French skipper Yves Parlier enjoys a bicycle ride in the streets of Les Sables D'Olonne harbour on France's atlantic coast November 4 2000. The start of the 4th edition of the solo round-the-world Vendee Globe challenge sailing race, a non-stop 25,000 nautical miles race (46000 kms), was postponed until November 7 due to the bad weather.

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