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GEODIS: A NEW SPONSOR JOINS ALL4ONE FOR THE START OF THE LOUIS VUITTON TROPHY - NICE

The tension is increasing and tomorrow is D-Day in Nice for ALL4ONE and the 7 other teams which came to race in the prestigious Louis Vuitton Trophy from the 7th till the 22nd November.

Indeed, we are only a few hours away from the kick off of a spectacular event, where top level duels will take place between some of the best sailing teams in the world.

After a week of training in the famous « Baie des Anges », event's host team is delighted to welcome a new sponsor joining adidas, Canal+ and Saint Honoré: ALL4ONE will now proudly carry the colors of GEODIS from the start of the event tomorrow, Saturday November 7.

“The fact that GEODIS joined us for the Louis Vuitton Trophy – Nice is excellent news for our new team, as this brand has a long and beautiful success story in sailing. We are really proud to welcome this company and all its employees on board ALL4ONE. The support of GEODIS will enable us to reinforce our competitiveness and to show our potential”, announced today Stephane Kandler, ALL4ONE's CEO.

GEODIS is Europe’s fourth biggest operator, a Group of global dimension, able to deliver added value logistics solutions for part or all of the supply chain. GEODIS contributes to the companies' international development with a global, multi-modal offering.

GEODIS is present at each step of the Supply Chain

Present in 120 countries with a workforce of 26,500, the Group comprises core business divisions along with a cross-divisional entity – Geodis Global Solutions – delivering end-to-end solutions in all sector of activities.

As a responsible company, GEODIS also enforces environmental rules.

The draw for the racing pairs and the introduction of the Louis Vuitton Trophy's teams will take place tonight at the Opera of Nice, in the presence of Christian Estrosi, Mayor of Nice and French Minister of Industry.

From Saturday morning, each team will race two times against all its other competitors during two Round Robin, before the semi finals and finals which will finish on Sunday 22 November.

About ALL4ONE

Two sailing enthusiasts, Stephan Kandler, CEO of former K-Challenge from France and Jochen Schümann from Germany, triple Olympic Champion and twice winner of the America’s Cup, teamed up to create a new team – ALL4ONE.

The team is based on the experience of America’s Cup winners and Olympic Gold medalists as well as on the ambition of young upcoming talents, building an international team with strong roots from Europe, including sailors from France, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Netherlands and Italy.

Driven by common values and excellence in sailing ALL4ONE has the goal to take up the most challenging and demanding achievements of international team sailing. The ALL4ONE story starts now in the Louis Vuitton Trophy in Nice.

About LOUIS VUITTON TROPHY

Launched by Louis Vuitton in 2009, this new competition concept has been created to gather all year round the best professional sailing teams for top level competitions using a condensed format of duels, adding even more interest by providing equal America's Cup Class boats.

The Louis Vuitton Trophy – Nice will take place from 7 to 22 November.

NOTE FOR MEDIA: Media registration for the Louis Vuitton Trophy – Nice online at www.louisvuittontrophy.com. Media must pre-accredit on line before arriving on site in Nice.