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Alonzo Greaves pedals to victory in a fast race
Winners and other top performers at yesterday R&R Int. Meet take a group photo following the presentation of prizes.
For one moment it seemed that the record for the 35-lap race at the National Park held by Marlon ‘Fishy’ Williams (1 Hr 14 Mins 59 Secs – Sept 15, 2012) would have been erased but that was not the case; however, Alonzo Greaves of Roraima Bikers Club rode a brilliant race to come out victorious in the main event of the 22nd annual R&R International sponsored 11-Race Cycle Meet yesterday.
In pouring rain, Greaves crossed the line in One Hour 15 Minutes 43 Seconds pulling away from Raynauth Jeffrey to record his second win of the season at this venue following victory in the National Sports Commission Mashramani Meet.
The feature event attracted 30-starters and for the most part, the riders were in close proximity of each other in two bunches. On the penultimate lap however, Greaves and Jeffrey pulled away from the main pack and were never pursued.
Paul DeNobrega, Junior Niles, Geron Williams and Alex Mendes closed out the top six spots; Jeffrey won four (4) of the eight prime prizes with one each for Greaves, Niles, Jude Bentley and John Charles.
Alonzo Greaves about to seal another comfortable victory ahead of Raynauth Jeffrey. (Franklin Wilson photo)
Akeem Arthur was the top rider in the Juvenile 10-lap showdown clocking 23 Minutes 27 Seconds to win ahead of Raul Leal and Michael Anthony.
Junior Niles was again the top pedal in the Veterans Under-50 category finishing the 5-lap race in 13 Minutes 21 Seconds. The Over-50 showdown ended in victory for Virgil Jones who turned the tables on Suriname’s Kenneth Meije who won the week before. Lancelot Rose again settled for third.
Continuing to rule the roost in the Over-60 division was the indomitable Maurice Fagundes. The top mountain bike rider was Ozia Macullay who gained sweet revenge over Stefano Husbands, winner of the same race one week earlier. Julio Melville again occupied the third place.
Other results recorded
12- 14 boys and girls (5-laps) – Alfie Sonoram, Romello Crawford, Jason Jordan (8 Mins 32 Secs)
BMX 6-9 – Isaiah Sahadeo, Jeremiah Harrison, Ken Sahadeo
BMX 9-12 – Rashedi Ceres, Jamal Arthur, Shamar Grannum
BMX 12-14 – Raphael Leung, Keon Harris, Bryton John
BMX Open – Makiel Diaz, Adrian Sharma, Jamal John
Meanwhile, two races are slated for today, from 07:00hrs the Guyana Cycling Federation will host a race starting from Homestretch Avenue proceeding to Land Canaan and back to the place of origin for the finish while from 14:00hrs, riders will face off again this time from Homestretch Avenue to Belfield on the East Coast of Demerara and back to the starting line for the finish.
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