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Paul Morvan wins La Solitaire du Figaro by two minutes 28 seconds

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Paul Morvan claimed victory at La Solitaire du Figaro aboard Foricher Les Moulins, crossing the finish line 2 minutes and 28 seconds ahead of his closest challenger. The win places Morvan at the top of a fleet that pushed hard throughout the entire race.

Hugo Dhallenne took second place on Skipper Macif 2025, finishing 1 minute and 30 seconds off the winning time, while Loïs Berrehar delivered Banque Populaire to third, arriving 4 minutes and 22 seconds after Morvan. Nicolas Lunven brought PRB home in fourth, with Paul Cousin slotting in just 38 seconds further back aboard Région Normandie to claim fifth.

Sixth place went to Alexis Thomas on Wings of the Ocean, who finished 3 minutes and 33 seconds adrift. Martin Le Pape steered Paprec to seventh, crossing 2 minutes and 6 seconds behind, and Paul Loiseau rounded out the top eight with Région Bretagne - CMB Espoir finishing 5 minutes and 24 seconds off the pace.

Adrien Hardy brought Sans Nature pas de Futur ! across the line in ninth, 1 minute and 58 seconds behind the leaders. Arno Biston on Article.1 secured tenth at 2 minutes and 57 seconds back. Léo Bothorel guided Decathlon to eleventh, finishing 2 minutes and 1 second adrift, and Tom Goron completed twelfth aboard XPlorassur, 2 minutes and 52 seconds off the pace.

Pierrick Letouzé steered Normandy Offshore Program to thirteenth, arriving 1 minute and 43 seconds behind. Titouan Marilley on Action Enfance - No Limit came home fourteenth at 1 minute and 8 seconds back, and Thomas De Dinechin closed out the top fifteen on Almond for Pure Ocean, finishing 1 minute and 34 seconds adrift.

Laure Galley on Hauterive took sixteenth, finishing 4 minutes and 56 seconds back. Hugo Cardon brought Sarth'Atlantique in seventeenth at 2 minutes and 10 seconds, while Chloé Le Bars on Skipper Macif 2026 took eighteenth, 6 minutes and 8 seconds off the pace. Hugo Le Clech finished nineteenth aboard Mieux, 1 minute and 48 seconds behind, and Arthur Meurisse rounded out the top twenty on Kiloutou, completing his race 3 minutes and 36 seconds after the leader.

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