Blair Tuke and the Mapfre team clinched the official warm-up event for the Volvo Ocean Race as their ideal preparations continue.
Mapfre were sitting in third place on the fourth leg, a shot from St Malo in France to Lisbon in Portugal, however light winds abruptly ended the race.
Third was enough to secure spoils in the Leg Zero series, used as an essential trial for boats and crew ahead of the iconic event which begins in October.
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Mapfre have put a target on their back as their Olympic-heavy roster of sailing stars flexed their muscles over the last few weeks.