Benjamin Dutreux is a French sailor born on 5 April 1990 in

Villeneuve-d'Ascq Villeneuve-d'Ascq (; pcd, Neuvile-Ask) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. With more than 60,000 inhabitants and 50,000 students, it is one of the main cities of the Métropole Européenne de Lille and the largest in area ...

. He is competing in the

2020–2021 Vendée Globe The 2020–2021 Vendée Globe was a non-stop round the world yacht race for IMOCA 60 class yachts crewed by only one person. It was the ninth edition of the race, which started and finished in Les Sables-d'Olonne, France. The race began on 8 Nov ...

finishing 9th in a time of 81d 19h 45m 20s.

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Vendee Campaign Website
1990 births Living people People from Villeneuve-d'Ascq Sportspeople from Nord (French department) French male sailors (sport) Class40 class sailors IMOCA 60 class sailors French Vendee Globe sailors 2020 Vendee Globe sailors Vendée Globe finishers Single-handed circumnavigating sailors {{France-yachtracing-bio-stub