Special envoy to Lorient
He has twice won the Solitaire du Figaro.
In 2016, five minutes ahead of his teammate Charlie Dalin.
And in 2019, when the Figaro Beneteau 3 makes its appearance on the circuit.
Yoann Richomme is imperial there and wins ahead of Gildas Mahé (Breizh Cola) and Anthony Marchand, respectively relegated to one hour and thirteen minutes and two hours and twenty-eight minutes.
Suffice to say that his look at Xavier Macaire's victory on the first stage of this 2021 edition is wise.
Yoann Richomme, who is currently looking for a partner for the next Vendée Globe, came to the docks of Lorient La Base to greet his former playmates. The opportunity was therefore too good to ask him for his opinion on what he was thinking. of his former opponent with whom he scrapped for eight seasons on the circuit: “
I'm impressed by Xavier. He had already shown at the start of the season that he had this potential to pierce the fleet, to take the lead and manage his navigation perfectly, by increasing the gap with the others. He has just made a brilliant demonstration of this. He is very strong. In addition, it took an average start and was relegated to 2.5 miles. To come back and pass everyone, lengthen and keep your lead until the end, hats off!
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Yoann Richomme is well placed to say that winning the first stage does not mean final victory: “
You never know what will happen on a Solitaire, he still scored points and took minutes that are worth gold today.
During my last victory in 2019, I had widened the gaps on the first run, not on everyone, but especially on the leaders of the series.
It had cleaned up the entrance.
It's still handy to be in the lead with a mattress like this.
But he will never be quiet until the last step.
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I hope that it is a click for Xavier and that he will prove it to us later.
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Yoann Richomme
The double winner dares to give a secret to win the general classification in this very difficult event.
Especially this season with four big stages: “
I hope it clicks for him and that he will prove it to us later. We feel at ease, and as he says, at ease with his navigation and his boat. That's nice to look at. The secret to winning is to do your “nav”, and that requires excellent base speed. You have to be able to keep up and it seems to have a little more on certain paces. You also have to be free in your head and be confident in your choices. Without being influenced by the options of others. But it's easy to say, much harder to do. Hope this is his year. He has been chasing after him for a long time and I sincerely wish him to succeed.
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