Paris (AFP)

The Briton Alex Thomson and the Frenchman Jean Le Cam are still leading the Vendée Globe on Friday at the end of the day, and are heading at high speed towards the tropical depression Theta, off the Azores (Portugal).

Thomson (Hugo Boss) and Le Cam (Yes We Cam!), As well as Nicolas Troussel (Corum L'Epargne), fourth, are on a direct route and should battle with the strong winds in the evening.

Their pursuers Thomas Rettant (LinkedOut), third, and Kevin Escoffier (PRB), fifth, chose to tackle the big storm less head-on but more by a road to the west.

Ranking Friday at 5:00 p.m. GMT:

1. Alex Thomson (GBR / Hugo Boss) 23,114.2 miles from the finish

2. Jean Le Cam (FRA / Yes we Cam!) 20.2 miles behind the leader

3. Thomas Rouillard (FRA / LinkedOut) 53.3

4. Nicolas Troussel (FRA / Corum L'Epargne) 57.5

5. Kevin Escoffier (FRA / PRB) 62.3

6. Benjamin Dutreux (FRA / OMIA-Water Family) 64.7

7. Charlie Dalin (FRA / Apivia) 67.9

8. Damien Seguin (FRA / Apicil Group) 97.8

9. Samantha Davies (GBR / Initiatives-Cœur) 98.7

10. Yannick Bestaven (FRA / Maître Coq IV) 102.7

11. Romain Attanasio (FRA / Pure-Best Western) 111.2

12. Louis Burton (FRA / Bureau Vallée 2) 114.0

13. Maxime Sorel (FRA / V And B Mayenne) 114.0

14. Boris Herrmann (GER / Seaexplorer-Yacht Club de Monaco) 114.3

15. Sébastien Simon (FRA / Arkéa-Paprec) 143.6

16. Giancarlo Pedote (ITA / Prysmian Group) 158.4

17. Clarisse Cremer (FRA / Banque Populaire X) 179.1

18. Alan Roura (SUI / La Fabrique) 180.8

19. Kojiro Shiraishi (JPN / DMG Mori Global One) 228.0

20. Stéphane Le Diraison (FRA / Time For Oceans) 235.5

21. Isabelle Joschke (GER / MACSF) 254.2

22. Arnaud Boissières (FRA / La Mie Câline-Artisans Artipôle) 297.2

23. Manuel Cousin (FRA / Sétin Group) 309.7

24. Didac Costa (ESP / One Planet One Ocean) 337.1

25. Pip Hare (GBR / Medallia) 347.8

26. Miranda Merron (GBR / Campagne de France) 380.9

27. Ari Huusela (FIN / Stark) 394.8

28. Armel Tripon (FRA / L'Occitane en Provence) 402.9

29. Alexia Barrier (FRA / TSE-4myplanet) 422.8

30. Clément Giraud (FRA / Compagnie du lit-Jiliti) 430.9

31. Sébastien Destremau (FRA / Merci) 542.5

32. Fabrice Amedeo (FRA / Newrest-Art et Fenêtres) 723.5

33. Jérémie Beyou (FRA / Charal) 1,015.9

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