– Fernandes, Leung, Hamilton top respective categories
Story and Photos by Brandon Corlette
Premier cyclist Raynauth “Obeahman” Jeffrey has emerged as the National Time Trials champion after conquering the 10-mile route on the Linden-Soesdyke Highway.
Raynauth Jeffrey showed his class again to clinch the Time Trials championship
Team Foundation star Jeffrey finished with the best time of 28 minutes 55 seconds in the Seniors category. Team Evolution’s Curtis Dey finished second with a time of 30:07:88, while his team mate Christopher Griffith came in third, clocking in at 32:16. These were the only three Seniors taking part in the event; the big guns were missing, including champion riders Briton John and Jamual John.
Master champion Steven Fernandes
Meanwhile, Stephen Fernandes won the Masters category by clocking in at 31:31. Team Alanis’s Paul Choo-Wee-Nam rode in second with a time of 32:17, while Jaikarran Sukhai came in third, clocking in at 32:21.
Suzanne Hamilton won the female category
In the Juniors/Juveniles category, who rode a shorter distance, Alex Leung came in first in a time of 17:38. Sherwin Sampson finished second in a time of 17:49, while Aaron Newton finished third in a time of 17:54.
Fresh from a good showing in the Independence Time Trials, Suzanne Hamilton emerged as the best female rider with a time of 19:59, and Trevessa Spencer came in second in a time of 22:18.
After the event, Jeffrey’s mentor, Terrence Budhram, said the Team Foundation wheelsman is in decent shape, but is far from top shape after only six weeks of training in the United States of America.
Top Junior cyclist Alex Leung
“Only six weeks of training…, it’s not enough, but given the cyclist he is and his ability, he does not (lie) down for anyone. The performance was quite impressive on the Three-Stage. We did not win overall, but we used it more for training.”
When asked about the Senior Championship race, Budhram said he is very confident in Jeffrey. “He has shown great finishing speed. With the current form with his finishing speed….”
Curtis Dey
Today’s road race commences at 7:30h in front of the Banks DIH Headquarters at Thirst Park, before proceeding to Dora on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway and returning to Banks DIH Thirst Park for the finish. The event will cover a distance of 100 miles.
