Michael Anthony tops experienced field in feature 35-lap contest

Jan 24, 2016 Sports

23rd Ricks & Sari Agro Industries Ltd. NP Cycle Meet…

By Franklin Wilson
The 2016 cycling season in the capital city got off to a flying start yesterday at the Inner Circuit of the National Park with Michael Anthony of Gillette Evolution riding off with the top spot in the feature School Boys and

Sponsors Representatives, Organiser and Race Officials pose with the respective event winners and other recipients of prizes following the presentation.

Invitation 35-lap race.
The Lindener rode a tactical race along with team members Orville Hinds and Marlon ‘Fishy’ Williams to dominate the contest as Hinds and Williams, also Lindeners, placed second and third respectively.
Williams, who won last year in One Hour 20 Minutes 11 Seconds, was not able to repeat this time around as the younger Anthony and Hinds pulled away from Williams and the indefatigable Robin Persaud (Carlton Wheelers Cycle Club) towards the end of the race to effectively seal the deal and get his season off on a winning note.
Anthony bettered last year’s time as he completed the distance in One Hour 18 Minutes 38.90 Seconds. Another Team Gillette Evolution member, National 5-stage champion, Raul Leal took the fifth place with Geron Williams of Continental Cycle Club claiming the sixth place.
Trojan Cycle Club’s Romello Crawford successfully defended the juvenile 10-lap trophy winning in 22 Minutes 56.19 Seconds bettering last year’s time of 25 Minutes 52.50 Seconds.
Crawford has started the year in excellent form winning both races held in the Ancient County of Berbice.
Organiser Hassan Mohamed in remarks before yesterday’s presentation noted that this is the 40th year he has been organizing such races at the National Park and is proud of this unrivaled achievement.
He thanked the sponsor for their continued commitment towards the sport and most importantly, the cyclists. Hampers of Ricks and Sari Products were distributed to some of the top performers.
Following are the full results:

Race                            Laps    Finishers – 1^st to…..
12-14 Boys & Girls 3          Ronaldo Narine (8m 16.42s), Jerome Stephens, Ronella Samuels
Veterans Under-50    5          Junior Niles (11m 16s), Warren Mc Kay, Jaikarran Sukhai
Veterans Over-50     5          Andrew Spencer, Linden Blackman, Kevin Jeffrey
Veterans Over-60          5          Monty Parris, Wilfred Thom
Juveniles                     10        Romello Crawford (22m 56.19s), Andrew Hicks, Raphael Leung
Mountain Bikes        5          Seon Budhan (13m 53,62s), Shane Bourne, Richard Charles
BMX 6-9 years           2          John Niles, Jadan Cutting, Ajani Cutting
BMX 9-12 years           3          Simon Chee, John Niles, Zab James
BMX Boys 12-14         3          Adealie Hodge, Taran Garbarran
School Boys &           35         Michael Anthony (1h 18m 39.90s), Orville Hinds, Marlon Williams,