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Beccaria and his all-French crew — Thomas Ruyant, Morgan Lagravière, and Manon Peyre — swept across the line after two days, eight hours, 41 minutes, and 14 seconds at sea. Exhausted, exhilarated, and still buzzing with adrenaline, Beccaria admitted the obvious: this one meant more than most.
“I always want to win every leg,” he grinned after stepping ashore, salt-streaked and beaming. “But this was different. This was Italy. We knew we could do better after our last leg, where we finished third.
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Italian passion meets offshore grit – Beccaria delivers Genova’s moment to remember.
12-09-2025
By early Tuesday afternoon, just a handful of miles separated the top four boats. At 1400 CEST, Ambrogio Beccaria’s Allagrande Mapei was neck-and-neck with the two French powerhouses – Yoann Richomme’s Paprec Arkéa and Paul Meilhat’s overall race leader Biotherm – as well as the Swiss-flagged Holcim-PRB, skippered for this leg by Nico Lunven.
For the Italian fans lining the Ligurian coast, the sight of Beccaria’s blue and white IMOCA charging towards Genova has stirred a sense of pride and anticipation rarely seen since the Ocean Race Europe first set foot in the city back in 2021.
11-09-2025