Tom Dolan is a household name. In France. He’s one of those unique Irish sports stars whose toil and talent barely register in Ireland, despite making history and beating the best in the world. If his name seems familiar, maybe it’s because of a documentary that aired last year on RTÉ, covering his bid to set a solo sailing record around Ireland. But that was just a little side quest.In 2024, Tom Dolan won the Solitaire du Figaro, often described as solo ocean racing’s Tour de France. It’s a series of point-to-point ocean sprints, except each ‘sprint’ lasts three days…

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