Paris (AFP)
Charlie Dalin (Apivia) was still leading the Vendée Globe fleet on Saturday morning, followed by Louis Burton (Bureau Vallée 2) who still nibbled a few miles off the leader at just 15.9 nm, or less than 30 km.
At 3,500 miles from the finish in Les Sables d'Olonne, the battle rages on between the two leading men, faster than their pursuers and who took the advantage overnight.
Ranking Saturday at 04:00 GMT:
1. Charlie Dalin (FRA / Apivia) 3,529.7 miles from the finish
2. Louis Burton (FRA / Bureau Vallée 2) 15.9 miles behind the leader
3. Boris Herrmann (GER / Seaexplorer-Yacht Club de Monaco) 48.3
4. Thomas Rouillard (FRA / LinkedOut) 84.8
5. Damien Seguin (FRA / Apicil Group) 93.3
6. Yannick Bestaven (FRA / Maître Coq IV) 134.7
7. Giancarlo Pedote (ITA / Prysmian Group) 208.5
8. Benjamin Dutreux (FRA / OMIA-Water Family) 234.0
9. Jean Le Cam (FRA / Yes we Cam!) 266.5
10. Maxime Sorel (FRA / V And B Mayenne) 593.8
11. Armel Tripon (FRA / L'Occitane en Provence) 1.102.6
12. Clarisse Cremer (FRA / Banque Populaire X) 1,160.4
13. Romain Attanasio (FRA / Pure-Best Western) 1,285.6
14. Jérémie Beyou (FRA / Charal) 2,041.3
15. Alan Roura (SUI / La Fabrique) 2.110.8
16. Arnaud Boissières (FRA / La Mie Câline-Artisans Artipôle) 2,178.8
17. Pip Hare (GBR / Medallia) 2,418.8
18. Stéphane Le Diraison (FRA / Time For Oceans) 2.851.2
19. Didac Costa (ESP / One Planet One Ocean) 2.859.5
20. Kojiro Shiraishi (JPN / DMG Mori Global One) 2,973.9
21. Manuel Cousin (FRA / Sétin Group) 3,373.0
22. Miranda Merron (GBR / Campagne de France) 3,919.6
23. Clément Giraud (FRA / Compagnie du lit-Jiliti) 3,943.4
24. Alexia Barrier (FRA / TSE-4myplanet) 5,610.8
25. Ari Huusela (FIN / Stark) 5,884.9
26. Sébastien Destremau (FRA / Merci) 7,790.6
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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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