Vendée Globe: “People identify with her”, Violette Dorange the new fiancée of the Atlantic
At 23, the youngest skipper ever entered in the Vendée Globe is shaking up the codes of ocean racing. The general public, particularly young people, have become attached to La Rochelaise, whose social networks have surged. By Sandrine Lefèvre The November 20, 2024 at 6:20 p.m.modified on November 20, 2024 at 6:52 p.m.
Swimming: the State supports the future swimming pool of Léon Marchand’s club in Toulouse
Not sure that this is enough to comfort Léon Marchand but the announcement has the merit of existing. The Minister of Sports Gil Avérous announced Friday that the State will finance to the tune of 4.4 million euros the Swimming City project in Toulouse, where the Dauphins du TOEC club of quadruple Olympic champion Léon […]
Racist remarks or not? Bernard Casoni is on trial this Thursday at the Orléans court
Ordinary racism for some, trial of intent for others. The Orléans criminal court is required to rule, this Thursday, on the racist nature or not of a sentence pronounced by Bernard Casoni in public on September 21, 2023. “They are no more stupid than North Africans, eh…”, had said the ex-International about his US Orléans […]
Vendée Globe 2024: “For months, I woke up at night”… Charlie Dalin, in search of lost time
He was the first to enter the pontoon on Sunday when the sun had not yet risen. The ovation was immense, while at the foot of his boat, his wife, Perrine, and their little Oscar, 6 and a half years old, were waiting for him, life jacket on his back. As he set off for […]
“On the last Vendée Globe, I had to take three showers”: in the daily life of skipper Éric Bellion
More than 80 days alone at sea, having to deal with the vagaries of the weather, the incessant noise of a boat on which technical problems multiply… Éric Bellion (Stand as one), who is starting his second Vendée Globe, talks about what his journey will be like. By Sandrine Lefèvre, special correspondent to Sables-d’Olonne (Vendée) […]
Vendée Globe: up to 700,000 spectators expected, 11 nationalities competing… 2024, the edition of all records
The moment promises to be sumptuous. If the start of the 10th Vendée Globe, a solo round-the-world trip without assistance and without stopover, will be given at 1:02 p.m. this Sunday, the 40 sailors entered will sail up the Sables-d’Olonne channel at 8 a.m. The city is preparing to receive between 500,000 and 700,000 spectators. […]
“A part of us feels like we’re abandoning her”: Clarisse and Tanguy, a Vendée Globe far from their daughter
The good humor of Léna, “Tata Tina”, is contagious. It is she – “Mathilda’s 3rd parent, 3rd landmark”, summarizes Tanguy, her big brother – who will watch over the little one. In the house rented until departure, not far from the Sables-d’Olonne embankments, we pay attention to details. The last hugs will be done far […]
Champions League: canceled flight blocks Brest fans leaving for Prague
Stade Brestois, a magnificent surprise in the new version of the Champions League, will have to do without some of its supporters this Wednesday evening on the Sparta Prague pitch (9 p.m.), on the occasion of the 4th day of the competition. As Le Télégramme indicates this Wednesday morning, several dozen fans are stuck in […]
The Troyes football club tackles stereotypes in stadiums to better welcome its supporters
“We were afraid of being vandalized, but it went rather well,” breathes Mathias Barbera, director of communications and marketing at Estac. Since October 29 and the Ligue 2 match between Troyes (Aube) and Pau (Pyrénées-Atlantiques), spectators at the Aube stadium have been able to use periodic protection free of charge in the toilets of the […]
Burger King launches the maroilles hamburger in Hauts-de-France to celebrate Losc’s victory over Real
The customers of the 51 Burger King in Hauts-de-France are lucky and they owe it… to the players of Losc, the football club from Lille (North). From this Tuesday, they will be able to taste the Master Maroilles in their favorite restaurant. It will be composed of a bun, an old-fashioned mustard sauce, fried and […]