The duel of new maxi-trimarans for 2nd place in the Transat Jacques Vabre turned in favor of François Gabart and Tom Laperche.
The
SVR Lazartigue
duo
got the better of Armel Le Cléac'h and Kevin Escoffier (
Banque Populaire XI)
approaching Martinique to cross the finish line in front, at 11:13 pm (6:13 pm local time).
SVR-Lazartigue
took 16 days 9 hours 46 minutes and 11 seconds to complete its race.
His gap
