Karujet 2014
Guadeloupe
10. - 13. April 2014
Karujet 2014
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Guadeloupe
10. - 13. April 2014
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TEDDY PONS HEADS UP ABP RIDERS CHALLENGE FOR KARUJET TITLE
Thursday, 10 April: Qatar Grand Prix runner-up and heat 2 winner Teddy
Pons heads up a clutch of UIM-ABP Aquabike Class Pro World Championship
riders who will be amongst a possible 50 international competitors
lining up in the 17th edition of the world famous Karujet which starts today in Viard, Petit-Bourg in Guadeloupe.
The 31-year-old from Hyeres in France, who won the Karujet in 2011 and
the UIM Runabout World and Slalom titles in 2009 will be joined by two
of his countrymen, 2012 World Champion Francois Medori and Herve
Partouche, and American multiple World Champion and 2004 Karujet winner
Chris MacClugage.
The quartet will face an impressive and formidable field of riders
including former Karujet winners Davy Vaitilingon from Guadeloupe who
lifted the title in 2007 & 2012 and Frances Jean-Bruno Pastorello
who won in 2010.
The first of four stages starts at 14.30hrs [local / 18.30hrs GMT] is a
60km stage with two tours from Viard on the Island of Basse Terre
heading south to Saint Marie, then up to Ilet Gosier on Grand Terre and
back to Viard.
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LUCAS GRANGER TAKES EARLY LEAD IN KARUJET
Friday, 11 April: Local rider Lucas Granger struck the first blow in the 17th
edition of the Karujet in Petit-Bourg, Guadeloupe to take an early lead
after winning yesterdays two-leg first stage from Viard to Saint
Marie, Ilet Gosier and back to Viard, with Martiniques Ugo Fidelin
second ahead of the best of the ABP riders, Americas Chris MacClugage.
The Guadeloupe [Granger] rider moved up from lying in second behind
Pascal Gounouman at the end of leg 1 to hit the front and complete the
60kms in 44:51 seconds to finish head of Fidelin by 17 seconds, just 54
seconds separating the top five. I know the waters well which is an
advantage and I have a very good team behind me, said Granger. This is
the shortest of all the stages but a win is a good start but for sure
it now gets harder.
2004 Karujet winner MacClugage recovered from a terrible start, first
having to take drastic action to avoid a coming together with a late
starter and then tumbling from his bike. But the experienced 18 time
World Champion recovered his composure to fight back, moving up through
the field from running outside the top 15 at the end of leg 1 to finish
in third just 22 seconds behind the stage winner.
French rider Francois Medori, who has a record of breaking down in the
Karujet, was more than satisfied with his opening showing taking fourth
place after a late close duel with ABP rival MacClugage. You cant win
the event on the first day, but you can lose it and the competition is
very tight.
Still very much in the mix are three other former winners of the
Karujet, Frenchmen Teddy Pons and Jean-Bruno Pastorello and Guadeloupes
Davy Vaitilingdon who came home in fifth, sixth and eighth, 54, 79 and
115 seconds off the pace of Granger. Last years Winner Marc Forbin
finished 16th.
Two other ABP riders with it all to do are Herve Partouche who has a 9:16 second deficit to make up after finishing down in 25th spot with Alexandre Barret incurring two penalties and classified in a time of 1:15:.09 seconds.
Todays 140km two-leg stage from Viard to Saint-Francois, Gosier and back to Viard starts at 14.00hrs (local / 16.00hrs GMT).
Karujet stage 1 results
1. Lucas Granger (glp): 44.51s
2. Ugo Fidelin (mtq) + 17s
3. Chris MacClugage (usa) + 22s
4. Francois Medori (fra) + 36s
5. Teddy Pons (fra) + 54s
6. Bruno Pastorello (fra) + 1:19s
For the complete classification go to results section in aquabike.net
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PONS WINS STAGE 2 GRANGER HOLDS ON TO OVERALL LEAD IN KARUJET
Saturday, 12 April: Frenchman Teddy Pons took a comfortable victory in
stage 2 of the Karujet to win by 1:38 seconds from yesterdays stage
winner Lucas Granger, with Chris MacClugage coming home in third spot
for the second time in two days, just five seconds behind Granger.
