FILE PHOTO: British sailor Alex Thomson poses next to his IMOCA 60 yacht "Hugo Boss" moored in London, Britain, September 19, 2019. Picture taken September 19, 2019. REUTERS/Alexander Smith
(Reuters) - Britain's Alex Thomson will not compete as a skipper in the round-the-world Vendee Globe solo race in 2024, although he said on Monday he did not rule out a return.
Thomson's last Vendee Globe attempt ended in disappointment in November 2020 when a broken rudder on his boat HUGO BOSS forced him to abandon his dream of becoming the first non-French winner of the 24,000 nautical mile non-stop race.
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