Jamaul John crowned 2019 Senior Guyana Cycling Champion

Team Coco’s Jamaul John completed the approximately 110-mile-long road race after 4 hours, 28 minutes and 37 seconds to win the 2019 Senior National Cycling Championships on Sunday last.

On a morning filled with overcast clouds, the wheelsmen proceeded from Homestretch Avenue in Georgetown at 7:30h sharp to travel to Moblissa Hill on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway before returning to the point of origin to finish the race.
Cycling enthusiasts who filled the finish line area were able to see the classy Jamaul John outsprint the Berbician Andre Hicks into second place, and 2018 defending champion Curtis ‘Chappy’ Dey into third.

Walter Grant Stewart came in fourth, while Briton John, who won the Time Trials, came in fifth. Michael Anthony rode in sixth to complete the six-man pack that had taken the competition to another level.
Team Evolution’s out-of-form rider Paul De Nobrega rode in seventh; Berbician Andre ‘Padlock’ Green rode in eighth, while brilliant cyclist Romello Crawford rode in ninth.

Rain fell continuously during the race, but that did not stop Jamaul John from distinguishing himself. After the race, John told this publication that, after a quiet start, the race got tough at the airport hill, but the rain played to his advantage, helping to cool his temperature.
“It was not until the end (that)I knew I had the race, since it was a competitive one”, John declared.
The presentation ceremony that took place after the race saw outstanding cyclists being awarded medals. In addition to the senior champion for 2019, the veteran cyclist Andre Spencer was awarded.
In addition to the veterans, Team Evolutions’ Denise Jeffery was the female Road Race and Time Trials champion for 2019, while Ajay Gopilall won the junior category in both the Road Race and Time Trials. Flying Ace’s Mario Washington was the 2019 Juveniles champion, while Jonathan Ramsuchit was the champion in that category at the Time Trials.
The champion cyclists received gold medals, while runners-up riders received gold and bronze respectively.
Exhilarating cycling will continue this Saturday at the National Park in Georgetown. (Brandon Corlette)