The win puts Pons up into second place in the overall classification 16 seconds behind Granger and ahead of MacClugage.
In the first of the legs from Viard to Saint-Francois and back to Viard
run in difficult conditions with big seas and poor visibility,
Alexandre Barret led almost the whole way. Behind him the battle was
between Pons, Jean-Bruno Pastorello, Davy Vaitilingon and MacClugage.
Craig Warner picked up his pace and at about 66km into the stage moved
into fourth behind Barret, Pons and MacClugage, with Medori fifth and
Lucas Granger sixth. But Warner hit trouble, the American rider
eventually retiring.
Approaching the end of the first leg Barret broke down, handing the
lead to Pons with MacClugage ahead Granger and yesterdays stage
runner-up Ugo Fidelin.
Francois Medori was in the lead group for most of leg one but then had
an ignition problem, his engine cutting out every time he hit a wave,
eventually finishing in 17th place 27 minutes off the pace.
Pons was quickest in and first out after the pit stops and never looked back, and went on unchallenged to win by 1:38 seconds.
MacClugage looked set to follow Pons home but Lucas Granger made a late
attack as the two went head-to-head in the closing stages with Granger
nabbing second place by just five seconds, with Ugo Fidelin finishing in
fourth.
MacClugage said after the stage that his age was catching up with him
and that he really felt all his 40 years of experience, and his knees,
which have gone through a few operations, were really hurting. But that
he's having a lot of fun out there and in a good position.
Pastorello, who was running in the top three in the early stages, then
had problems with his bike and struggled, ultimately retiring.
Karam Vincent picked up his best finish over the two days coming home
in fourth, with last years winner Marc Forbin putting himself right
back in contention, finishing in fifth ahead of Fidelin.
Todays two leg 144km stage [3] from Viard to Les Saintes and back,
arguably the toughest of the event, starts at 14.00hrs (local / 18.00hrs
GMT).
Karujet stage 2 results
1. Teddy Pons (fra): 01:52:17s
2. Lucas Granger (glp) + 1:38s
3. Chris MacClugage (usa) + 1:42s
4. Karam Vincent (glp) + 2:37s
5. Marc Forbin (glp) + 2:46s
6. Ugo Fidelin (mtq) + 2:59s
Overall classification
1. Lucas Granger (glp): 02:37:46s
2. Teddy Pons (fra) +16s
3. Chris MacClugage (usa) + 1:11s
4. Ugo Fidelin (mtq) + 2:08s
5. Karam Vincent (glp) + 3.23s
6. Marc Forbin (glp) + 5:26s
For the complete classification go to results section in aquabike.net
For further event information go to karujet.com
Photos: Nicolas Defaux
Führung nach der 3. Etappe
Teddy Pons F #14 Yamaha
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Botti #85, Pastorello #8, Maccluggage #111, Warner #7, Medori #4
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PONS LEADS KARUJET GOING INTO FINAL DAY - BARRET WINS TOUGHEST STAGE
Sunday, 13 April: Teddy Pons leads the overall standings in the 17
edition of the Karujet going into todays fourth and final stage.
The French rider, who won the Karujet in 2011, is within sight of
second title and heads into the fourth and final stage with an 8:51.785
second advantage over Martinique rider, Ugo Fidelin, after finishing in
second place in yesterdays gruelling and dramatic 144km stage, with
Alexandre Barret becoming the third different stage winner, Pons
biggest rival for the title Fidelin taking third.
The majority of the riders agreed stage 3 was the hardest yet,
especially along the Canal Des Saintes and around the Island with 1.5
metres waves coming from both sides, and saw a reshuffle in the
standings with title hopefuls Lucas Granger who won stage 1 and led the
standings after stage two and third-placed Chris MacClugage both having
problems, Granger breaking after 20 minutes in, MacClugage going out at
the start.
