Paris (AFP)
After having handed over the controls of the Vendée Globe to Charlie Dalin, Yannick Bestaven, who led the fleet for almost a month, was finally overtaken during the night from Wednesday to Thursday by Louis Burton, who had been climbing for several days. .
In the leading group, Dalin (Apivia) pulled away very slightly, 19.2 nm (35.5 km) from Burton (Bureau Vallée 2), who is participating in his second Vendée Globe after finishing seventh in 2016 / 2017.
Bestaven (Maître Coq IV), who briefly regained the lead on Wednesday morning in the non-stop solo round-the-world race, is now relegated to third place, 35.6 nm (65.9 km) from Dalin.
Ranking Thursday at 04:00 GMT:
1. Charlie Dalin (FRA / Apivia) 4,210.4 miles from the finish
2. Louis Burton (FRA / Bureau Vallée 2) 19.2 miles behind the leader
3. Yannick Bestaven (FRA / Maître Coq IV) 37.6
4. Thomas Rouillard (FRA / LinkedOut) 44.5
5. Damien Seguin (FRA / Apicil Group) 58.4
6. Boris Herrmann (GER / Seaexplorer-Yacht Club de Monaco) 95.6
7. Benjamin Dutreux (FRA / OMIA-Water Family) 134.4
8. Giancarlo Pedote (ITA / Prysmian Group) 174.5
9. Jean Le Cam (FRA / Yes we Cam!) 183.5
10. Maxime Sorel (FRA / V And B Mayenne) 434.1
11. Armel Tripon (FRA / L'Occitane en Provence) 737.2
12. Clarisse Cremer (FRA / Banque Populaire X) 761.6
13. Romain Attanasio (FRA / Pure-Best Western) 1,134.3
14. Jérémie Beyou (FRA / Charal) 2,129.2
15. Alan Roura (SUI / La Fabrique) 2.143.5
16. Arnaud Boissières (FRA / La Mie Câline-Artisans Artipôle) 2,148.7
17. Pip Hare (GBR / Medallia) 2,241.8
18. Stéphane Le Diraison (FRA / Time For Oceans) 2,634.6
19. Didac Costa (ESP / One Planet One Ocean) 2,670.5
20. Kojiro Shiraishi (JPN / DMG Mori Global One) 2,721.6
21. Manuel Cousin (FRA / Sétin Group) 3.103.4
22. Miranda Merron (GBR / Campagne de France) 3,962.3
23. Clément Giraud (FRA / Compagnie du lit-Jiliti) 3,990.8
24. Alexia Barrier (FRA / TSE-4myplanet) 5.420.5
25. Ari Huusela (FIN / Stark) 5,759.3
26. Sébastien Destremau (FRA / Merci) 7,216.9
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Alex Thomson (GBR / Hugo Boss) Retirement
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Kevin Escoffier (FRA / PRB) Withdrawal
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Samantha Davies (GBR / Initiatives-Cœur) Abandonment
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Isabelle Joschke (GER / MACSF) Withdrawal
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Sébastien Simon (FRA / Arkéa-Paprec) Withdrawal
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Nicolas Troussel (FRA / Corum L'Epargne) Withdrawal
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Fabrice Amedeo (FRA / Newrest-Art and Windows) Abandonment
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