M
artinique’s
Ugo
Fidelin held his
nerve
on
the
fourth and final
day of the 17th
running of the
w o r l d - f a mo u s
Karujet in Guadeloupe to claim overall
victory and join an elite group of riders.
2004 winner Chris MacClugage
described the event as ‘an animal
that is real hard to tame’ but that’s
just what Fidelin did, topping the final
classification of 39 riders to win by
1:36.49 seconds from local rider Vincent
Karam and Frenchman Alain Tarzia.
Despite not claiming a stage win over
the four days Fidelin’s consistency
with a second, a third and two top-six
finishes was good enough to clinch
the title from Karam, 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.
Over forty five thousand spectators
turned out for the annual event
described by competitors as the
pinnacle of racing and one of the
toughest events in the world, with
riders facing over 500km of arduous
conditions over four days starting and
finishing each day at Le Plage Viard,
Petit Bourg and racing from and to the
Islands of Basse and Grand Terre.
UGO FIDELIN ‘TAMES’
THE 17TH KARUJET
TO TAKE VICTORY
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