Jamal John repeats to take ‘Ounce of Gold’

Kadir Mohammed Memorial Cycling…
Team Coco’s Jamal John once again took home the Ounce of Gold grand prize on offer to the winner of the 2018 Kadir Mohammed Memorial Cycling Road Race which was held on Sunday.
In its seventh year, this annual event, an 80-mile course, pedalled off from Homestretch Avenue, went to Dora on the Linden Highway, and returned to Homestretch Avenue for the finish. John completed the course in three hours and 15 minutes.
In achieving his remarkable feat, John carted off six of the 10 sprint prizes that were up for grabs, to add yet another victory to his impressive accomplishments this season. Just over two months ago, he won the Grenville Felix Memorial Road Race in Berbice.
The 21-year-old national cyclist ended the race in spectacular fashion, besting Andre Greene and Brighton John in a thrilling three-man sprint finish. Greene, who was second, won two sprint prizes, while Brighton claimed the other two.
Greene and John were the first to assert themselves at the head of the peloton, and were soon joined by Brighton. The trio dominated the race until the final turn, when the defending champion made his move.
National Road Race champion Curtis Dey was fourth, while Chris Griffith, Andrew Hicks, Rastaff O’Selmo, Jornell Yearwood, Ajay Gopilall and Michael Anthony rounded off the top 10 finishers.
In other results, Brighton John won the Junior category ahead of Gopilall and Adelie Hodge respectively.
Other winners included Junior Niles (veterans Under-45), Ian Jackson (veterans Over-45) and Ozia McAulay (Mountain Bike category).
John will look to add another dominant victory when the action resumes next Sunday in the Digicel Breast Cancer Awareness event.