Jamual John hoping USA stint can further raise his level

Guyana’s premier cyclist Jamual John is hoping that he can continue to raise his stock. John is seeking a return to the United States of America to represent Team Foundation once more. Fresh from his last overseas stint, he returned with a bang to Guyanese shores, winning the Team Alanis 60-mile road race on Sunday, April 18.

After he stopped the clock at 2 hours 23 minutes, John told Guyana Times Sport that if the National COVID-19 task force gives the Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF) the green light, he is looking forward to being successful at the races in the near future.
“Well, if the races come off, I am looking forward to race, but I am trying to go back overseas and do some hard racing, so my level can go up more,” John said.
John has been shortlisted among the 10 Guyanese cyclists selected for the Elite Men’s Caribbean Time Trials and Road Race championships set for June 11 and June 12 in Havana, Cuba. The National Cycling Championship, which will be used as a measuring rod for the riders to represent Guyana in Havana, is tipped for late May, pending approval from the COVID-19 taskforce.

Reflecting on his most recent win, John said: “Well, that was my first race back here. The level dropped low because of the COVID-19, but most of the guys put up good fight coming back, from the turning back point. I jumped when it was like 32 miles into the race and was looking for someone to come, but nobody didn’t, so I kept going despite the wind was heavy. Briton came and meet me like 14 miles to go and we started working hard and open up, then we started to attack each other, but I was more fast coming into the last 1000 metres.”
The last race that was organised by the GCF saw John finishing first while Briton John came second. Team Evolution’s Christopher Griffith came in third while top veteran cyclist Alex Mendes came in fourth. Berbician Andrew Hicks rode in fifth while Deeraj Gharbarran finished sixth. (Brandon Corlette)