More SUP race action from France this weekend, with the 2nd round of the Swell Beach Race Series. The race was held today at “Plage des Blancs Sablons” (which I think translates to “The White Sandy Beach” in English, but I know sounds very cool in French). As you can see, it’s freezing cold in the waters of Brittany right now, but that didn’t stop 40 die hard Stand Up Paddlers from pulling on their wetsuits and taking their race boards out for some fun.

After claiming the first Swell Beach Race Series event, Greg Closier made it two from two, leading home young gun Arthur Daniel and Yoann Cornelis by a very slim margin. The top three were clearly in a tight race of their own; only 16 seconds separated them after almost an hour of paddling, but then it was a further four minutes back to the next finisher.

Check out the full results below and then take a look at some awesome pics of the action…

Swell Beach Race Series, France, Race #2 Results

#	Name	Division	Time	Board
1	Grégory Closier	Open	0h48'59''	Hobie 12'6 Flat Water
2	Arthur Daniel	Junior	0h49'10''	F-One 12'6*24
3	Yoann Cornelis	Open	0h49'15''	Fanatic Falcon 12'6*25
4	Olivier Garet	Open	0h53'05''	Fanatic Fly Race 12'6*27,75
5	Martin Letourneur	Junior	0h54'01''	Hobie 12'6 E-Race
6	Franck Le Ven	Open	0h56'28''	Naish 12'6
7	Stéphane Guiomar	Open	0h56'36''	Naish 12'6
8	Pierre-Yves Bodet	Open	0h56'38''	Naish Javeline MC 12'6
9	Grégoire Vitry	Open	0h56'53''	NahSkwell Scow 12'6
10	Marc Juliot	Open	0h57'19''	Fanatic Falcon 12'6*27,5
11	Yves Gondre	Open	0h57'32''	Hobie Raw 12'6
12	Jérémy Branchu	Open	0h57'37''	Naish 12'6
13	Thomas Hebert	Junior	0h57'53''	Naish Javelin LE 12'6
14	Christophe Guerin	Open	0h58'27''	Fanatic Fly Race 12'6*27,75
15	Thomas Kimpflin	Open	0h58'38''	Fanatic Falcon 12'6*25
16	Jean-Baptiste Daniel	Open	0h59'59''	F-One 12'6
17	Fred Istin	Open	1h01'32''	Starboard 12'6
18	Philippe Biarnes	Open	1h02'03''	Riviera 404
19	Mathieu Raimon	Open	1h02'17''	Korvenn 12'6 race
20	David Domalain	Open	1h02'40''	RRD Race 12'6
21	Théo Vigouroux	Open	1h03'50''	Bic 12'6
22	Christophe Ly	Open	1h05'11''	NahSkwell Scow 12'6
23	Ronan Botrel	Open	1h05'42''	Surtech J. Mitchell Latitude 12'6
24	Jean-Pierre Letourneur	Open	1h06'42''	Jimmy Lewis Slice
25	Martin Vitry	Junior	1h07'58''	NahSkwell Scow 12'6
26	Ildut Marzin	Open	1h08'13''	NahSkwell 12'6
27	Jean Letourneur	Junior	1h08'26''	Jimmy Lewis Blade III
28	Patrice Mercereau	Open	1h08'27''	JP Air 12'6
29	Eric Gricourt	Open	1h08'57''	F-One 12'6*29
30	Erwan Bordier	Open	1h09'59''	Fanatic Falcon 12'6*30
31	Cécile Gondre	Women's	1h11'17''	Bic Ace Tec 12'6
32	Erwan Priol	Junior	1h13'38''	Fanatic Fly Race 12'6*30
33	Anne Crozet	Women's	1h14'19''	Jimmy Lewis Slice 12'6
34	Jean-Marc Hebert	Open	1h16'21''	Naish Javelin 12'6
35	Johan Breton	Open	1h20'08''	NahSkwell Scow 12'6
36	Tanguy Richard	Junior	1h23'04''	NahSkwell 12'6
37	Gilles Le Borgne	Open	1h29'30''	Riviera Voyager
38	Frédérique Guillemin	Women's	1h29'55''	Naish One 12'6 inflatable

All photos by Loic Olivier and © Swell Addiction. Click any photo to open our awesome full-screen gallery.