Charlie Dalin and Pascal Bidégorry aboard Macif Santé Prévoyance

© TJV Charlie Dalin withdraws from Transat Jacques Vabre Normandie Le Havre due to medical issue
One of the pre-race favourites Charlie Dalin, the French skipper who won the IMOCA class on the 2019 race with Yann Eliès and was first to cross the finish line of the 2020-2021 Vendée Globe has announced that he will not be able to participate.