Andre “Padlock” Green credits last Sunday’s cycling win to T&T experience

Andre “Padlock” Green is fresh from a victory in the Team Alanis/Attack Racing/ Professional Keyshop 55-mile cycle race held on Sunday last from Thirst Park to?? on the Linden-Soesdyke Highway and back.  The Berbician has credited his win to the experience he has gained in Trinidad and Tobago, where he usually dominates the climbing stages of races.
“I’m always good at climbing. All the climbing stages I dominate, so I went in the race with confidence of winning. With five miles to go in the race, we were on the break, and after I watched my time, we were dominating at 23-24 miles per hour, and I know I can ride at 26 mph by myself, so I kept on attacking,” Green told Guyana Times Sport.

Green, who won that race in a time of two hours 19 minutes and 46 seconds, hails from Ulverston Village on the Corentyne Coast in East Berbice. He had registered fourth position in a race held two weeks ago, and had won the last race held in Berbice earlier in August.
This 55-miler was a high-profile race, and Green was involved in multiple attacks throughout the race, but his most significant attack came at Providence, where he opened a 20-second gap from the peloton.
“I made a bluff attack first, and nobody came after me, so I went through,” Green said.
He rode solo to win that race.
Cycling action will return with the Carlton Wheelers Cycle Club-organized 44-mile road race on West Demerara this Sunday, August 22. Open to cyclists in the various divisions, the event will take place in collaboration with David Persaud Investments Ltd. It will pedal off at 8:00hrs from Schoonord, and will see cyclists proceed to Bushy Park at Parika before returning for the finish at the Demerara Harbour Bridge.
The first six overall finishers and the top three in the female, veteran and junior divisions will get prizes.
(Brandon Corlette)