Thomas Rettant always applies for a place on the podium. – JEAN-FRANCOIS MONIER / AFP
We are heading more than ever towards a two-man fight for the final victory at Les Sables from Olonne. Yannick Bestaven (Maître Coq IV), leading the Vendée Globe for the 10 th consecutive day, and Charlie Dalin (Apivia), put a pill to their pursuers and distance them by more than 300 nautical miles Monday morning . Finally, we are talking about a two-man fight, but given the crazy advance of Maître Coq on the Le Havre skipper, we are slowly starting to say that the stakes are already over.
The classification at 9 a.m.
1. Yannick Bestaven (Maître Coq IV), at 6584, 3 nautical miles from the finish
2. Charlie Dalin (Apivia), at 147, 7 nautical miles from the leader
3. Thomas Rouillard (LinkedOut), at 310 nautical miles from the leader
4. Damien Seguin (Apicil), at 379, 5 nautical miles from the leader
5. Benjamin Dutreux (OMIA- Water Family), at 613, 6 nautical miles from the leader
Bestaven flies away again
In less than 24 hours, on skipper Dunkirk put enormous pressure on his pursuer, going from a reasonable gap of 52 over 147 nautical miles between Sunday and Monday morning. There is still a long way to go, but the question of whether Bestaven has not already folded the case arises. This is what we did in a piece of paper that we invite you to enjoy with your coffee.
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January 4, 2020
Rouillard and Seguin in turn pass Cape Horn
The battle for third place is getting more and more exciting every day and it will not end soon. After having in their turn crossed Cape Horn during the night from Sunday to Monday, Thomas Rettant (3rd) and
Damien Seguin (4th) are hull to hull with a gap of less than 24 nautical miles between the two boats. And as for the leading duo, Rouillard and Seguin should not be joined anytime soon by their pursuers. The fifth of this Vendée Globe 1303, Benjamin Dutreux, being dropped to more than 190 nautical miles behind…