François Gabart has achieved another fantastic performance by winning
the Route du Rhum after the 2012 Vendée Globe. As in the solo round the
world race, he also set a new record time by finishing in 12 days, 4
hours, 38 minutes and 55 seconds (average speed: 13.54 knots). The
skipper of Macif has beaten by 7 hours, 20 minutes and 3 seconds the
previous record time for the Imoca class set by Roland Jourdain back in
2006.
François Gabart has achieved another fantastic performance by winning
the Route du Rhum after the 2012 Vendée Globe. As in the solo round the
world race, he also set a new record time by finishing in 12 days, 4
hours, 38 minutes and 55 seconds (average speed: 13.54 knots). The
skipper of Macif has beaten by 7 hours, 20 minutes and 3 seconds the
previous record time for the Imoca class set by Roland Jourdain back in
2006.
François could not have dreamed of a better farewell to the IMOCA
class. In the next few hours, Jérémie Beyou and Marc Guillemot are
expected to take the remaining places on the podium in this tenth Route
du Rhum, ahead of the surprising newcomer, Armel Tripon.
At the age of 31, François Gabart has added another success to his long list. By crossing the finish line of the Route du Rhum on Friday 14th November at 17h38 (UTC), Gabart has won a race he has dreamt of since his childhood. He grabbed the lead from the first few minutes of the race, and never gave it up throughout the 3542 miles of the theoretical course starting from St.Malo. After the early retirement of Vincent Riou (PRB), another favourite, his main rival was Jérémie Beyou (Maître Coq). The skipper of Macif held on, carrying out a perfect race taking the right decisions in terms of his routing and sail changes.But it was far from easy. “With Jérémie we battled it out all the way. That is what I was hoping for in this Route du Rhum. I wanted to be able to keep hard at it,” explained François Gabart.
Like Michel Desjoyeaux
Winning the Rhum a year after the Vendée Globe, two races in which he was a rookie is a huge achievement, but he is not the first. Before François Gabart, Michel Desjoyeaux achieved a similar performance buy winning the Vendée Globe in 2000-2001 and then the prestigious transatlantic race in 2002. He is about to leave the IMOCA circuit with a perfect finale. In the future, his adventures will be aboard a 100-foot maxi trimaran, which is currently being built.
The race continues behind the winner and it is highly likely that Jérémie Beyou will take second place ahead of Marc Guillemot (Safran), who will complete the podium. For his first race aboard a 60-foot IMOCA, Armel Tripon (For Humble Heroes) is likely to follow behind them, finishing ahead of Louis Burton (Bureau Vallée) with whom he has been fighting a duel, although some distance apart. These four competitors are all expected to reach Guadeloupe by Sunday. On the other hand, Alessandro di Benedetto (Team Plastique-AFM Téléthon) and Tanguy de Lamotte (Initiatives-Cœur) still have a long way to go before they reach Pointe-à-Pitre...
At the age of 31, François Gabart has added another success to his long list. By crossing the finish line of the Route du Rhum on Friday 14th November at 17h38 (UTC), Gabart has won a race he has dreamt of since his childhood. He grabbed the lead from the first few minutes of the race, and never gave it up throughout the 3542 miles of the theoretical course starting from St.Malo. After the early retirement of Vincent Riou (PRB), another favourite, his main rival was Jérémie Beyou (Maître Coq). The skipper of Macif held on, carrying out a perfect race taking the right decisions in terms of his routing and sail changes.But it was far from easy. “With Jérémie we battled it out all the way. That is what I was hoping for in this Route du Rhum. I wanted to be able to keep hard at it,” explained François Gabart.
Like Michel Desjoyeaux
Winning the Rhum a year after the Vendée Globe, two races in which he was a rookie is a huge achievement, but he is not the first. Before François Gabart, Michel Desjoyeaux achieved a similar performance buy winning the Vendée Globe in 2000-2001 and then the prestigious transatlantic race in 2002. He is about to leave the IMOCA circuit with a perfect finale. In the future, his adventures will be aboard a 100-foot maxi trimaran, which is currently being built.
The race continues behind the winner and it is highly likely that Jérémie Beyou will take second place ahead of Marc Guillemot (Safran), who will complete the podium. For his first race aboard a 60-foot IMOCA, Armel Tripon (For Humble Heroes) is likely to follow behind them, finishing ahead of Louis Burton (Bureau Vallée) with whom he has been fighting a duel, although some distance apart. These four competitors are all expected to reach Guadeloupe by Sunday. On the other hand, Alessandro di Benedetto (Team Plastique-AFM Téléthon) and Tanguy de Lamotte (Initiatives-Cœur) still have a long way to go before they reach Pointe-à-Pitre...
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