In a leg that has been full of drama, bravery and courage, Bouwe Bekking and his men racing Telefónica Blue have pulled off their second leg win in a row to take first place on the podium in Qingdao, China, after sailing immaculately.
PUMA (Ken Read/USA) finished in second place at 0817 (1617 local time).
Ericsson 4 (Torben Grael/BRA) took the third spot at 0904 GMT (1704 local time).
Full press release, including comments, to follow shortly.
Leg Four Finishing Order Qingdao
1. Telefónica Blue/ESP (Bouwe Bekking/NED) 8 points
2. PUMA/USA (Ken Read/USA) 7 points
3. Ericsson 4/SWE (Torben Grael) 6 points
Overall Leaderboard (Provisional)
Ericsson 4: 45 (FINISHED)
Telefónica Blue: 41.5 (FINISHED)
PUMA: 38 (FINISHED)
Green Dragon: 22.5 (RACING)
Green Dragon (Ian Walker/GBR) is still racing, with 347 miles to go, and is anticipated to finish in fourth position on 31 January.
Teams that have suspended or retired from this leg will be assigned points by the race committee at a later date.
Ericsson 3: SUS
Delta Lloyd: SUS
Telefónica Black: DNF
Team Russia: DNS
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