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Alex Thomson on the Vendee Globe Dec 19, 2008 9:00 AM
Commiserations to Yann Elies from the Hugo Boss skipper
Alex Thomson on the Vendee Dec 8, 2008 12:00 PM
A breezy weekend for the competitors reports the Hugo Boss skipper
Alex Thomson on the Vendee Globe Dec 5, 2008 12:00 PM
From the comfort of dry line, the Hugo Boss skipper ponders how his competitors are fairing
It's been a strange time since my retirement and return from the Vendee Globe, weird to be on dry land, driving in a car and sleeping in my own be...
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Hugo Boss Out of the Race Nov 14, 2008 11:48 AM
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New Picture Published Nov 13, 2008 7:15 PM
Alex Thomson out of the Vendee Globe
[Source: Hugo Boss] Alex Thomson has officially retired from the Vendee Globe race today. The damage sustained to his IMOCA Open 60 y...
Alex Thomson officially retires from the Vendee Globe Nov 13, 2008 4:52 PM
Alex Thompson talks about his short-lived campaign. Les Sables d'Olonne, 13 November 2008. Video copyright Vendée Globe
  Alex Thomson has officially retired from the Vendee Globe race today. The damage sustained to his IMOCA Open 60 yacht HUGO BOSS on Monday night is ...
Vendee Globe: Alex Thomson retires Nov 13, 2008 2:14 PM
Vendee hopeful Alex Thomson is out of the race following serious structural damage to Hugo Boss Advertising
Arrivé aux premières heures du jour devant les Sables d’Olonne, le Britannique Alex Thomson (Hugo Boss) a dû attendre jusqu&...
Alex Thomson's Hugo Boss was badly damaged three weeks before the start of the Vendee Globe and Cowes TV caught up with the team just before the start...
Alex has discovered a crack on the port side of the hull and is returning to Les Sables d'Olonne
Of the 30 skippers who started the Vendée Globe at 1302hrs on Sunday off Alex Thomson, Alex Thomson is the seventh to have been forced to turn back t...
The breeze is keeping the sailors guessing in the final approach to the start of the Vendée Globe - currently it is about 12 knots, but very up and d...
Let the Race (for coverage) Begin Nov 9, 2008 11:55 AM
With the start of the Vendee Globe today, the media releases have kicked up a gear, with PR agencies trying to get the most for their teams in the in...
New Picture Published Nov 9, 2008 11:55 AM
Let the Race (for coverage) Begin
Nine am in Les Sables d’Olonne and Alex Thomson and the shore team for Hugo Boss are trying to overcome their final hurdles to ensure the Britis...
  Since her relaunch, Alex Thomson's monohull has been carefully examined by the shore team to check for any collateral damage from the collision...
They may both be on a less travelled road, making ready for the Vendée Globe start, but the news remains positive from both the last minute refit of ...
It’s not a training that many would readily associate with the armoury and preparation of the seemingly hard bitten, hard driving solo ocean rac...
Even if Alex Thomson's favourite football team has no boss now, all is well with the world of repairs of Hugo Boss. With typical humour the Hugo B...
After his Open 60 Hugo Boss was badly damaged when struck by a fishing boat early last Friday morning Alex Thomson´s battle to make the start line of...
There has been little additional information concerning the repairs planned by Alex Thomson and the Hugo Boss shore team. While the British yachtsman ...
“At 2.30 this morning, a fishing boat hit the hull of the boat. It caused a lot of damage, leaving a large hole and the mast broken as well. After t...
DEFAULT : ALEX THOMSON EXPLAINS Oct 18, 2008 5:15 PM
The skipper of Hugo Boss, whose boat was hit by a fishing boat and dismasted this morning at 3 o´clock off Les Sables d’Olonne, explained the c...
DEFAULT : ALEX THOMSON EXPLAINS Oct 18, 2008 4:45 PM
The skipper of Hugo Boss, whose boat was hit by a fishing boat and dismasted this morning at 3 o´clock off Les Sables d’Olonne, explained the c...
Alex Thomson Press Conference Oct 18, 2008 12:25 PM
Alex Thomson Press Conference - Friday Oct. 17th
Alex Thomson explains Oct 17, 2008 7:38 PM
Alex Thomson explains The skipper of Hugo Boss, whose boat was hit by a fishing boat and dismasted this morning at 3 o´clock off Les Sables d...
“At 2.30 this morning, a fishing boat hit the hull of the boat. It caused a lot of damage, leaving a large hole and the mast broken as well. Aft...
Alex Thomson has retained a remarkable reputation as Britain's hard driving young hope. Since he left the dock as a relatively fresh faced 33 year...
Alex Thomson gives no quarter Oct 16, 2008 4:27 PM
Alex Thomson has retained a remarkable reputation as Britain's hard driving young hope, and will be one of 30 skippers to set sail in the 2008 Vendee ...
Alex Thomson: No Quarter Oct 16, 2008 3:25 PM
Alex Thomson: No Quarter Alex Thomson has retained a remarkable reputation as Britain's hard driving young hope. Since he left the dock as a r...
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Tomorrow Davina McCall will be swapping her usual role as Big Brother presenter to join our very own Alex Thomson, onboard his Open 60 yacht HUGO BOSS...
Lewis Hamilton will be swapping his usual seat Alex Thomson onboard his record breaking Open 60 yacht 'HUGO BOSS'
This weekend Lewis Hamilton will be swapping his usual seat behind his Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Formula 1 car, to join Alex onboard his record breaki...