TROJAN PSL’s Curtis ‘Chappy’ Dey went one up over Team Coco’s Jamual John yesterday when he did just enough in the final sprint to pip John over the finish line in the feature event of the eighth annual Powerade 11-race cycling meet.
The duo’s ongoing rivalry has brought much joy to fans and enthusiasts over the past months and yesterday’s encounter was no different, when they competed in the Schoolboys and Invitational 35-lap race, Dey and John dominated the race and were at the forefront of a six-man sprint to the finish line.
Despite John’s perfectly-executed bike-throw, Dey did just enough to cross the finish line by half a wheel, stopping the clock at one hour 14 minutes 56.09 seconds.
With John taking second, Andrew Hicks settled for third place while Christopher ‘Chicken Legs’ Griffith, Briton John, Silvio Innis, Paul DeNobrega and Deeraj Garbarran took the other top eight places in that order.
Briton John was the top junior cyclist while Junior Niles copped first place in the Veterans U-50 with Shameer Baksh claiming the Over-50 accolade.
The cyclists will now turn their attention to today’s race around the outer circuit of the National Park, this time in the O.G Shipping-sponsored 20-lap event.
Organised by Team Alanis, the event which will see some $258 000 in cash being distributed in the various categories, will pedal off at 13:00hrs.
Seniors, juniors and masters 35-45 would be battling for 20 laps while masters 45-50 as well as upright and mountain bikers would compete for 6 laps.
The top six seniors would be handsomely rewarded as will the top three in the other categories. First-place finishers would also receive trophies, while 10 sprint prizes would be at stake in the 20-lap contest.
