Fast lane south

Front runners 336 miles from Madeira in Transat AG2R

Positions at 0500GMT

Pos	Boat	Crew	Lat	Long	DTF
1	CERCLE VERT	Gildas MORVAN Dominic VITTET	37 54 N	014 32 W	2959
2	BANQUE POPULAIRE	Pascal BIDEGORRY Sidney GAVIGNET	37 51 N	014 12 W	2962
3	Trophée BPE Saint-Nazaire - Cuba	Jeanne GREGOIRE Samantha DAVIES	38 00 N	014 35 W	2963
4	D'AUCY	Bruno JOURDREN Jean-Christophe MOURNIAC	37 59 N	014 31 W	2964
5	GROUPE SCE - LE TELEGRAMME	Armel LE CLEAC'H Nicolas TROUSSEL	37 41 N	013 17 W	2973
6	DELTA DORE	Jérémie BEYOU Christophe de PAVANT	37 59 N	014 00 W	2973
7	SKIPPER AG2R	Rodolphe JACQ Bertrand de BROC	38 00 N	014 00 W	2974
8	THALES	Erwan TABARLY Jean Luc NELIAS	38 00 N	014 00 W	2974
9	PORT TREBEURDEN	Romain ATTANASIO Nicolas BERENGER	38 01 N	013 57 W	2976
10	TRISKEL-BROKERLINE	Marc THIERCELIN Eric DROUGLAZET	38 16 N	014 54 W	2977
11	DEFI SANTE VOILE	Benoit PETIT Thierry CHABAGNY	38 13 N	014 08 W	2983
12	GEDIMAT	Armel TRIPON Damien GRIMONT	38 13 N	014 05 W	2985
13	BOSTIK FINDLEY	Charles CAUDRELIER Antoine KOCH	38 02 N	013 29 W	2987
14	CHARENTE-MARITIME SCUTUM	Gérald VENIARD Yannick BESTAVEN	38 15 N	013 59 W	2988
15	MAISONS PIERRE	Marc LEPESQUEUX Bertrand LECHARPENTIER	38 11 N	013 44 W	2990
16	PETITS PETONS	Christophe ARTAUD Laurent PELLECUER	38 14 N	013 48 W	2991
17	CONNIVENCE	Jacques EINHORN Eric PERON	38 11 N	013 38 W	2991
18	FTH-THIRARD / CAEN LA MER	Jean-Baptiste DEJEANTY Barnabé CHIVOT	38 40 N	015 15 W	2993
19	GROUPE COUPECHOUX	Jean-Marc SPARFEL Benoit LEQUIN	38 17 N	013 31 W	2999
20	MARSEILLE ENTREPRISES	Jean-Paul MOUREN Alexandre TOULORGE	38 10 N	013 14 W	3000
21	MONACO MARINE GROUP	Alberto SPINA Olivier de ROFFIGNAC	38 23 N	013 40 W	3002
22	RAYNAL ET ROQUELAURE	Christian BOS Pierre-Yves MOREAU	38 15 N	013 04 W	3007
23	BEZIERS MEDITERRANEE	Yannick CANO Arnaud BOISSIERES	38 20 N	013 12 W	3009
24	ENTREPRENDRE AU PAYS DE LORIENT	Yannig LIVORY Tangi CARON	38 17 N	013 04 W	3009
25	GUYADER L'ESPRIT DE LA MER	Philippe MASSU Patrice CARPENTIER	38 49 N	014 33 W	3011
26	SOR TMC	Christophe BOUVET Arnaud GUILLOUET	38 21 N	013 09 W	3011
27	EGERIA	Sander BAKKER Ian MUNSLOW	38 36 N	013 35 W	3015
28	SPACETIME	Jan HAMESTER Jens HULSEBUSCH	38 33 N	012 45 W	3031
29	AURELIA FINANCE	Hervé FAVRE Guillaume NEU PIETRI	39 12 N	013 53 W	3042
30	LITTLE BLACK SHARK	Antonio Pedro DA CRUZ Olivier DE LA MOTTE	39 29 N	011 46 W	3537
31	L'ESPRIT D'EQUIPE	Lionel PEAN Florence ARTHAUD	37 54 N	012 24 W	3634

Figaro old hands Gildas Morvan and Dominique Vittet on board Cercle Vert continue to lead the Transat AG2R this morning, while Pascal Bidegorry and Sidney Gavignet have reclaimed second place from Jeanne Gregoire and Sam Davies. With just over 300 miles to go to the turning mark in Madeira, just five miles separate the top four boats, while last year's Solitaire du Figaro winner Armel Le Cleac'h is in fifth place and setting himself up further east. With the wind set to back and lighten at the boats approach the turning mark, Le Cleac'h will be sailing a slightly hotter angle but he says that approaching the turning mark more from the east could also help their rounding of the turning mark where competitors are likely to fall into a giant hole in the lee of the island group.