Geron Williams marked his return from injury with a superb victory in the 13th annual Hand in Hand Insurance Companies Cycle meet at the inner circuit of the National Park on Saturday.
Returning to the local cycling scene after a month long layoff due to injury, Williams rode well and executed his game plan to perfection. He conserved energy in the early stages of the race despite being in the chasing pack.
In the early laps, Shaquel Agard and Paul DeNobrega led for quite a few laps with some distance between them and the chasers; however Williams along with Raynauth “Obeah Man” Jeffrey, Kemuel Moses and Christopher “Chicken Legs” Griffith kept pace and eventually overtook them.
Comeback King! Geron Williams crosses the finish line ahead of Chistopher “Chicken Legs” Griffith. Photo saved as cycling
In the final laps, Williams kept his composure and held off Griffith in the sprint to claim the 35-lap Invitational race in a time of one hour 16 minutes 16 second while Jeffrey was third, Moses fourth, DeNobrega fifth and GDF’s Alanzo Ambrose sixth.
Speaking after the race, Williams said that the race was a test and was much faster than he had initially anticipated but nevertheless pointed out that he felt “good” after being out of action for a month.
He also highlighted that the competition level was right up there, Williams now sets his sights on the upcoming Kadir Mohamed Road race slated for next Sunday (October 15) where cyclists will compete for an ounce of gold.
Earlier in the day, Warren McKay claimed top spot in the Veterans’ U-50 five lap event beating second placed Junior Niles and third placed Leer Nunes in a time of 11 minutes 48.49 seconds.
In the Juveniles 10-lap race, Nigel Duiguid held off Briton John and Marcus Keiler to win the race in 23:26.42s while Shane Bourne was the first to cross the finish line for the mountain bikers.
John Niles triumphed in the BMX Boys’ 9-12 years-old 3-lap race while Michael McKay and Mariel McKay were second and third respectively. In the same event but in the 12-14 years-old category, Taram Gobordan took top honours while Marvin Knights and Ezekiel McKay were second and third respectively. (Michelangelo Jacobus)
