Robin Persaud prevails in feature 35-lap Banks Gatorade race despite many challenges

VETERAN rider Robin Persaud prevailed in winning the feature 35-lap event of the Banks DIH’s sponsored Gatorade 11-raqce cycle programme in the National Park yesterday.

Persaud clocked one hour 14 minutes 11.15 seconds to finish ahead of Christopher Holder, Godfrey Pollydore, Orville Hinds, Marlon `Fishy’ Williams and Paul DeNobrega respectively.
The event was staged in honour of former president of the Guyana Cycling Federation’s (GCF) president Ulric Pollydore and it was the third staging.
The defending champion was Paul Cho-Wee-Nam who finished down the order, while the defending champion I the juveniles 10-lap race – Hamza Eastman failed to finish among the top three.
The event was won by Linden’s Michael Anthony who won the 10-lap race in a time of 24 minutes 19n seconds. Second was Alonzo Ambrose and third was Jamal John.
In the feature event, there were several changes for the lead position but with approximately 10 laps remaining, Persaud surged to the front and kept the lead until three laps to go when he was overtaken by Paul De Nobrega who held on to the lead during the remainder of the lap.
But the very next lap, Persaud came back to the fore and surged ahead using his experience to full advantage and eventually came out the winner of the third Ulric Pollydore memorial event.
In other results from the day’s 11-race programme, Avish Ramkellawan won the Boys and girls 12-14 years old three-lap race ahead of Ruben Blair, while in the veterans under-50 five lap race, Junior Niles topped the field ahead of Marc Sonaram and Kennard Lovell respectively.
Monthy Parris was the winner of the veterans’ over-60 five3-lap race. Second was Maurice Fagundes. The veterans’ over-50 five-lap event was won by Linden Blackman. Second was Kevin Jeffrey.
Raynauth Jeffrey won the five-lap race for mountain bikers ahead of Emanuel Gayraul and Nigel Jacobs respectively.
Sherwin Sampson won the BMX boys six to nine years old two-lap race ahead of Alexander Leung and Esau Jai Singh respectively, while Sampson recorded a double win by winning the BMX boys nine to 12 years old three-lap race ahead of Taran Garbaran and Jonathan Jagdeo respectively.
Ammo Gomes was the winner of the BMX boys open event over three laps. Second was Scion Thegg and third was Royden Sqiers.
The three-lap race for BMX boys open was won by Brigton John. Second was Adrian Sharmal and third was Ammo Gomes.
Speaking at the presentation ceremony, race organiser Hassan Mohamed congratulated the winners and losers saying all were winners since without their participation the event would not have been a success.
Mohamed said the activity was used as a warm up for the National Sports Commission’s Annual Independence Three Stage road race which commences on Saturday from Corriverton to Georgetown and continues on Sunday from Kara Kara Linden Highway to Homestretch Avenue.
Meanwhile, Banks DIH’s Outdoor Manager Mortimer Stewart said his company is pleased to be associated with the programme and pledged his company’s support for the programme for years to come.

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