9:15 am: the Yamaha of GMT 94 takes the lead of the Bol d’Or 2007 … and returns to the pits !

After gradually reducing his delay on the Suzuki GSXR 1000 n ° 2 throughout the night, Sebastien Gimbert succeeded in a formidable stint which resulted in his rival overtaking at 9:15 a.m.. Panting !

At 9.15 am, what had been emerging since the middle of the night materialized: Sebastien Gimbert, boosted on Yamaha n ° 94, overtook William Costes on Suzuki n ° 2 after having pounced on him in a truly stunning way during the previous laps. After 450 laps in the lead, Suzuki n ° 2 gave up its place of leader … But found it a few laps later thanks to a refueling of the 94…

Nothing is settled, but the 71st Bol d’Or will already be remembered as a great moment of suspense! See you later for the rest of this breathtaking second part of the race !

Eric MICHEL, Fred RENARD and Marcus HIMSELF

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