STEPHANO Husbands yesterday defied the odds to win the feature 35-lap National Sports Commission-sponsored cycle race in the National Park.

Husbands made a move with the leaders very early and never relinquished his position, even though at one time Walter Grant-Stuart looked as though he had the race under his control.
With one lap remaining, Grant-Stuart was leading by approximately 50 metres, but the chasing pack which included Husbands pulled him in and 125 metres from the finish he (Husbands) got a second burst of strength and rode across the finish line the winner. His time for the event was one hour 18 minutes 38.03 seconds.
Paul DeNobrega placed second, while Orville Hinds was third, Mark Harris, Grant Stuart and Paul Cho Wee-Nam placed fourth, fifth and sixth respectively.
Grant-Stuart won four of the eight prime prizes that were up for grabs, while Hinds won three and DeNobrega one.
In other results, Romelo Crawford won the 10-lqp race for juveniles ahead of Jamal John and Christopher Griffith respectively.
Seon Budhan won the five-lap race for mountain bikers ahead of Clive Jacobs and Jashing Cummings respectively.
The three-lap race for boys six to nine years old was won by Alexander Leung. Second was Christopher Goring and third was Esau Jaisingh.
Sherwin took the boys 12-14 years three-lap event, ahead of Jonathan Jagdeo and Jermal Harrison respectively.