The kind of hype which was created around Alex Thomson, 44 proved to be a damp squib as the veteran and one of the greatest sailors of all time, who was expected and was about to win the Route du Rhum race missed out on victory because of the penalty imposed on him and all his efforts turned to fiasco.

The tournament which takes place every four years was from the beginning the talk of the town because of its uniqueness i.e. a long sailing tour. This year’s tournament witnessed some of the greatest sailors of all time as its participants; Alex Thomson was one of them who was ahead of his rivals from the very beginning of the race.
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