SEBASTIEN SALOM-GOMIS / AFP)

The themes:

Vendée Globe, D-1. To the cheers of the crowd and after a final goodbye, the skippers of the tenth edition of the Vendée Globe will set off on Sunday November 10 from Les Sables d'Olonne for their solo round-the-world trip, without stopover or assistance.

The sailors will leave the pontoon from 8 a.m., Charlie Dalin (Macif) in the lead, to go down the channel to the starting line. The cannon will be fired at 1:02 p.m. From 300,000 to 400,000 people are expected in Les Sables-d'Olonne to greet the 40 sailboats. Before that, franceinfo is mobilized in Les Sables d'Olonne and makes you experience this departure with exceptional guests around Catherine Pottier.

The guests :

Loick Peyron,
Alain Gautier,
Antoine Cornic,
Armel Le Cléac'h,
François Gabart,
Louis Duc,
Roland Jourdain
and Jean Le Cam.

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