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Nationals cycling competition up for grabs
– spoils shared on second day
New Amsterdam’s Marica Dick followed up her road race win on Tuesday with another dominant performance at the National Stadium in the ongoing cycling competition of the National Schools Championships yesterday.
Dick won the 800m Girls Open cycle race in 1:33.5 ahead of Corentyne’s Chrystal Lambert (1:50.8) and Essequibo Coast, Stacy Peters (1:53) respectively. West Coast Berbice’ Kurt LaRose won the male version in 1:24.5 with South Georgetown’s Hamzah Eastman second in 1:24.9 and Corentyne’s Elijah Brijadder (1:25.2) third.
Upper Demerara’s Mian McPherson holds off a strong sprint challenge from South Georgetown’s Sherriah Melville in the U-14 Girls 800m cycle race yesterday at the National Stadium.
In the Girls U-16 800m race, Corentyne’s Roxanne Gittens pedalled to 1:37.9 ahead of Bartica Kerry Wilson (1:59.5) and New Amsterdam’s Catesha Daniels (2:02); Randy Haynes (1:28.3) won the male race ahead of Corentyne’s Romello Crawford (1:28.6) and East Georgetown’s Nyron Wray (1:32.4) respectively.
Bartica’s Carim Chase won the U-14 800m race ahead of Corentyne’s Keomo Logan and North Georgetown’s Alfie Khan. Then Upper Demerara’s Mian McPherson staved off a challenge from South Georgetown’s Sherriah Melville (1:54.8) and Corentyne’s Deancae Welch (2:02.4) to win an entertaining race.
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