Briton John claims top spot in Edge Criterium Cycling
Briton John dominated the Vlissengen Road circuit under piercing sunshine on Sunday afternoon to walk away with top honours in the Edge Series’ inaugural Criterium Cycling race.
Briton John came out on top of the competition
Riding for an hour on the circuit, capturing 18 of the 30 lap prizes, clocking some 34 laps for first place.
Aaron Newton was close behind, claiming second while Alexander Leung completed the podium.
Alex Newton, Jamaul John, Rayuath Jeffery, Christopher Griffith and Kwame Ridley finished in that order to complete the race’s top eight.
Another look at the Edge Series cycling action on Sunday
Briton rode away with a $150,000 grand prize while Newton and Leung received $85,000 and $50,000 for their respective second and third- place exploits. As the entire top- 8 received cash prizes, finishers from fourth to eight pocketed $40,000, $30,000, $20,000, $15,000 and $10,000 respectively.
While the race went on for one hour there was a knockout gap of 2 laps.
The event received support from KFC, REP868, and the EDGE Series, in addition to SQ Apparel, Allform Solutions, Dragonfly Drones and Geospatial Services, and the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport (MCYS).
