The ninth leg, which finished today in the Swedish city of Gothenburg, bids farewell to the offshore legs of the Volvo Ocean Race. The Spanish team claims their fourth podium position in this edition of the race, by overtaking Donfeng in the last mile up to line, to finish in third place.
The Spanish boat, skippered by Iker Martínez, started the last leg of the Volvo Ocean Race today, from Brittany (France) to Sweden, which includes a 24-hour pitstop in the Hague (Holland)
The Spanish team finished the penultimate leg of the Volvo Ocean Race in Lorient this morning in fourth place, overtaking their greatest rivals on the overall leaderboard. MAPFRE moves even closer to the podium; to be definitively decided in Sweden
MAPFRE left Lisbon today on the penultimate leg of the Volvo Ocean Race, the last push in the competition that began eight months ago, and whose winner will be decided over the next 1607 miles of the last two legs.
The International Jury today announced in Lisbon the resolution of the four protests that were affecting three of the Volvo Ocean Race teams: Team SCA, Dongfeng and MAPFRE
MAPFRE finishes Leg 7 at 5:31 UTC after nine days, 11 hours, 31 minutes and 39 seconds. It is the third podium finish in this Volvo Ocean Race for the Spanish team, which includes British sailor Rob Greenhalgh among its ranks.
