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Greaves outfoxes Holder to win DeSinco/Milkaut feature
By Franklin Wilson
We are all winners!!! All the recipients of prizes at yesterday DeSinco / Milkaut race programme pose with the meet organizers and staff members of DeSinco Trading.
Despite suffering a back wheel puncture on lap 11, Guyana’s leading cyclist Alonzo ‘Sprint King’ Greaves lived true to his name by outsmarting 15 year-old Christopher Holder to win the feature 35-lap event with at the 9th Annual DeSinco Group of Companies/Milkaut 11-race cycling meet yesterday at the National Park.
Greaves, who broke away from the pack from lap one and established a commanding lead for most of the race, won in a time of one hour 27 minute 10.84 seconds beating Holder by one wheel.
2007 winner Darren Allen seemingly was not able to keep up with the early pace set by Greaves and Holder and failed to finish the race. A number of riders also suffered the embarrassment of being lapped and based on the rules of the race had to exit immediately on suffering such a faith.
Greaves, who also took 5 of the 8 prime prizes, the others taken by Holder, suffered a puncture about 50 meters away from the starting line on lap 11 but prompt action by his support staff enabled him to change wheels quickly and get back into contention.
Holder kept going after the puncture but was eventually sucked in by Greaves who had connected with the second bunch of Christopher Persaud, Enzo Matthews and veteran Kennard Lovell. Thereafter, it was a cat and mouse game between the riders in the last 10 laps.
In the sprint for the finish line, Lovell broke away with about 250 meters to go but was quickly taken in by Holder who was looking good with Greaves closely behind. But with about 20 meters to go, Greaves again proved that he is unbeatable in sprints by pulling away from holder to win comfortably.
Matthews finished third with Persaud and Lovell taking fourth and fifth, the only riders to finish the race, 18 faced the starting line.
Lovell also won the veterans 50 and under race ahead of Virgil Jones and Davendra Ramnarine.
Taking the top spot in the over-50 race was Aubrey Gravesande with Maurice Fagundes second.
Results of the other races first to third:
Juveniles (10 laps): Jason Pollydore (28 minutes 36.18 seconds), Jonathan Fagundes, Naiomi Singh.
Upright (5 laps): Kester Croal, Stephen Roberts, Richard Charles.
BMX 6-9 (1 lap): Raymond Perez, Dineshwar Ragubir.
BMX 9-12 (3 laps): Tarique Baksh, Olandio King, Akeem Lakon.
BMX 12-14 (3 laps): Raymond Chase, Andrew Monique, Akeem Lakon.
BMX Open (3 laps): Ozia Macaulay, Kunta McKenzie, Jonathan Fagundes.
At the presentation ceremony, where Milkaut was given to all the participants, Human Resources Manager of DeSinco Group of Companies Nathely Mars stated her company’s commitment towards the continued development of cycling, noting that they will continue to do so in years to come.
“The team at DeSinco Group of Companies has always taken the initiative to promote sports in Guyana. Our involvement in sporting activities has been proven by our participation and sponsorship of cricket, football, track and field, boxing, tennis, golf and a number of educational activities.”
Brand Manager Padma Prashad was also on hand to assist with the distribution of prizes.
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