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Vendée Globe Sunday 5th January Update - Leaders set to cross the Equator today!

by Mark Jardine 5 Jan 09:18 GMT 5 January 2025

Both Charlie Dalin on MACIF Santé Prévoyance and Yoann Richomme on PAPREC ARKÉA are set to cross the equator this afternoon, returning to the northern hemisphere in the Vendée Globe.

We hear from Sam Goodchild and Conrad Colman, then discuss the latest tracker and the top ten of the leaderboard.

We conclude with an update from Sébastien Marsset.

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