TEAM Evolution’s Orville Hinds romped home the winner of the annual Forbes Burnham Foundation-sponsored two-stage cycle road race yesterday, in a time of three hours 45 minutes 54 seconds.The event, which was organised by the Guyana Cycling Federation, started at 08:00hrs from Linden and the first stage which was won by Shaquille Agard, concluded on Homestretch Avenue. Hinds placed a close second in the stage.

By virtue of placing second in both the first and second stages and receiving bonus times, Hinds came out the overall winner.
Jamal John with an overall time of three hours, 47 minutes 44 seconds won the junior category ahead of Raphael Leung and Jornel Yearwood respectively.
The veterans’ category was won by Team Evolution’s Stephen Fernandes in a time of three hours 47 minutes 44 seconds. Second in this category was Jaikarran Sookhai and third was Junior Niles.
Agard, Hinds, Paul DeNobrega, Leung, Michael Anthony, Ralu Leal, Geron Williams and Mark Harris all won one prime prize each, while Robin Persaud won two.
DeNobrega placed third in the open category, while Christopher Holder finished third in stage two.
During the first stage, Agard, Eastman, Hinds, DeNobrega Anthony and Leung broke from the pack very early in the race and apart from Eastman and Leung, the others were never caught again, but Agard managed to hold off the others to win the stage.
After being sent off at Liliendaal for the start of stage two, the bunch stuck together for the entire upward journey to Belfield, but on their way down, they started to split up and Mark Harris jumped the pack at Enmore, but was sucked in by Greaves, Hinds and Holder coming through Plaisance and they stuck together heading to the line when Greaves attacked and no one responded.