Charlie Dalin is still in the lead -

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January 23 newspaper

The days go by and look alike at the head of the fleet at the end of the Vendée Globe.

Charlie Dalin fits wonderfully in the role of the hunted.

However, behind, the pack of hunters led by Louis Burton is tough.

Boris Herrmann, Thomas Rettant, Yannick Bestaven and Damien Seguin attacked hard in the hope of shaking the leader and winning at Sables-d'Olonne.

All these beautiful people will now get down to bypassing the Azores high and face a front that will make their lives difficult.

From now on, it will be jibe on jibe to the finish line.

May the less tired win.

The classification at 6 p.m.

1) Charlie Dalin, 1.351 nm from the finish

2) Louis Burton, 34 nm from the head

3) Boris Herrmann, at 61 nm

4) Thomas Rouillard, at 91 nm

5) Yannick Bestaven, at 155 nm

Jean Le Cam prefers to be 8th than 2nd

It may seem surprising but King John, who led for a time during the descent of the Atlantic, does not seem more than that obsessed with winning.

The 2nd in the Vendée Globe 2004-05 does not say no to victory, but he no longer wants to relive the experience of the place du con, to use his words.

“I like the 1st, 3rd, 5th and 8th. For the moment, I'm 8th.

2nd and 4th place is the place of idiots.

When you're 2nd, you haven't won and when you're 4th, you haven't been on the podium.

So after, you have to pass 5th!

6th or 7th that does not excite me!

Hoping that the troublemaker of the seas is on target.

It won't be easy.

And since he has bonuses, he will surely have to take out the calculator.

Herrmann doesn't realize he can win

If he is not ahead in the official classification, Boris Herrmann is a big headache for the two boats which precede him.

Because with six hours of bonus on his arrival in Les Sables d'Olonne, he is quite simply in a strong position to become the first foreigner to win the Vendée Globe.

But he doesn't seem to realize it.

“No, I don't realize that, I realize that I'm third now.

When I'm first on tracking, we'll talk about it again.

There, Charlie and I, we're in the same wind, we're heading in the same direction, so his boat will normally go a bit faster in these conditions, I don't think that leaves a lot of possibilities.

But hey, there is a certain chance of staying on the podium.

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