Guillaume Pirouelle (Région Normandie) leads La Solitaire du Figaro going into the final stage
, 2022-09-02 09:57:00,
Guillaume Pirouelle (Région Normandie) leads La Solitaire du Figaro going into the final stage
by La Solitaire du Figaro 2 Sep 10:57 EST
Guillaume Pirouelle (Région Normandie) leads the General Classification of the 53rd La Solitaire du Figaro after Stage 2 © Alexis Courcoux
The General Classification after the finish of the second stage of La Solitaire du Figaro sees Guillaume Pirouelle (Region Normandie) at the top of the standings after his Stage 2 win into Royan yesterday morning. Naturally as a La Solitaire first timer he is also top of the Beneteau Bizuths (rookies) classification as well.
Pirouelle leads Tom Laperche (Région Bretagne – CMB Performance) by only 14 mins 46 secs with third placed Achille Nebout (Amarris – Primeo Energie) at 19 mins 59 secs. Ireland’s Tom Dolan (Smurfit Kappa-Kingspan) is in an excellent fifth 1hr 1min behind Pirouelle heading into the final offshore stage Sunday.
Biggest drop was that of Fred Duthil who slid 22 places, missing a tactical option on the way up the coast after the start, then trawling and losing his big spinnaker (he finished under small kite in less than 10kts of breeze) and so as usual on the Solitaire a very small mistake can cost hours and many places.
General classification: (before jury)
1 – PIROUELLE Guillaume – Région Normandy – 7d 13h 35 min 48 sec
2 – LAPERCHE…
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