Wins for Spencer, Leung and Newton on opening day of National Cycling Championships
Guyana’s top female rider Clivecia Spencer, and We Stand United’s top duo of Alexander Leung and Aaron Newton have recorded wins on the opening day of the National Cycling Championships.
Action in the National Park on opening day of the National Cycling Championships saw the Juvenile, Junior and Women’s categories being contested.
Newton won the Junior Championship, doing 40 laps in one hour, 46 seconds; and his teammate Leung won in the Juvenile category, clocking one hour, eight minutes over a distance of 25 laps.
The young woman from Linden, Clivecia Spencer, clocked one hour ten minutes and 52 seconds in the 25-lap affair her category entailed.
The National Championship will continue today, Sunday (June 18), with the Masters’ category road race starting at 7:30h from Carifesta Avenue.
The Masters’ race will proceed to the ‘Halfway Tree’ at Mahaicony, before returning to the starting point for the finish.
Summarised Results – National Cycling Championships 2023
Juniors
1 Aaron Newton, Team We Stand United
2 Ajani Cutting, Team Kaieteur Attack
3 Sebastian Nathan, Team Kaieteur Attack
Juveniles
1 Alexander Leung, Team We Stand United
2 Sydwel Sandy
3 Alex Newton, Team We Stand United
Women
1 Clivecia Spencer, Team Coco
2 Savannah Hyles
3 Abigale Jeffrey, Team Kaieteur Attack