Vendée Globe Justine Mettraux eleventh after more than four weeks

SDA

9.12.2024 - 19:45

Justine Mettraux during the preparation for this year's Vendée Globe
Justine Mettraux during the preparation for this year's Vendée Globe
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Justine Mettraux is still the best-placed Swiss sailor at the Vendée Globe after just over four weeks. The Geneva native is in 11th place.

On Monday evening, Mettraux was less than 10 miles behind the current tenth-placed German Boris Herrmann. The Swiss rider is almost 1220 miles behind the French leader Charlie Dalin.

Alan Roura and Oliver Heer, the other Swiss riders remaining in the race, were in 20th and 32nd place respectively. Charlie Dalin's lead over his closest rivals Sébastien Simon and Yoann Richomme was 157 and 328 miles respectively.