John pedals to supremacy in One Guyana 3-Stage Cycling Race

Jamaul John, with 51 points, rose to the occasion on Sunday as he clinched the top spot in the Elite Category of the One Guyana 3-Stage Cycling Race.
The race culminated on Sunday on Main Street after two days of competitive action, and John with a powerful sprint left his competitors chasing shadows.
Briton John, showing a major points gap from the leader with only 40 points, managed to come in second followed by Aaron Newton with 34 points as they both showcased the growth of their cycling ability.
In the juniors’ event, Alexander Leung, with 63 points, rode his way to a dominant first-place finish, taking the lead early and never looking back. After a fierce battle, Alex Newton with 41 and Sidwell Sandy with 37 points finished second and third, respectively.
In the masters category, Robin Persaud crossed the finish line first thanks to his seasoned legs as he secured 45 points followed closely by Johann Burrowes with 47 points and Kwame Ridley with 40 points.
Category 4/5 saw intense rivalry as one point proved to be the decider, with Dave Bissoon clinching first place with 34 as he forced Ralph Willams into second with 33 points and Kevin Seaton had 30 points for third.

Stage Two saw cyclists traversing the Schoonord roundabout to Parika and return to the roundabout to complete two loops of the Vreed-en-Hoop Schoonord Highway. At the end, Jamual John led the Elite pack with 36 and following in second was Aaron Newton with 23 points and Marlon Williams with 21 points.
Leung with his perseverance despite the ferocious heat led the juvenile category with 42 points while Alex Newton followed in second with 30 points and Sandy with 22 points.
Burrowes controlled the momentum for the masters as he led the Points tally with 32 followed by Persaud with 30 and coming in third was Ridley with 29 points.
Category 4/5 saw Roy Mangru and Ralph Williams share the top spot as they were tied with 27 points followed by Dave Bissoon and Kevin Seaton with 26 points.
Speaking to media operatives after the event was Guyana Cycling Federation General Secretary Mark Sinclair, who emphasised that cycling is on the rise and the areas needed to be worked on ahead of the Caribbean Championship.
Sinclair said: “Over the two days, what I can say, this race is a new race to the whole racing calendar for the Guyana Cycling Federation. We can say we saw fresh competition by the various categories and as you can see, a lot of families and spectators came out for the race. But over the past two days, it was a very well-put-together competition. The first stage in Berbice, the second stage West Coast this morning, and now the final stage. And from all the witnesses here, you can recognise that cycling is more or less on the rise and that’s a good thing for Guyana in a whole. There’s a couple of minute things that we need to tweak and our friend from the Caribbean Cycling Union can actually comment on those. Next year, cycling and later down in this month, November 1st, the 4th, Guyana will be hosting the Caribbean Cycling Elite Championship. So cycling is on the rise and the Guyana Cycling Federation, we were able to tick all of our boxes and more.”