Transat Jacques Vabre competitors sail in the opposite direction to the coffee trade route of the 19th Century, leaving Le Havre in France and heading for Salvador de Bahia in Brazil.

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After the Games, cross-channel ferry operators will be providing full service to multiple destinations in France, such as Calais and Le Havre.

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Le Havre, itself, is a port city in the northern part of France, famous for its perplex mixture of cultures and music scene.

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The 22-year-old, who joined Newcastle from Le Havre in September 2004, had been linked with a move back to his native France with Paris St Germain.

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Both Ribery and Benzema are expected to play when France takes on Uruguay in a friendly in the French city of Le Havre on Wednesday evening - the team's first match under new coach Didier Deschamps.

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