Forbes Burnham Memorial 3-Stage Cycle Road Race
Michael Anthony continued his rich vein of form by winning the first leg of the Forbes Burnham Memorial Three-Stage Cycle Road Race in Berbice on Sunday.
Michael Anthony continued his rich vein of form by winning the first leg of the Forbes Burnham Memorial Three-Stage Cycle Road Race in Berbice on Sunday.

-Anthony takes first leg ahead of DeNobrega, John
By Michelangelo Jacobus

AFTER a successful run at the Linden Games just last week, Michael Anthony drew first blood in the Forbes Burnham Memorial Three-Stage Cycling Road Race by winning the first leg in the ancient county of Berbice on Sunday. The race began from Corriverton and finished on Main Street in New Amsterdam.

Anthony prevailed against 50 of the country’s top cyclists and held off the dynamic duo of Paul DeNobrega and Jamual John to claim the victory in a time of one hour 54 minutes 0.1 seconds. He finished ahead of DeNobrega who pipped John on the line.

In an exclusive interview with Chronicle Sport, John revealed that overall it was a good race; “at the beginning of the race we had a lot of head wind, there were a lot of attacks but eventually myself and Michael made a breakaway.”

The two cyclists were then caught by a five-man pack who stuck with them for most of the race. However, John noted that he followed Anthony in a late breakaway.
“I didn’t notice that the race was coming to the finish until Michael started sprinting. I tried to catch him but it was too late and then I was pipped on the line by Paul” the Team Cocos rider explained.

Meanwhile, over in the Veterans category, Paul Cho-Wee-Nam took top honours. He finished with a time identical to Anthony’s (1hr 54m 0.1s), beating off second placed Junior Niles who stopped the clock at one hour 59 minutes 42 seconds. Ian Jackson was the third placed Veteran, coming in just behind Niles.

The top junior cyclist was Donovan Fraser who held off Briton John and Adealie Hodge to cross the line in two hours flat. Briton John finished second in two hours one minute and 15 seconds, ahead of third placed Hodge.

Out of the 50 starters, only 39 crossed the finish line. The annual three-stage race is organised by the Burnham Foundation group and supervised by the Flying Stars Cycling Club.

The final two legs of the race will pedal off next Sunday (February 25) with the second stage from Linden to Georgetown beginning at 7:30hrs and then the third stage on the same day from Homestretch Avenue to Belfield, East Coast Demerara and back at 14:00hrs.

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