Route du Rhum-La Banque Postale - Groupama 3 continues to gain

9:54 AM Wed 3 Nov 2010 GMT

'Le maxi trimaran Groupama 3 skipp? par Franck Cammas au d?part de la Route du Rhum 2010' Yvan Zedda &copy Click Here to view large photo

Route du Rhum-La Banque Postale. Suffering from strong chest pains, nausea and extreme fatigue, Bernard Quentin (Cote d'Or II) was evacuated from his trimaran this morning by the Spanish navy who transferred him to the charge of the medical team at Burela. Meantime Franck Cammas on the giant trimararan Groupama has taken the lead in the Ultimate class since early this morning, continuing to set a fierce pace as his southern routing takes him under the critical Azores high pressure system. Dr Jean-Yves Chauve, the race doctor, in consultation with the Maritime Medical Consultation Centre of Toulouse, and race director ...

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