Inter Guiana Games – Second Leg...Guyanese quartet decimates Suriname and French Guiana to win Cycle Road Race

Inter Guiana Games – Second Leg…Guyanese quartet decimates Suriname and French Guiana to win Cycle Road Race

Oct 27, 2014 Sports

By Franklin Wilson in Suriname,
Compliments of Crown Mining Supply
and Fazia’s Collection

A top notch performance led by 2014 Junior Caribbean road Race bronze medalist, Alanzo Ambrose, Guyana strolled to a clean sweep of the medals in the Inter Guiana Games cycle Road Race held yesterday in Paramaribo, Suriname.

Proud Moment! The Guyanese riders pose with Coach Hassan Mohamed (left) and Manager William Howard after the Road Race win.

Crossing the line ahead of his teammates for the top spot in the 69km race was debutant Kravitz Jeffrey in One Hour 50 Minutes 26 Seconds. Shaquille Agard, Akeem Arthur and Alanzo Ambrose who finished in that order were all timed at 1:50:29.
The Guyanese female team was not up to the level of their Surinamese counterparts who also made a clean sweep of this race in a head to head battle with the host.
As predicted by Coach Hassan Mohamed and Manager William Howard, the Guyanese riders were in a class of their own; it did not take long for the young riders to impose their will on the Dutch and French.
Fresh off the MCYS Ride for Life 5-Stage race in Guyana, which saw one of the Surinamese juniors also competing but not going the full course, the Guyanese were in prime form for this much anticipated showdown.
The home team and the French were given a snippet of what was to come yesterday when Guyana wrapped up victory, comfortably so in the Team Time Trials on Saturday.
Part of yesterday’s course was familiar to both Ambrose and Akeem Arthur who were part of the Guyana team at the Junior Caribbean Championships a few weeks ago. Ambrose it was who carried the early attack to the field and by the second of four laps, was all alone with a lead of over two minutes.
A French Guiana rider was being kept in check by Arthur, Agard and Jeffrey as they protected Ambrose with the rest of the chasing riders in two packs way behind.
Coming down to the end of the race, the main chasing pack of four with the three Guyanese were making some ground on Ambrose who decided to allow them to connect before they made their move which saw the French rider being dropped.
As the Guyanese approached the finish line at Independent Square, their fellow athletes which included the Table Tennis and Volleyball players applauded them resoundingly with Jeffrey sprinting away to take the race with about 7 meters to the line, the others came in together.
Raphael Janvio of French Guiana came in 4th in 1:53:01 with Suriname’s Kenrick Sahadew 5th (1:57:59).
In the female 34.7km race, Guyana placed 4th and 5th Ronella Samuels clocked 1:08:51 with Tashawanna Doris timed at 1:08:53. Suriname finished first to third, Marelva Springer won in 1:03:19; Zulekha Burnet 1:03:25 with Tamia Slijngaard, third.