PAUL DeNobrega pedaled his way to easily win the second leg of the Cheddi Jagan Memorial Cycle  Road Race on the West Demerara roadway yesterday.
The 17-year-old DeNobrega, finished the course which ran from the Wales Police Station to Bushy Park and ended at the Demerara Harbour Bridge, in a time of one hour, 59 minutes and 24 seconds (1:59:24s). Claiming the top places behind DeNobrega were Eric Sankar, Orville Hinds, Jeffrey and Raul Leal and veteran Junior Niles.
Along with copping the senior winner’s trophy, DeNobrega also copped a sprint prize as did Hinds, Rastaff O’Selmo and Jude Bentley. Warren ‘40’ McKay and Walter Grant-Stewart were also the recipients of sprint prizes. They each won two primes.
Talim Shaw, Mark Spencer and Andy Rajkarran were the top three veterans while Walter Isaacs was the first over 60- year finisher. Dexter Wilson, Cleveland King and Nigel Jacobs were the top three upright finishers in that order.
Speaking at the presentation ceremony, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr. Frank Anthony congratulated the winners and other participants for taking part. He said it was pleasing to see 57 starters.
According to him, the large number means the race has grown in its recognition.
Dr. Anthony declared that since the race has three legs now, if one rider wins all three stages he will have a lien on an overall champion trophy; and if he does so in three consecutive years he would be given the trophy to keep.
The minister also disclosed that those riders who participated in cycling for over 10 years would be recognised at the end of the third leg in Essequibo.
The Minister thanked the organisers for putting a well-planned race together. He closed by acknowledging the Clay Brick Factory executive for sponsoring the event.