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Franco/Italian duo win the Figaro Transat AG2R

by Peta Stuart-Hunt 30 Apr 2006 11:20 BST

A journey of 3710 miles at an average speed of 7.76 knots for the winners, Groupe Bel driven on superbly by the Franco-Italian duo of Kito de Pavant (45 years) and Pietro D' Ali (43 years).

This team has recorded the fastest trans-oceanic crossing of any previous Transat AG2R at 19 days 22 hours and 24 minutes and 30 seconds.

They are the victors in this, the 8th Figaro Transat AG2R which has seen the first four crews arrive in St. Barths in under one hour! This has been a truly amazing race.

Overall Results:

1st Kito de Pavant et Pietro D’Ali (Groupe Bel)
2nd Dominic Vittet et Lionel Lemonchois (ATAO Audio System)
3rd Jeanne Grégoire et Gérald Véniard (Banque Populaire)
4th Roland Jourdain et Jean-Luc Nélias (Veolia)
5th Armel Le Cléac’h et Nicolas Troussel (Brit Air)
6th Corentin Douguet et Thierry Chabagny (E.Leclerc-Bouygues Telecom)

For the latest news, positions, images and interviews (in French) go to www.transat-ag2r.com

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