Route du Rhum - Third hurts



9:06 PM Wed 10 Nov 2010 GMT
'Sodebo - Route du Rhum' Route du Rhum
Route du Rhum-La Banque Postale. Drained, disappointed, visibly hurting but far from broken Thomas Coville secured third place in this high stakes, winner takes all ninth edition of the Route du Rhum-La Banque Postale finishing 23hrs 58min 24secs behind Franck Cammas (Groupama 3). More than the two first skippers, the last few days of the race were cruel to Coville, losing out second to Joyon only yesterday morning, suffering from his northerly approach and some long spells in light winds over the previous 36 hours. After crossing the line Coville said that he had spent some hours during the final ...


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by Gaia Coretti





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