19-01-2017 20:56 via uk.news.yahoo.com

Sleeping, not sailing, key to victory, says Vendee Globe doctor

By Julien Pretot LES SABLES D'OLONNE, France (Reuters) - The biggest challenge facing the Vendee Globe's solo round-the-world racers is sleeping not sailing, according to the gruelling event's doctor Jean-Yves Chauve. "The big challenge is to be on your own for more than two months," the 67-year-old Chauve, who has been involved in every Vendee Globe since its inception in 1989, told Reuters on Thursday. "It's an event in which recuperation is actually part of the performance." France's Armel Le
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