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Thomas Ruyant (VULNERABLE) 11d 07h 08min 15s
Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé Prévoyance) 11d 09h 03min 54s
Sam Goodchild (VULNERABLE) 11d 09h 45min 39s
Nicolas Lunven (HOLCIM - PRB) 11d 10h 58min 24s
Yoann Richomme (PAPREC ARKÉA) 11d 11h 12min 50s
Jérémie Beyou (Charal) 11d 11h 17min 49s
Sébastien Simon (Groupe Dubreuil) 11d 11h 25min 50s
Yannick Bestaven (Maître CoQ V) 11d 11h 35min 58s
Paul Meilhat (Biotherm) 11d 11h 41min 22s
Justine Mettraux (Teamwork - Team Snef) 11d 12h 07min 22s
Clarisse Crémer (L'Occitane en Provence) 11d 15h 19min 37s
Pip Hare (Medallia) 11d 15h 47min 48s
Samantha Davies (Initiatives-Cœur) 11d 15h 59min 16s
Boris Herrmann (Malizia - Seaexplorer) 11d 17h 42min 42s
Romain Attanasio (Fortinet - Best Western) 11d 19h 46min 49s
Benjamin Dutreux (GUYOT Environnement - Water Family) 11d 20h 08min 33s
Damien Seguin (Groupe APICIL) 12j 00h 27min 49s

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