Mostly there is a kind of hangover, because the race is over. When you finish a Solitaire, do you say never again or bring on the next one? Sam Goodchild (Leyton) after the 51st La Solitaire du Figaro - photo © Alexander Champy-McLeanĨth, Yann Eliès (Queguiner Materiaux-Leucémie Espoir): To have been third going into what proved the last leg and not had a fourth leg to fight back on was doubly cruel to Goodchild who nonetheless established himself as one of the best Figaro sailors of the moment, sailing well across the wind range. Having sailed so brilliantly until the latter stages of Stage 3 Britain's Sam Goodchild (Leyton) deserved much better than the 17th place he finished in.
The sponsors Fromagerie Gillot have never been involved in sailing and they have really enjoyed it and got something good from it." Look at leg 3 it was so long and hard, four days of hell, but you finish disappointed and cant wait to get out and improve. " You always finish thinking you could have done a bit better but overall I am happy with where I finished, there are some good guys behind me and some good guys just ahead. Phil Sharp (Oceans Lab) after the 51st La Solitaire du Figaro - photo © Alexander Champy-McLeanįor a programme which only started just three weeks before the race started Jack Bouttell can be pleased which his 15th on Fromagerie Gillot (2hrs 43 mins). I am happy for Tom Dolan he has had an amazing race, he was solid. I did not feel so quick early on in the season but I made the right moves towards the end.
I think our approach over the last couple of weeks has been spot on. "I am happy with my top ten, that is always a good result in La Solitaire, I know I can do better and I know I can be better and so I am going to come back stronger and harder. Tom has shown that."Īlan Roberts (Seacat Services) finished in tenth place overall (+2hrs 11mins behind winner), pledging to come back next year to do better and to fight even harder. And it is nice, in a way, that he does not come from Dublin or Cork or one of the Irish sailing centres, his success says anyone can come and do this if they have the will and the determination, anything is possible. This race so challenging and so complicated and he has worked hard. He has been consistent this year and that is what La Solitaire is all about. "And I am pleased to see it go to a fellow Irishman in Tom and he wins if not for being tenth or twelfth but for a great fifth place. " Said Marcus Hutchinson, who with his wife Megan, donated the trophy last year. "I am delighted to see Tom win and delighted to see that in just the second year since the trophy was donated it really has become established as something that the sailors want to fight for and at the same time they are now getting some well deserved recognition. Top rookie this year is Kevin Bloch of the Team Vendée Formation group, finishing 12th overall.Īnd in fifth place overall Ireland's Tom Dolan received the Vivi Trophy for the best racer from outside of France. At just 23 years old Laperche is on just his second ever La Solitaire after debuting in 11th last year. And third overall is young French ace Tom Laperche (Bretagne CMB Espoir). With the fourth leg cancelled before starting on Saturday night due to the complete absence of wind, Le Cléac'h's winning margin is 10 minutes and 43 seconds over Fred Duthil (Techniques Voiles/Cabinet Bourhis Generali) who took second after winning the third stage. It is Le Cléach's third time of winning after successes in 20. Tom Dolan on Smurfit Kappa lifts the Vivi Trophy in the 51st La Solitaire du Figaro © Alexander Champy-McLeanĪrmel Le Cléac'h (Banque Populaire) lifted the overall title for the 51st La Solitaire du Figaro at the end of race prize-giving in Saint Nazaire, France today.
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