At 30, Sébastien Simon took the start of his first world tour on Sunday in Sables d'Olonne.
At the beginning of the evening, under a beautiful setting sun, the emotion was still palpable in Vendéen, on the verge of tears.
“First sunset aboard Arkea-Paprec.
I admit that the emotion does not come down so much.
It's still a bit hard.
I find it hard to realize that I'm leaving for 70 or 80 days.
It feels weird.
I have waited so long for this moment and at the same time I don't know what to think about it.
Come on it's going to be fine!
I know that many of you are following me, ”breathes, facing the camera, the winner of the Solitaire du Figaro 2018, confirming that the decompression airlock is never easy for sailors in the Vendée Globe.
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