RAYNAUTH Jeffrey rode a clinical race yesterday to win the DeSinco Trading New Degree-sponsored feature 35-lap cycle race yesterday in the National Park.

The day’s programme, organised by national cycle coach Hassan Mohamed, did not see much participation by the senior riders. However, after being sent off, all the cyclists stuck together, but the `work horse’ of the event, Hamza Eastman, who placed third overall won seven of the eight prime prizes that were up for grabs while Jeffrey won the other one.
Jeffrey won the event in a time of one hour 16 minutes 20.06 seconds ahead of Robin `The Park Ranger’ Persaud, Eastman, Enzo Matthews, Mario King and Paul Cho-Wee-Nam respectively.
The cyclists from the start stuck together for 29 laps during which Eastman did most of the pacing, picking up the seven prime prizes, but the lead interchanged several times. After completing 29 laps, Persaud and Eastman went to the front and opened a small lead until they received the bell for the finish.
With just about 300 metres remaining to the finish line, Jeffrey stormed from the back of the sleeping bunch and quickly opened a 10-metre lead which he maintained to the finish.
In other results, Jamal John won the juveniles 10-lap race ahead of Alonzo Ambrose and Christopher Griffith respectively.
The five-lap mountain bike race was won by Adrian Sharma. Second was Charles Ketwaroo and third was Stephan Gobin.
The boys and girls’ three-lap event was won by Toshawaina Doris. Second was Rondell Samuels.
Jaikaran Sookhai won the five-lap race for veterans Under-50 race, ahead of Kennard Lovell and Linden Blackman who won the veterans’ Over-50.
Monthy Parris won the five-lap race for veterans Over-60, ahead of Maurice Fagundes.
Sherwin Sampson continued his winning ways by placing first in the BMX boys nine to 12 years old three-lap race as well as the three-lap race for BMX boys nine to 12 years old.
Jeremiah Harrison and Alexander Leung placed second and third respectively in the nine to 12 years event, while Taran Garbaran was second in the BMX boys 12 to 14 years event.