Team Evolution rider, Orville Hinds along with Team Cocos Junior Niles and We Stand (WS) United (WS) pair Andrew Hicks and Rapheal Leung are among the top riders to date.
The riders receive these ranking through a points system devised by a group of cycling enthusiasts who award points in the three divisions (Open, Junior and Masters Under 50) at the end of every race on local soil.
In the Open Category, Hinds is miles ahead of his three other Team Evolution team mates with a top ranking point of 186 followed by Michael Anthony with 134, Marlon Williams and Raul Leal joint third with 132 ranking points.
Linden Bauxite Flyers’ Shaquel Agard (83), Team Cocos’ Junior Niles (77), Team Alianis’ Paul Denobrega (69), WS United’s Rapheal Leung (43), Team Coco’s Hamza Eastman (41) and Continental’s Geron Williams (39) round off the top ten in the open division.
Junior NilesOrville HindsRaphael Leung
In the junior category, WS United pair, Andrew Hicks and Rapheal Leung are sitting comfortably at joint top with 87 points, distancing third placed Christopher Cornelius of Team Evolution, who has 58 points. Team Alanis’s Deeraj Garbarran is 18 points behind Cornelius with 40 points, ranking fourth.
Trojan Cycling Club’s Romello Crawford (32), WS United’s Brighton John (28), Team United’s Nigel Duguid (25), Linden Bauxite Flyers’ Jornel Yearwood (24), Team Alanis’ Jaleel Jackson (3) and Roraima’s Dwayne Gibbs Jnr. (2) complete the top rankings in the Juniors category.
In the veteran division, Niles remains the top rider more than doubling second placed Team Evolution’s Stephen Fernandes. Niles has amassed 105 points to date while Fernandes has earned 40 points.
Carton Wheelers’ Jaikarran Sukhai comes in third with 36 points and Roriama’s warren McKay, fourth with 31 points. Flying Stars’ Ian Jackson (28), Roraima’s Raymond Newton (20), Team Alanis’ Paul Chooweenam (16), Carlton Wheelers’ Robin Williams and Ralph Williams (10 points each) and Carton Wheelers’ Jude Bentley and Lennox Jackson (8) close off the top ten riders in the Under 50 division.
The points system is powered by Guyana Cycling News, a Facebook forum designed to share information about cycle racing in Guyana. The page is administrated by a group of former cyclists and enthusiasts, including Malcolm Sonaram, Alvin Singh, Elvis “Palmfly” Budhram in the USA and Damian Persaud. Points are awarded to the top six finishers in Senior races, top three finishers in Junior events and top three finishers in the Veteran category. At the end of the year, the top performers are awarded with prizes. Last year’s appreciation ceremony was done at Bunkers 81 Sports Bar at Lime and Hadfield which is slowly becoming the niche of similar cycling events.