Fidelin moved out to an early lead ahead of Francois Medori and Barret
but conceded position to both, with Barret hitting the front, Frederic
Roussel running in fourth.
At around the 85km Barret dropped to fifth with engine issues, Medori
and Fidelin taking advantage to run one two ahead of Cedric Ramassamy,
Teddy Pons running strongly in fourth. But Medoris lead was short-lived
breaking down and going out, Lucas Granger suffering the same fate,
followed almost immediately by Jean-Bruno Pastorellos exit.
Pons hit the front and led briefly before a recovering Barret stormed
passed him to lead into the pit stop ahead Kevin Carlini, Pons, Fidelin
and Yann Ponama.
Barret was first back out on the course followed by Pons with Carlini
stranded in the pits and retiring, and never looked back carving out a
4km lead to take the win from Pons by 6:52.146 seconds.
Fidelin made a late charge to pass Karam to take third with Roussel and Ponama completing the top six.
The final four-leg stage to decide the outcome of the 17 edition of the
Karujet is 126.4kms from Viard to Saint-Marie, Le Gosier and back with
the first start at 11.00hrs (local / 15.00hrs GMT).
Karujet stage 3 results
1. Alexandre Barret (fra): 01:59:44.00
2. Teddy Pons (fra) + 6:52.1s
3. Ugo Fidelin (mtq) + 12:36.9s
4. Vincent Karam (glp) + 14:02.1s
5. Frederic Roussel (glp) + 14:16.0s
6. Yann Ponama (glp) + 16:15.6s
Overall classification
1. Teddy Pons (fra): 04:43:08.146s
2. Ugo Fidelin (mtq) + 8:51.785s
3. Vincent Karam (glp) + 11:47.006s
4. Alain Tarzia (fra) + 24:43.416s
5. Vincent Thomas (glp) + 31:50.086s
6. Franck Arnoux (glp) + 49:40.253s
For the complete classification go to results section in aquabike.net
For further event information go to karujet.com
Photos: Nicolas Defaux
Monday, 14 April: Martinique rider Ugo Fidelin held his nerve to bring
his bike home in fifth and seventh places in the final two stages to
take overall honours and win the 17th edition of the Karujet.
Despite not claiming a stage win over the four days Fidelins
consistency with a second, a third and two top-six finishes was good
enough to clinch the title, winning by 1:36.490seconds from local rider
Vincent Karam and Frenchman Alain Tarzia.
Karam was another to show consistency, grabbing the runners-up slot
after lying seventh at the end of day one then finishing fourth twice
and third in the final stage, with Tarzia moving up from 19th at the end of day one to take third overall.
Yesterdays stage 4 win went to Frances Francois Medori with
countryman Jean-Bruno Pastorello taking third ahead of Karam, Alexandre
Barret winning the final stage ahead of Medori and Pastorello.
But there was bitter disappointment for Teddy Pons, the points leader
heading into the final stage, breaking and failing to complete the
all-important final stages, ending his Karujet in seventh overall.
Karujet stage 4 results
1. Francois Medori (fra): 01.33:22s
2. Jean-Bruno Pastorello (fra) + 49s
3. Vincent Karam (glp) + 1:22s
Karujet stage 5 results
1. Alexandre Barret (fra): 41:48.00s
2. Francois Medori (fra) + 26.075s
3. Jean-Bruno Pastorello (fra) + 27.413s
Overall final classification
1. Ugo Fidelin (mtq): 07:12:26.065s
2. Vincent Karam (glp) + 1:36.490ss
3. Alain Tarzia (fra) + 21:19.332s
4. Vincent Thomas (glp) + 26:22.382s
5. Franck Arnoux (glp) + 59:09.201s
6. Lionel Espinet (fra) + 1:03:53.305s
For the complete classification go to results section in aquabike.net
For further event information go to karujet.com
Photos: Nicolas Defaux