Route des Princes update, Multi50 Team Lalou/Arkema and MOD70 Oman-Air Musandam winners of first leg Valencia to Lisbon.

From the following article on the Route des Princes website:

http://www.routedesprinces.fr/en/news-race/294/oman-air-musandam-and-arkema-aquitaine-win-to-lisbon.html

Sidney Gavignet and the international crew of Oman Air-Musandam  broke the finish line off Lisbon at 12:41:38 hrs local time (11:41:38hrs TU) to win the first leg of the inaugural Route des Princes multihull race around Europe from Valencia to Morlaix, France via stopovers in Lisbon, Dun Laoghaire Dublin and Plymouth.

© D. Le Roux/RDP

Since starting from Valencia, Spain on Sunday afternoon the crew of Oman Air-Musandam  have been the most consistent race leaders, only passed twice since the first and only turning mark at Benicarlo, 30 miles north of Valencia. Each time they were overtaken it proved only very temporary and, sticking with their strategies, they drew ahead again to win into Lisbon by 44 minutes and 52 seconds ahead of Yann Guichard’s crew on Spindrift.

Skippered by France’s Sidney Gavignet, Oman Air-Musandam, has the most international team in the race, composed of two crew from France, two from Oman, one from England and one from Ireland.

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The overall rankings as they stand after the Valencia to Lisbon leg are here:

http://www.routedesprinces.fr/en/overal-ranking.html