Bertrand Grospellier, Antoine Saout and Gaelle Baumann among the latest eliminations

Gaelle Baumann during Day 1a

Three big names have been lost already as Bertrand Grospellier, Antoine Saout and Gaelle Baumann were all unable to spin up the short stacks they started the day with. Joining them at the rail are:

Gilles Bramli
Laurent Vauquelin
Arthur Conan
Steve Berdah
Jean Bironneau
Adriano Torregrossa
Fabien Motte
Bruno Benveniste
Olivier Dupasquier