 The Route du Rhum is one of the most prominent nautical French sporting events, occurring every four years.Bodybuilder Serge Nubret was born in Anse-Bertrand, Grande-Terre, representing the French state in various bodybuilding competitions throughout the 1960s and 1970s including the IFBB's Mr. Olympia contest, taking 3rd place every year from 1972 to 1974, and 2nd place in 1975.Bodybuilder Marie-Laure Mahabir also hails from Guadeloupe.