John opens cycling season with tense win

27th Ricks & Sari 11-race programme…

Team Coco’s top cyclist Jamual John continued from where he left off in 2019, opening the cycling season with one of the closest victory margins in the 27th Ricks & Sari 11-race programme at the National Park on Saturday last.

John clocked one hour, 19 minutes and seven seconds to emerge ahead of Michael Anthony, Paul De Nobrega, Kemuel Moses, Christopher Griffith and Andre Hicks in that order.
Forty-three cyclists contested this 35-lap feature event, and the finish was intense. Marcus Keiler and Anthony had two primes, while Stephano Husbands, Jamual John, Paul DeNobrega and Ajay Gopilall each had one. In the BMX 9-12 category, Jason Primo rode in first position.
Reflecting on his win, John said the race featured a lot of attacks heading for sprint prizes. “I tried to control the race, and with four laps to go I was pacing; but it came down to a bunch sprint”, John told this daily publication.
Lennox Jackman emerged winner in the BMX 6-9 category, while William Greene and Antonio Andries-Junor rode in second and third respectively.
In the Junior/Juveniles category, Berbicians Jeremiah Joseph, David Hicks and Steve Bhimsen finished in that order.
The veterans O-50 category saw Shameer Baksh riding in first, while Andrew Spencer and Kirkwood Kellman completed the top three finishers. In the veterans U-50 category, Warren McKay, Junior Niles and Segun Hubbard were the top three finishers. In the Novices, Eybo Orforde rode in first place, while Lennox Jackman and Toquain Lopes came in second and third respectively. (Brandon Corlette)