Barcelona World Race - Spanish Olympic duo finish second

12:53 PM Tue 5 Apr 2011 GMT

'Mapfre co-skippers - Barcelona World Race' Nico Martinez &copy

Barcelona World Race skippers Iker Martinez and Xabi Fernadez crossed the finish line n second place at 0917hrs (UTC) today. The Spanish Olympic champions of 2004 completed the 25,200 miles course in an elapsed time of 94 days, 21 hours, 17 minutes and 35 seconds. Their average pace on Mapfre was 11.07 knots for the theoretical course distance, and over the 28,759 miles they actually covered they made an average of 12.63 knots. They finished 22 hours, 56 minutes and 59 seconds behind winners Virbac-Paprec 3 to a tremendous reception in a sun-drenched Barcelona. 'This is an ideal situation for ...

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