{"id":17016561,"date":"2026-10-28T16:25:33","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T15:25:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.idecsport.com\/?p=17016561"},"modified":"2026-10-28T16:27:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T15:27:50","slug":"alexia-barrier-race-mode-route-du-rhum-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.idecsport.com\/en\/alexia-barrier-race-mode-route-du-rhum-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Route du Rhum: Alexia Barrier switches to race mode"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>After a first week in the race village devoted to the public and partners, Alexia Barrier has switched to race mode. Between mental rehearsals of manoeuvres aboard the Ultim IDEC SPORT-CIC and initial weather analysis, The Famous Project\u2019s skipper is getting ready to clear her mind before the start of the Route du Rhum &#8211; Destination Guadeloupe on Sunday 1 November 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Getting into her bubble<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While crowds keep flocking to the Ultim pontoon, Alexia Barrier is already out on the water, standing on the trampoline of her maxi-trimaran. Like a skier before a giant slalom, she mentally replays every manoeuvre. After easing off at the start of the week, she will nonetheless wait a little longer before withdrawing into herself: \u201cI think I\u2019ll get into my bubble once the boat is at anchor, on Friday evening,\u201d she explains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Until then, the challenge will be to manage the energy spent between commitments and the enthusiasm of the public who have come to admire the maxi-trimaran. On race day, the emotional load will be high: she will need to stay focused and break down every move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.idecsport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/alexia-barrier-mode-course-route-du-rhum-02-1024x575.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" data-id=\"17016465\" src=\"https:\/\/www.idecsport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/alexia-barrier-mode-course-route-du-rhum-02-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"The Ultim IDEC SPORT-CIC at sea at sunset\" class=\"wp-image-17016465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.idecsport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/alexia-barrier-mode-course-route-du-rhum-02-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.idecsport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/alexia-barrier-mode-course-route-du-rhum-02-300x169.jpg 300w, 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Project<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.idecsport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/alexia-barrier-mode-course-route-du-rhum-04-1024x683.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"17016481\" src=\"https:\/\/www.idecsport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/alexia-barrier-mode-course-route-du-rhum-04-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Alexia Barrier aboard the Ultim IDEC SPORT-CIC during a lock passage\" class=\"wp-image-17016481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.idecsport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/alexia-barrier-mode-course-route-du-rhum-04-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.idecsport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/alexia-barrier-mode-course-route-du-rhum-04-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.idecsport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/alexia-barrier-mode-course-route-du-rhum-04-768x512.jpg 768w, 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The first and only woman entered in the class, Alexia Barrier approaches this solo transatlantic race with ambition: \u201cI\u2019m aiming for more than just reaching Guadeloupe. While staying focused and humble, I\u2019m not setting myself any limits. On the Route du Rhum, anything is possible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yet the skipper refuses any comparison with her rivals. Above all, she is happy to have brought back to Saint-Malo the Ultim IDEC SPORT-CIC, a three-time winner of the race, with Franck Cammas in 2010, Lo\u00efck Peyron in 2014 and Francis Joyon in 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mild conditions for the start<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Sunday, the multihulls are expected to set off in a light north-north-easterly wind, for a relatively comfortable first twenty-four hours. Things could get tougher after that. According to the direct route considered by Christian Dumard, her weather router, the Ultim IDEC SPORT-CIC should pass very close to the Azores before picking up the trade winds, which are still not well established. \u201cThe Atlantic will not be plain sailing,\u201d he warns. These are demanding conditions that Alexia Barrier already faced during her qualification in September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">See you on 1 November<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Late on Friday 30 October, a final lock passage will take the maxi-trimaran out to its mooring, ready for the start. On Sunday 1 November at 1:02 pm, Alexia Barrier will set off from Saint-Malo for 3,542 nautical miles to Pointe-\u00e0-Pitre, alone at the helm of the Ultim IDEC SPORT-CIC. She will be the first woman to compete in the Ultim class in the race, with the ambition of writing a new chapter in the history of this legendary boat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a first week in the race village devoted to the public and partners, Alexia Barrier has switched to race mode. Between mental rehearsals of manoeuvres aboard the Ultim IDEC SPORT-CIC and initial weather analysis, The Famous Project\u2019s skipper is getting ready to clear her mind before the start of the Route du Rhum &#8211; &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":17016473,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17016561","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sailing"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Route du Rhum 2026: Alexia Barrier switches to race mode - IDEC SPORT<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A few days before the start of the Route du Rhum, Alexia Barrier switches to race mode in Saint-Malo: mental preparation, ambition and start-day weather.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idecsport.com\/en\/alexia-barrier-race-mode-route-du-rhum-2026\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Route du Rhum 2026: Alexia Barrier switches to race mode - 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