The 36th Solitaire Afflelou Le Figaro honors Jérémie Beyou, Michel Desjoyeaux and Kito de Pavant. The stubborn Jérémie Beyou propels himself into the light of the greats. Gildas Morvan, Pietro D’Ali, Laurent Pellecuer, stage winners and all one-time leaders, also made their mark on this windy edition. Eole has not left the fleet to set a sustained pace from the English Channel to the Bay of Biscay via the Celtic Sea.

1st: Jérémie BEYOU

2nd: Michel DESJOYEAUX

3rd: Kito de PAVANT

Pictures by Bob Bateman, writing taken from;

The history of the race | La Solitaire du Figaro

Pyewacket and Morning Glory downwind