La Solitaire du Figaro - Le Cleac'h triumps



3:18 AM Thu 19 Aug 2010 GMT
'Armel Le Cleac'h at the nav station Photo: Armel le Cleach/ Brit Air - The Artemis Transat 2008'
La Solitaire du Figaro Leg 4 finish. On Wednesday 18th August at 21.15.24, Armel Le Cl?ac'h crossed the finish line of Leg 4 placed in the Bay of Cherbourg. It took to Brit Air's 54 hours, 30 minutes and 24 seconds to cover the 435 miles of the last lap at an average speed of 7.98 knots. This summer le Cleac'h proved to be the man of all records. At 33 years of age he wins this 41st edition after having heavily dominated the race (with 3 leg wins) and enters the very selected club of double winners, thanks to ...


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