Armel Le Cléac'h: "It was a complicated Vendée Globe for the skippers from start to finish"

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Skipper Yannick Bestaven celebrates his victory in the Vendée Globe on January 28, 2021. REUTERS - STEPHANE MAHE

By: Florent Guignard

8 min

If Charlie Dalin was the first to arrive at Les Sables-d'Olonne, the victory goes to Yannick Bestaven who benefited from bonuses.

Armel Le Cléac'h, winner of this solo round the world race in 2017 - his record is still unmatched - tells RFI about the skippers' misadventures and the sensations at the finish. 

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