The Vendée Globe is a legendary race that only takes place every four years. In terms of audience, it is a bit like being compared to the Football World Cup. On the pontoons, millions of visitors flock to come and greet the sailors before the big start. But from Saturday 5 November, the pontoons will be closed to the public and accessible only to teams and families.
An important media device
The departure will therefore be followed either from the ground - on the piers along the channel for example - or from its screen or radio... For your information, 33 television channels will broadcast the departure live at 1:02 pm. An exceptional system, on land and at sea, will enable the start of the Vendée Globe to be followed in the best possible conditions. A multi-camera system (3 helicopter cameras, 2 cameras on the water, 2 cameras ashore and 5 cameras on board the boats) will enable the start of the race to be followed from all angles, including from the boats of five skippers: Paul Meilhat, Thomas Ruyant, Sébastien Josse, Fabrice Amedeo and Vincent Riou.
The TV
The start will be broadcast live on all the French national channels with "Vendée Globe Specials" on
- France TV
France 3 Pays de Loire, Brittany and Normandy, will propose a streaming from 8:50 am on their website.
- From 9:30 to 11:30 am France 3 Pays de Loire, Brittany, Normandy, will be live.
- At 12:50 pm France 3 National will offer a special 26' start show, presented by Virginie Charbonneau, Anthony Brulez and François Gabart.
- The STADE 2 programme will be broadcast live from Les Sables-d'Olonne at 5pm.
- TF1/LCI
LCI, La Chaîne Info is setting up a live feed for the start, which will start with a set from 8am to 2pm live from Les Sables-d'Olonne with Louis Bodin and Yann Hovine.
- BFM TV/ BFM Sport
BFM TV - BFM Sports will also be live at the start, with a special Vendée Globe programme from 9h00 to 11h00 for the exit of the channel and from 12h00 onwards to follow the start.
- I-Tele
i -Télé will be live for the start all day on Sunday
- Infosport+
- The Team
The TV channel of Le Quotidien L'Équipe will also broadcast the live start, between 12:00 noon and 2:00 p.m.
Exceptional international coverage and the presence on site of many foreign television crews.
The Radios
All the major national radio stations, France INFO, EUROPE 1, RMC, RTL will be live to follow the start of the Vendée Globe.
Official Website and Social Networks
Follow the start live from 8:45 am to 11:00 am, then from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm on the official website www.vendeeglobe.org, with Pascal Bidégorry and Pierre-Louis Castelli for comments. From the start of the pontoons, the exit of the fairway, then the kick-off of the 8th Vendée Globe and the first minutes of the race. This live report will also be broadcast on the Vendée Globe mobile app, Facebook LIVE, the Dailymotion channels (in French and English) and Youtube (in English).
