Image Details
VOR20029.JPG
| Race: | 2011-2012 |
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| Caption: |
Jean-Noel Thenault, President of Volvo Trucks France, Wim Maes, President of Volvo Cars France, Greg Miall, Commercial Director Volvo Ocean Race, Knut Frostad, Chief Executive Officer Volvo Ocean Race, Norbert Metairie, President de Cap l'Orient agglomeration, Maire de Lorient Sophie Roy, Relations Publiques et Sponsoring Groupama, Herve Cornic, Directeur General des Services pour Cap l'Orient Alicante, Spain - 03 March 2010 - France returns to host the Volvo Ocean Race from Lorient, in Brittany on the northwest coast of France, in the summer of 2012. Lorient will be the penultimate stopover in the race, which starts from Alicante, Spain in the autumn of 2011. Like La Rochelle before it (1997-98 and 2001-02), Lorient will also host a stopover in the 2014-15 edition of the race. The announcement of Lorient follows that of start port Alicante, and Cape Town and Lisbon as host ports. Lisbon in Portugal will play host to the start of the leg to Lorient, which is around 700 nm. For all photographic enquiries, please contact Tim Stonton on +34 606 905 497 or email tim.stonton@volvooceanrace.com. For further images, please go to http://images.volvooceanrace.org For all media enquiries please contact Lizzie Ward in the UK on +44 7801 185 320 or email lizzie.ward@volvooceanrace.com. Sophie Luther in Spain on +34 606 894 940 or email sophie.luther@volvooceanrace.com |
| Keywords: | Volvo Ocean Race, Stopover, Knut Frostad, Announcement, VIP's, Greg Miall, 2011-12, Lorient, Jean-Noel Thenault, Wim Maes, Norbert Metairie, Sophie Roy, Herve Cornic |
| Credit: | Gwenaelle Pichard - Leroyer |
| Original Filename: | VOR20029.JPG |
| Date Created: | 03/03/2010 14:01 |
| Size: | 329 x 219 mm (print at 300 DPI); 1029 x 686 mm (screen at 96 DPI); 3888 x 2592 pixels; 2.10Mb |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Notes: | For EDITORIAL USE only. Please credit correctly. For commercial enquiries please email images@volvooceanrace.org |
| Categories: | People, Spectators/ Guests, VIP's, Signings, Suppliers, Sponsors/ Signings, Meetings & Conferences, Stopovers/ Lorient (2011-12) |
| Copyright: | Gwenaelle Pichard - Leroyer |