RAYNAUTH ‘Obeahman’ Jeffrey (Team Coco’s) is expected home in Guyana this week to defend his Guyana Cycling Federation’s National Time Trial title.
Jeffrey made a formidable return to racing in New York after being sidelined for a month by injuries he sustained while training along the East Coast Demerara carriageway over a month ago.
Last Thursday, Jeffrey placed 7th in the United’s Rubaix Race Series then 21st in the Harlem Skyscraper Cycling Classic last Sunday.
The USA-based Jeffrey will be coming up against the local contingent led by longtime rival, Marlon ‘Fishy’ Williams, USA-based Geron Williams who is already home and Orville Hinds, among others.
Jeffrey will then try to do the historic double once again when he starts the road race on Sunday.
The defending road race champion is Geron Williams.
Jeffrey won both the time trial and road race in 2013.
In 2014, the 20-mile time trial was staged on the Linden Highway from Loo Creek to Long Creek and back and was won by Jeffrey in a time of 38 minutes 32 seconds, while the 100-mile road race, which started at Homestretch Avenue, Georgetown and proceeded to the Linden Highway and back to the place of origin for the finish, was won by Geron Williams in a time of four hours 25 minutes .02 seconds.
Last year also, Berbician Romelo Crawford won the juveniles’ category of the time trial in 20 minutes 02.32 seconds.
Raymond Newton won the veterans’ category (24 minutes 53.75 seconds) while United Kingdom-based Clair Fraser-Green won the ladies’ category (28 minutes 34.31 seconds).