IN his first season as a senior cyclist, Berbician Curtis Dey of Trojan Cycle Club (TCC) became the new Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF) road race champion, beating a field full of experienced cyclists on Sunday.
He beat a field of 22 top cyclists in a tough 110-mile ride which commenced at 07:30hrs outside the National Sports Commission (NSC) building on Homestretch Avenue, headed up to the Linden-Soesdyke Highway and headed back to the point of origin for the finish.
The 18-year-old powered to victory in four hours, 51 minutes 37.25 seconds, ahead of Andrew Hicks, Romello Crawford, Paul DeNobrega and Jamual John who finished second, third, fourth and fifth, in that order.
In what may be a first in the history of the sport, the 2nd and 3rd place positions were also filled by cyclists from Corentyne, Berbice–Andrew Hicks (United We Stand Cycle Club) and Romello Crawford (PSL T&T). Paul De Nobrega ended fourth and Jamal John, fifth.
Dey’s victory was largely due to smart riding and tactics in which he stayed with the peloton, picking the right time to make his move and finishing strongly.
Earlier last weekend, Warren ‘Forty’ McKay (Veterans U-50), Clair Fraser-Green (Women) and Briton John (Juniors) all won their respective categories, while on June 23, Raynauth Jeffrey (Seniors), Fraser-Green (Women), Jaikarran Sukhai (Masters) and John (Juniors) successfully defended their Individual Time Trial (ITT) titles.
Championship jerseys to the respective road race winners along with gold, silver and bronze medals were presented to the top three finishers for both the road race and Individual Time Trials.
