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Company news and insights
A new direction for The Transat with Brest confirmed as 2020 start city
21-05-2019 - News
The first and oldest single-handed transatlantic race, The Transat, will carve out a new path in 2020, with the announcement that the city of Brest in northern Brittany will host the start of the four-yearly classic.
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Val d’Aran by UTMB®, the new trail-running event in the heart of the Pyrenees
15-05-2019 - News
The first edition of Val d’Aran by UTMB®, the new international trail running event to take place in the Spanish Pyrenees, will take place in July 2020.
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2019 edition of Oman by UTMB returns in November with added appeal for trail runners
08-05-2019 - News
Building on the hugely successful inaugural event in 2018, the second edition of the challenging OMAN by UTMB® trail event has been unveiled by host organisers, with distances that will open the event and the Sultanate of Oman to trail running enthusiasts with a broad range of experience.
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Promising start in the Figaro Bénéteau 3 for Yoann Richomme
07-05-2019 - News
The skippers of Le HUB by OC Sport had their first taste of competitive single-handed racing in the new Figaro Bénéteau 3 at the Solo Maître Coq last week, with all three skippers finishing in the top 15.
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Le HUB by OC SPORT welcomes Yoann Richomme
26-04-2019 - News
Yoann Richomme, winner of The Solitaire URGO Le Figaro 2016 and Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe 2018 in Class40, will take the helm of Le HUB by OC Sport Figaro Bénéteau 3.
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The Transat AG2R LA MONDIALE 2020: the first transatlantic race for the Figaro Bénéteau 3
25-04-2019 - News
The Transat AG2R LA MONDIALE organisers OC Sport Pen Duick have today confirmed the 15th edition of the double-handed transatlantic race will start on the 19th April 2020.
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Run Mate: The first relay run race around Lac Léman
04-03-2019 - News
International event organisers and rights holders OC Sport have announced the creation of the first ever relay running race around the stunning Lac Léman/Lake Geneva.
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UTMB® Mont-Blanc announces new entry process
17-04-2019 - News
The UTMB® race organisers have updated the entry procedure in order to allow for all fans to one day be able to enter the race of their dreams. The new system will feed into the new strategic partnership between UTMB® and the Ultra Trail® World Tour and the creation of the Running Stones.
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Doors to Le HUB by OC Sport officially open
16-04-2019 - News
Media, local officials, partners and some of the world’s top offshore sailing talent gathered in Lorient, France today at the official opening of Le HUB by OC Sport.
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Rémi Duchemin leaves role as Co-CEO of OC Sport
06-03-2019 - News
Rémi Duchemin, co-founder of global sports management company OC Sport, has decided to leave his position as Co-CEO of the company. He is succeeded by Hervé Favre who will now take on responsibility for the whole group overseeing its sailing and outdoor sports activities.
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The Solitaire URGO Le Figaro heads to Ireland for 50th anniversary edition
24-01-2019 - News
The Solitaire URGO Le Figaro is set to enter a new era this year, with the introduction of the new Figaro Bénéteau 3 for the 50th edition of the annual solo sailing race.
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OC Sport opens international base for offshore sailing campaigns
17-01-2019 - News
OC Sport, the international event organiser and rights holder, has opened a new base in Lorient, France. Managed by the company's French subsidiary OC Sport Pen Duick, 'Le HUB by OC Sport' will draw on the company's successful track record in the organisation of major offshore events and team management, to offer a full-service solution for international offshore sailing campaigns.
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