The arrival of the Vendée Globe taking place behind closed doors, President Emmanuel Macron decided to honor despite everything the sailors, the organizers and the volunteers who worked for the success of the event, which left Vendée on November 8.
He will thus go to Sables-d'Olonne at the end of the first half of 2021 (if sanitary conditions allow it) for a celebration of the contours remain to be defined.
On this occasion, Emmanuel Macron will present the insignia of the Legion of Honor to the winner.
A discount which in previous editions took place at the Elysée.
This time, the president will make the trip.
The news will be formalized this Thursday by the Minister of National Education and Sports Jean-Michel Blanquer and Roxana Maracineanu, the Minister for Sports, during a videoconference organized with the winner.
Emmanuel Macron insisted that the sailors, who were forced to go up the famous channel of Sables-d'Olonne without real public, are honored at the height of the feat they achieved, after 80 days and more in Wed The mayor of Sables d'Olonne was moved by this closed session and sent an open letter to Macron.
A compromise had been found, with the presence of 300 volunteers distributed every 4 m in order to create a guard of honor.
