“It's special (to be the first to arrive without being declared the winner).
Hope it goes well for me.
We'll see in a few hours.
It's normal that they (Bestaven, Herrmann) had bonuses (for having turned away in the Escoffier rescue operation).
If it had been me, I would have done it without hesitation.
I would have had to go back, that's why the race management did not ask me.
But I wouldn't have hesitated.
It is quite normal that runners who have lost their way benefit from bonuses.
There is no problem, it's part of the sport, it's the solidarity of the sailors.
I crossed the finish line in the lead, no one will be able to take it away from me.
Line honors are mine.
The rest will only be a bonus, ”commented Charlie Dalin at the finish of the Vendée Globe this Wednesday evening in Les Sables d'Olonne.
The Normand is now waiting to know if the victory will escape him in favor of Boris Herrmann or Yannick Bestaven.
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