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28 Jun 2012, 14:54UTC

Groupama crowned Leg 8 winners at Lorient public prize giving

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Franck Cammas’ hometown heroes Groupama sailing team were crowned Leg 8 winners at a public prize giving ceremony in the Lorient Race Village today.
Groupama Sailing Team, skippered by Franck Cammas from France, celebrate winning the award for 1st place for leg 8 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12, at the Prize Giving Ceremony in Lorient, France. IAN ROMAN/Volvo Ocean Race
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Groupama Sailing Team, skippered by Franck Cammas from France, win the award for 1st place for leg 8 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12, at the Prize Giving Ceremony in Lorient, France. PAUL TODD/Volvo Ocean Race Groupama Sailing Team skipper Franck Cammas from France, celebrates winning the award for 1st place for leg 8 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12, at the Prize Giving Ceremony in Lorient, France. IAN ROMAN/Volvo Ocean Race Groupama Sailing Team, skippered by Franck Cammas from France, spray champagne after winning the award for 1st place for leg 8 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12, at the Prize Giving Ceremony in Lorient, France. PAUL TODD/Volvo Ocean Race Peter Mertens, SVP Product Development Volvo Car Corporation, presents CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand, skippered by Chris Nicholson from Australia, with the award for 2nd place for leg 8 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12, at the Prize Giving Ceremony in Lorient, France. PAUL TODD/Volvo Ocean Race CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand, skippered by Chris Nicholson from Australia, with the award for 2nd place for leg 8 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12, at the Prize Giving Ceremony in Lorient, France. IAN ROMAN/Volvo Ocean Race PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG, skippered by Ken Read from the USA, celebrate winning the award for 3rd place for leg 8 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12, at the Prize Giving Ceremony in Lorient, France. IAN ROMAN/Volvo Ocean Race

Cammas and his crew took to the main stage, this afternoon, cheered on by an enthusiastic local crowd.

"It was a very difficult leg so it was fantastic to arrive in our home port in first place." Cammas said. "The welcome we received from the home crowds made it all the more special."

Groupama were presented with their Leg 8 winners trophy by Norbert Metairie, mayor of Lorient.

Peter Mertens, Senior Vice President of Product Development, Volvo Car Corporation presented Chris Nicholson’s CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand crew with the second place prize.

Ken Read’s PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG crew also went on stage to receive third prize, presented by Jean-Noël Thénault, Managing Director of Volvo Truck France.

Earlier today all six teams took part in a practice race ahead of the Bretagne In-Port Race on Saturday. CAMPER came out on top, with Groupama second, Abu Dhabi third, PUMA fourth, and Sanya fifth. Telefónica did not finish the race.

Groupama’s Leg 8 victory saw them extend their advantage at the top of the leaderboard to 23 point over PUMA with just the Bretagne In-Port Race, Leg 9 and Galway In-Port Race left to go.

Five points behind, CAMPER are tied on points with Iker Martínez´s Team Telefónica.

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IAN ROMAN/Volvo Ocean Race

Groupama Sailing Team, skippered by Franck Cammas from France, celebrate winning the award for 1st place for leg 8 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12, at the Prize Giving Ceremony in Lorient, France.

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PAUL TODD/Volvo Ocean Race

Groupama Sailing Team, skippered by Franck Cammas from France, win the award for 1st place for leg 8 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12, at the Prize Giving Ceremony in Lorient, France.

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IAN ROMAN/Volvo Ocean Race

Groupama Sailing Team skipper Franck Cammas from France, celebrates winning the award for 1st place for leg 8 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12, at the Prize Giving Ceremony in Lorient, France.

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PAUL TODD/Volvo Ocean Race

Groupama Sailing Team, skippered by Franck Cammas from France, spray champagne after winning the award for 1st place for leg 8 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12, at the Prize Giving Ceremony in Lorient, France.

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PAUL TODD/Volvo Ocean Race

Peter Mertens, SVP Product Development Volvo Car Corporation, presents CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand, skippered by Chris Nicholson from Australia, with the award for 2nd place for leg 8 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12, at the Prize Giving Ceremony in Lorient, France.

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IAN ROMAN/Volvo Ocean Race

CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand, skippered by Chris Nicholson from Australia, with the award for 2nd place for leg 8 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12, at the Prize Giving Ceremony in Lorient, France.

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IAN ROMAN/Volvo Ocean Race

PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG, skippered by Ken Read from the USA, celebrate winning the award for 3rd place for leg 8 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12, at the Prize Giving Ceremony in Lorient, France.