Briton, Alexander, Segun and Junior cope victories
Alexander Leung receiving his first-place prize for the junior category
The first leg of the Cheddi Jagan Memorial road race was held on Sunday on the West Demerara roadway which saw a glimpse of cycling action from experienced cyclists and juniors.
The 41-mile race started at Schoonord and the cyclists then proceeded to Bushy Park, Parika before returning to the point of origin for the finish.
Briton John won the Senior/Open race ahead of Christopher Griffith, Segun Hubbard, Alexander Leung, Kwame Ridley, and Aaron Newton, in that order; in the Junior category, Leung won ahead of Newton and Nivone Wilson.
Hubbard was the top rider in the Veterans Under-50 division, winning ahead of Ridley and Roy Mangru, while Junior Niles, Mark Spencer, and Ian Jackson took 1-2-3 respectively in the Veterans Over-50.
Abigail Jeffrey was the lone female rider.
Present to award the top riders were Housing and Water Minister Collin Croal; Minister within the Local Government and Regional Development Ministry Anand Persaud and long-standing People’s Progressive Party (PPP) member Neil Kumar.
The second leg of the Cheddi Jagan Memorial road race will be held on March 10 in Berbice starting at Freedom House, New Amsterdam, at 08:00h, before cyclists proceed to Springlands Police Station, and then return to Port Mourant for the finish, covering a distance of 70 miles.
