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Vendée Globe Thursday 9th January Update - Is West Best? Sam Goodchild up to 4th!

by Mark Jardine 9 Jan 08:47 GMT 9 January 2025

At the front Yoann Richomme on PAPREC ARKÉA is stay in touch with Charlie Dalin on MACIF Santé Prévoyance in the Vendée Globe, but the battle for 4th continues to provide excitement.

Sam Goodchild is up to 4th, and we hear from him as well as Paul Meilhat, Seb Simon and Eric Bellion

We then discuss the latest tracker, leaderboard and PredictWind routing options for Dalin and Colman.

We conclude with an interview with Justine Mettraux by Dee Caffari.

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