Guadeloupe, 15 April - Dustin Farthing pays really expensive his winning yesterday: a painful problem at his shoulder stops him before to start. A jet has taken fire in Baie-Mahault and Pointe-Noire, in fact is the bike of OUJAGIR GRANGER , n°19. The raider is safe. Chris MccLugage starts first in refueling at Pointe-Noire, anyway Teddy Pons'team has finished faster. The race start and he is followed closely by Chris MccLugage. Back in third position, Davy Vaitilingon also refuels fast. Not so far , Cédric Madassamy runs on the first five places. Around Pointe-Noire and the brigde of Basse-Terre things start to be serious and will be decisive and crucial for the end of the race. Cela is the faster. 95 km/h the average speed. The sea is perfect for the speed on the water. A sea like an oil today for the heat "la Côte Sous le Vent" the coast under the wind. Later soon the navigation conditions become more complicated near Vieux-Fort. Anything can happen now. Every raider is ready to take the lead in the provisional overalls. The fighting becomes intense. Not far from the bridge of Vieux Fort, the selection starts. 5 raiders are on the stage : Teddy Pons, Davy Vaitilingon, Julien Esnar, Patrick Gounouman, et Jean-Bruno Pastorello. The faster is revealed: Teddy Pons arrives first on the finishing line, after 40 seconds arrives Vaitilingon, Pastorello is third and Ramassamy Cedric fifth in second heat and second in the provisional overalls, leaded now by Teddy Pons. FIRST TEN OVERALLS after HEAT 2: 1 - PONS Teddy, 2 - VAITILINGTON Davy + 3:07.028, 3 - PASTORELLO Jean-Bruno + 10:26.336, 4 - GOUNOUMAN Patrick + 12:28.112 5 - RAMASSAMY Cédric + 13:43.469, 6 - BARRET Alexandre + 15:02.432, 7 - VINCENDEAU Bruno + 15:58.616, 8 - LAGRIN Thomas + 18:17.030, 9 - MECLOT Jean + 18:39.491, 10 - LOPEZ Brice + 19:45.502. Photo supplied by UIM Press Release.
