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🇬🇧 Vendée Globe account for English Speakers 🇫🇷: @vendeeglobe.bsky.social (This is an unofficial account, mirroring posts from the VG X account. It can’t handle retweets, replies or video. Run by @unresolved-contradictions.co.uk)

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Vendée Globe ENG (Automated Mirror) @vendeeglobeeng.bsky.social · Nov 16

This is not an official Vendée Globe account - just a mirror of their posts on Twitter. For now, this bot cannot handle video, retweets or replies. It will sync every 30 minutes, so there will be delays between the accounts.

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Vendée Globe ENG (Automated Mirror) @vendeeglobeeng.bsky.social · Mar 27

exceptional edition ▸

Vendée Globe ENG (Automated Mirror) @vendeeglobeeng.bsky.social · Mar 24

Happy birthday to @francoisgabart! 🎉 Winner of the 7th Vendée Globe edition and still the youngest skipper to ever conquer this legendary race. 🏆

Vendée Globe ENG (Automated Mirror) @vendeeglobeeng.bsky.social · Mar 15

Happy birthday to @eric_bellion! 🎉 Just over a month after his arrival in Les Sables d'Olonne, he's celebrating his 49th today.

Vendée Globe ENG (Automated Mirror) @vendeeglobeeng.bsky.social · Mar 14

about how they optimize their rest ▸

Vendée Globe ENG (Automated Mirror) @vendeeglobeeng.bsky.social · Mar 8

Electric vibes on the channel for Denis' arrival! Belgians and Vendéens are here to give him the welcome he deserves! 🎉⛵

Vendée Globe ENG (Automated Mirror) @vendeeglobeeng.bsky.social · Mar 8

Congratulations to Denis Van Weynbergh, who completes his world tour and begins the ascent of his channel with immense emotion and profound relief 🔥💪

Vendée Globe ENG (Automated Mirror) @vendeeglobeeng.bsky.social · Mar 7

10th edition, with exclusive summaries from the skippers, punctuated by spectacular images from the race course and informative explanations of the sailors' routes around the world.

🎞️ Watch the movie ▸
📷 The documentary will also be available on the following TV channels ▸

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Vendée Globe ENG (Automated Mirror) @vendeeglobeeng.bsky.social · Mar 7

edition!

And you, what is the moment you will remember? Share it in the comments 👇🏼

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Vendée Globe ENG (Automated Mirror) @vendeeglobeeng.bsky.social · Mar 6

sheer difficulty in making small miles after his technical problems.

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📷 Marin Le Roux / polaRYSE

Vendée Globe ENG (Automated Mirror) @vendeeglobeeng.bsky.social · Mar 6

@FabriceAmedeo After crossing the finish line in the early afternoon in very light wind, Fabrice let himself be carried and cheered on by the Sablais public for his journey up the channel! His final stretch before setting foot on land for the first time in 114 days ✨

Vendée Globe ENG (Automated Mirror) @vendeeglobeeng.bsky.social · Mar 6

After 114 days of competition, @FabriceAmedeo is as happy to cross the finish line as he is to be reunited with his loved ones 🫶

Vendée Globe ENG (Automated Mirror) @vendeeglobeeng.bsky.social · Mar 4

114 days, 01 hours and 58 minutes. During his round-the-world trip, he carried out a meticulous program of oceanographic measurements, collecting extensive data for the international scientific community.

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Vendée Globe ENG (Automated Mirror) @vendeeglobeeng.bsky.social · Mar 3

should cross the line next weekend, likely to be after the line has closed Friday morning.

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Vendée Globe ENG (Automated Mirror) @vendeeglobeeng.bsky.social · Mar 3

Manu Cousin fully enjoyed his homecoming, welcomed by a large crowd in the channel 🎉

Vendée Globe ENG (Automated Mirror) @vendeeglobeeng.bsky.social · Mar 1

A magnificent and long-awaited arrival for Manuel Cousin under a bright sun! ☀️

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Vendée Globe ENG (Automated Mirror) @vendeeglobeeng.bsky.social · Mar 1

itself. Despite several pitfalls he never gave up.

@ManuelCousin71

📸 Olivier Blanchet / Alea / VG2024

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Vendée Globe ENG (Automated Mirror) @vendeeglobeeng.bsky.social · Feb 28

edition and talks about his favorite things about the race.

📲 Discover the analysis here ➡️

📷 Vincent Olivaud

Vendée Globe ENG (Automated Mirror) @vendeeglobeeng.bsky.social · Feb 27

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Vendée Globe ENG (Automated Mirror) @vendeeglobeeng.bsky.social · Feb 25

an eye on the increasing amounts of traffic and will endure a complicated Bay of Biscay.

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Vendée Globe ENG (Automated Mirror) @vendeeglobeeng.bsky.social · Feb 24

thousands who followed the race for the first time. the oceans. Before the "start" on November 10, they knew nothing or very little about ocean racing.

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Vendée Globe ENG (Automated Mirror) @vendeeglobeeng.bsky.social · Feb 24

🎉🕺🏼 A happy birthday to @FabriceAmedeo, who is blowing out 47 candles today, just days away from completing his second Vendée Globe!

Vendée Globe ENG (Automated Mirror) @vendeeglobeeng.bsky.social · Feb 23

a couple more days behind.

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Vendée Globe ENG (Automated Mirror) @vendeeglobeeng.bsky.social · Feb 22

flavours and textures.

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Vendée Globe ENG (Automated Mirror) @vendeeglobeeng.bsky.social · Feb 21

⛵. Meanwhile, Denis Van Weynbergh is unable to escape this windless area and, without his gennaker, it is even more challenging for him to make progress 😕

Vendée Globe ENG (Automated Mirror) @vendeeglobeeng.bsky.social · Feb 20

Curutchet / Alea / VG2024