The 2004 edition of this mystical race started on november 7th at the Sables d'Olonne.

Here is the official list of the 20 challengers:
– Patrice Carpentier (FRA/VPM Matériaux)
– Jean-Pierre Dick (FRA/Virbac-Paprec)
– Raphaël Dinelli (FRA)
– Mike Golding
(GBR/Ecover)
– Conrad Humphreys
(GBR/Hellomoto)
– Sébastien Josse
(FRA/VMI)
– Roland Jourdain
(FRA/Sill)
– Hervé Laurent
(FRA/UUDS)
– Jean Le Cam (FRA/Bonduelle)
– Karen Leibovici (FRA/Benefic)
– Anne Liardet (FRA/Roxy)
– Nick Moloney (AUS/Skandia)
– Benoît Parnaudeau (FRA-CAN/Max Havelaar)
– Vincent Riou (FRA/PRB)
– Bruce Schwab (USA/Ocean Planet)
– Norbert Sedlacek (AUT/Austria One)
– Joe Seeten
(FRA/Arcelor Dunkerque)
– Marc Thiercelin (FRA/ProForm)
– Alex Thomson (GBR/Hugo
Boss)
– Dominique Wavre (SUI/Temenos)

Read also our weekly Race Follow ups:

December the 9th, 2004 Race follow up
December the 16th, 2004 Race follow up
December the 25th, 2004 Race follow up
December the 30th, 2004 Race follow up
January the 6th, 2005 Race follow up
January the 13th, 2005 Race follow up
January the 20th, 2005 Race follow up
January the 27th, 2005 Race follow up
February 2nd, 2005 Race follow up

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