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Raynauth Jeffery soaks field to win Aqua Mist water cycling event in Berbice
Raynauth Jeffery receives his prize from Banks DIH Supervisor Bradford Peterkin as other recipients enjoy the moment.
Raynauth Jeffery returned to winning ways when he journeyed to Berbice and beat the field to capture the fifth annual Banks DIH Limited Aqua Mist Water 60 miles cycle road race held yesterday in Berbice.
Jeffery led a field from Demerara as they made a clean sweep of the first six positions in the senior category in the event organised by the Flying Ace Cycle Club of Berbice.
Jeffery rode home in a time of two hours twenty five minutes and twenty eight seconds (2hrs:25:28). Occupying the other top positions were Michael Anthony, Paul DeNobrega, Hamza Eastman, Alex Mendes and Geoffrey Pollydore in that order.
The race, which got started in from of the Banks DIH New Amsterdam Branch at Main and New Streets, saw some 35 cyclists riding off from the starting line around 09:10hrs and journeyed to the No43 bridge on the Corentyne before turning back and heading to the place of origin for the finish.
With the cycling season in full flow and all the riders in top form, the cyclists were off to a fast start with Michael Anthony, Paul DeNobrega, Michael Anthony, Junior Niles, Andre Abdool, and Delroy Hinds taking an early lead as they looked for the early advantage. Jeffery soon started to work his magic in pursuit of the leaders and caught up with the front pack as they battled away towards the turn back point at rapid pace.
The front bunch was almost always together even as a few of the riders made a break for it, but were quickly sucked in by the pack.
On the down ward journey, Jeffrey decided to up the ante and went for an early break. Anthony came after him and soon connected and the two Team Coco’s riders continued to work in tandem at a fast pace and kept going until the finish line.
The top junior was Michael Anthony who came home ahead of Eastman and Shaquille Agard. On the distaff side, of the four females to start Hazina Barrett made sure her journey from Linden was not in vain as she came home first ahead of Marica Dick, with Crystal Lambert trailing in third. The females turned back in front of the University of Guyana Berbice campus at Tain.
The sprint point prizes went to Paul DeNobrega who took three, Michael Anthony two, with Delroy Hinds, Andre Abdool and Jeffrey taking one each.
This was the first year the event was extended to cyclist outside of Berbice and the largest field to assembly for the race.
Banks DIH Berbice Sales Manager Joshua Terrazzo and coordinator and Coach of the Flying Ace Cycle Club, Randolph Roberts, were both happy and expressed appreciation for the support. Terrazzo expressed his joy and stated that Banks DIH will continue to support community based and sports events and plans are on stream to make it bigger next year. Club Official Eli Hazel also spoke a few words at the event.
The police led by Superintendent Calvin Brutus, Sergeant Thomas and Corporal Alli were commended for doing a splendid job.
(Samuel Whyte)
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