Vendee Globe: Armel Le Cleac'h, BANQUE POPULAIRE VIII Leads

Vendée Globe Day 66: Full speed for Sebastien Destremau:

[#VG2016 - Classement 18h]

📍1ère position
⛵️17 noeuds
➡️241 nm d'avance sur le 2e
🌍Carto: https://t.co/sLNiTW6HOo #AllezArmel pic.twitter.com/9WLfzkchPn

— Voile Banque Pop (@VoileBanquePop) January 11, 2017

Positions on Jan 11, 2017 at 5pm UTC (source: VendeeGlobe.org)

Vendee Globe Update: In the Vendee Globe 2016-17 solo non-stop round-the-world sailing race, Armel Le Cleac'h on BANQUE POPULAIRE VIII (1st) is stretching his lead over Alex Thomson on HUGO BOSS (2nd) heading north in the Atlantic Ocean towards the finish at Les Sables d'Olonne, France.

Classement officiel de 22h Vendée Globe https://t.co/8jUyTzR57l #Icewatchtimerofficiel #VG2016 pic.twitter.com/aOfeZCESv1

— Vendée Globe (@VendeeGlobe) January 11, 2017

Vendée Globe 2016-2017 LIVE Tracking: tracking2016.vendeeglobe.org and Hugo Boss tracker
More info:

• www.vendeeglobe.org | @VendeeGlobe |  #VG2016  | #VoileBP | @VoileBanquePop
• AlexThomsonRacing.com | Twitter: @ATRacing99
• www.oceanmasters.com | @IMOCA60 | www.imoca.org

The Vendée Globe race record is held by François Gabart, who finished after 78 days. The eighth Vendée Globe began from Les Sables d'Olonne, France, on Sunday, 6th November 2016.

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