alex thomson's exploits in the race ca ptu red alex thomson's exploits in the race captured the imaginationsere in gosport. all the way round the vendee globe race he was trying to catch up with the leader in his damaged boat. in the end, he had to settle for second place. today, thousands of people have turned out to welcome him home. alex, what do you think, huge welcome home. it's amazing. it's almost like finishing in france. it's very emotional, to share it with my son 0scar in france. it's very emotional, to share it with my son oscar and the whole family. it's going to be a great day. does it bring it home to you how many people were following you how many people were following you during the race. it's amazing. when you're out there, you're really isolated. you don't really get a feeling of it. when you come back and see such a massive welcome, it's incredible, yeah. what are your next plans? what's the next big project for you? the next big project will be to put together a competitive challenge for the 2020 vendee globe. that's our mission. we have to get the right team, get the fu

the british sailor alex thomson says he'll compete again in the next vendee globe race.ace — only 16 hours behind the french winner. 0ur correspondent steve humphrey caught up with him on his arrival back into gosport. alex thomson's exploits in the round the world race captured the imagination of millions of people. today he is being given a rousing welcome here in his hometown of gosport on the hampshire coast. all the way round this race, he was trying to catch up with the leader in his damaged boat. in the end, he had to settle for second place on the finishing line of the french coast. but today thousands of people have turned out to welcome him home. what do you think? a huge welcome home. it's amazing. very emotional. it's great to be able to sit down and share it with my son and the whole family. does it bring it home to you just how many people were following you? it's amazing. when you're out there you are isolated. when you come back and see such a massive welcome, it's incredible. what are your next plans? the next big project will be to put together a compet

the british sailor alex thomson says he'll compete again in the next vendee globe race.the—world yacht race — only 16 hours behind the french winner. 0ur correspondent steve humphries caught up with him earlier today on his arrival back into gosport. alex johnson's exploits alexjohnson's exploits in the round the world race captured the imagination of millions of people. today he has been given a rousing welcome in his home town of gosport. all around the race he was trying to catch up with the leader in his damaged boat. in the end he had to settle for second place on the finishing line of the french coast. but today thousands of people have turned out to welcome him home. alex, what do you think, huge welcome home? it is amazing. very emotional and it is great to share it with my son 0scar emotional and it is great to share it with my son oscar and the whole family. it is going to be a great day. does it bring it home to you just how many people were following you during the race? it is amazing. when you are out there it is isolating. when you see such a massive welcom