Paris (AFP)
Clément Giraud (Compagnie du lit-Jiliti) covered 312 miles in 24 hours, at an hourly average of 13 knots in very difficult conditions with a very strong swell, and should see Les Sables d'Olonne on Tuesday morning, which he will reach in 21st position in the Vendée Globe.
"I have probably just lived the two most intense days of this Vendée Globe. It's a carnage. On the files (weather), there was 5-6 meters of swell, but in reality there was indeed 7-8 meters, "said the sailor based in Toulon during a session Monday morning.
"Today I am going to reveal to you my hidden objective that I have had since the beginning. It was to complete the tour below the 100 days mark and it is still possible. I will give everything!", Confided Clément Giraud , who celebrated his 40th birthday during this world tour.
Ranking Monday at 6:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. GMT):
1. Yannick Bestaven (FRA / Maître Coq IV) arrived in 80d 03h 44min 46s (compensation: -10h 15min 00s)
2. Charlie Dalin (FRA / Apivia) arrived in 80d 06h 15min 47s
3. Louis Burton (FRA / Bureau Vallée 2) arrived in 80d 10h 25min 12s
4. Jean Le Cam (FRA / Yes we Cam!) Arrived in 80 days 13h 44min 55s (compensation: -16h 15min 00s)
5. Boris Herrmann (GER / Seaexplorer-Yacht Club de Monaco) arrived in 80d 14h 59min 45s (compensation: -06h 00min 00s)
6. Thomas Rettant (FRA / LinkedOut) arrived in 80d 15h 22min 01s
7. Damien Seguin (FRA / Apicil Group) arrived in 80d 21h 58min 20s
8. Giancarlo Pedote (ITA / Prysmian Group) arrived in 80d 22h 42min 20s
9. Benjamin Dutreux (FRA / OMIA-Water Family) arrived in 81d 19h 45min 20s
10. Maxime Sorel (FRA / V And B Mayenne) arrived in 82d 14h 30min 15s
11. Armel Tripon (FRA / L'Occitane en Provence) arrived in 84d 19h 07min 50s (compensation: + 02h 00min 00s)
12. Clarisse Cremer (FRA / Banque Populaire X) arrived in 87d 02h 24min 25s
13. Jérémie Beyou (FRA / Charal) arrived in 89d 18h 55min 58s
14. Romain Attanasio (FRA / Pure-Best Western) arrived in 90 days 02h 46min 02s
15. Arnaud Boissières (FRA / La Mie Câline-Artisans Artipôle) arrived in 94d 18h 36min 06s
16. Kojiro Shiraishi (JPN / DMG Mori Global One) arrived in 94d 21h 32min 56s
17. Alan Roura (SUI / La Fabrique) arrived in 95d 06h 09min 56s
18. Stéphane Le Diraison (FRA / Time For Oceans) arrived in 95d 08h 16min 00s
19. Pip Hare (GBR / Medallia) arrived in 95d 11h 37min 30s
20. Didac Costa (ESP / One Planet One Ocean) arrived in 97d 06h 27min 03s
21. Clément Giraud (FRA / Compagnie du lit-Jiliti) 187.1 miles from the finish
22. Miranda Merron (GBR / Campagne de France) 580.1
23. Manuel Cousin (FRA / Sétin Group) 1,086.1
24. Alexia Barrier (FRA / TSE-4myplanet) 2,574.1
25. Ari Huusela (FIN / Stark) 2,714.0
Let's give up:
Alex Thomson (GBR / Hugo Boss) Retirement
Samantha Davies (GBR / Initiatives-Cœur) Abandonment
Isabelle Joschke (GER / MACSF) Withdrawal
Sébastien Simon (FRA / Arkéa-Paprec) Withdrawal
Sébastien Destremau (FRA / Merci) Abandonment
Fabrice Amedeo (FRA / Newrest-Art and Windows) Abandonment
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