Paris (AFP)
After the 21st place won on Tuesday by the French Clément Giraud (Compagnie du lit-Jiliti), the Briton Miranda Merron (Campagne de France), expected Wednesday evening, will be the next to cross the finish line of the Vendée Globe.
Giraud completed his round-the-world tour on Tuesday morning in 99 days, 20 hours and eight minutes, just a few hours before the 100-day mark, his "hidden goal" that he had set himself to complete his journey.
The Vendée Globe was won on January 28 by Frenchman Yannick Bestaven (Maître Coq IV), in just over 80 days.
Briton Merron, 310.6 miles (575 km) from Les Sables d'Olonne on Tuesday in the 5:00 p.m. (6:00 p.m. GMT) standings, should be the 22nd to cross the line and the third woman after Clarisse Cremer (Banque Populaire X) who finished in 12th position and the other Briton Pip Hare (Medallia), in 19th place.
"I must not hang around here, I'm super focused, I don't have time to think about the finish," the Briton confided on Tuesday, faced with maritime traffic and a depression coming from the west.
The French Manuel Cousin (Groupe Sétin) pointed Tuesday evening at about 500 nm from the Briton.
In total, 21 boats have already crossed the finish line.
There are four left in the race.
Vendée Globe classification Tuesday at 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) arrival 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) arrived in 99d 20h 08min 31s
22. Miranda Merron (GBR / Campagne de France) 310.6 miles from the finish
23. Manuel Cousin (FRA / Sétin Group) 874.3
24. Alexia Barrier (FRA / TSE-4myplanet) 2,388.9
25. Ari Huusela (FIN / Stark) 2.603.8
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Alex Thomson (GBR / Hugo Boss) Retirement
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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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Sébastien Destremau (FRA / Merci) Abandonment
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Fabrice Amedeo (FRA / Newrest-Art and Windows) Abandonment
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