UNITED States-based Guyanese Hamza Eastman and England-based Clair Fraser-Green both copped doubles at the Guyana Cycling Federation’s (GCF) national championships which concluded yesterday.Eastman won the men’s individual four-mile time trial on Saturday in a time of seven minutes 42.26 seconds and returned yesterday to win the 92.86-mile road race in three hours 40 minutes 37.67 seconds.
Fraser-Green, on the other hand, won the ladies’ four-mile time trial on Saturday in nine minutes 26.63 seconds and came back yesterday to clinch the 21.7-mile road race in one hour two minutes .34 seconds.
Fraser-Green won both events at last year’s national championships and will be the number one female cyclist to represent Guyana at any regional or international event.
Geron Williams, another U.S.-based Guyanese who won the men’s road race last year, had to settle for third this time around as Alanzo Greaves claimed the second spot.
Marika Dick and Toshanha Doris occupied the second and third spots respectively in the ladies’ category.
Romelo Crawford who won the juveniles time trial last year, but has since graduated to the junior category won yesterday’s 42-mile road race ahead of Jamal John and Kemuel Moses respectively .Crawford also placed second in the time trial on Saturday. That event was won by John with Andrew Hicks placing third.
The veterans’ Under-45 50-mile race was won by Junior Niles in two hours 13 minutes .05 seconds. Second was Godfrey Pollydore and third was Warren McKay.
In the Over-50 age group over the same distance, Talim Shaw came out on top ahead of Kennard Lovell and Shameer Baksh respectively.
Briton John won the juveniles 21.7-mile road race ahead of Kemo Logan and David Sampson respectively.