TEAM Evolution’s Orville Hinds clocked one hour, 24 minutes and 10 seconds, in winning the Flying Star Cycle Club’s (FSCC) feature 15-lap road race which was staged around the outer circuit of the National Park.The event was staged in memory of FSCC’s former executives Charles Chicester, Donald Roibinson, Oswald Taitt, Cecil Anderson and Stanley Boyce,who have all passed away.It was well attended and saw competition in five categories.
However, in the feature event which was for senior riders, Hinds went to front from the very first lap, along with his team mate Akeem Wilkinson and Team Alanis’ Raphael Leung.The trio stuck together until there were two laps remaining,when Hinds broke from the other two riders and opened a tremendous lead.He crossed the finish line unchallenged.
The fight for the second spot started about 500 metres from the finish line between Wilkinson and Leung.However, Wilkinson outsprinted him and took the second spot,with Leung finishing third.Paul Cho-Wee-Nam and Michel Anthony of Team Evolution then battled it out for the fourth spot during the course of the final 600-metres,with Anthony claiming the fourth place with Cho-Wee-Nam in fifth.
Hinds also won six of the seven prime-prizes that were up for grabs, while Leung took the other.
In other results from the day’s programme, Warren McKay won the six-lap race for veterans under 45 years of age, while Jaikaran Sukhai was second and Junior Niles third.
In the veterans over 45 years of age, covering the same distance, Ian Jackson came out on top over Paul Cho-Wee-Nam and Raymond Newton respectively.
Andrew Hicks won the six-lap race for juniors in 46 minutes,42 seconds. Second was Nigel Dugid, and finishing third was Christopher Cornelius.
The juvenile six-lap race was won by Adelemi Hodge. Second was Mario Ellis.
In the three-lap race for mountain bikers, Keon Thomas came out on top ahead of Seon Budhan and Nicholas Alphonso respectively.
The Event was sponsored by former national cyclists residing in the diaspora,including former national champions Neville Hunte, Victor Rutherford, Monty Davis, Randolph Toussiant and M. Rogers.
Chicester once served as the Vice-President of FSCC and was also a Vice-President of the Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF). He was also the Sunday Editor of the Guyana Graphic (now Guyana Chronicle).
Robinson,who acted as president of the Guyana Olympic Association for a short time, was the president of FSCC and also served as second vice-president of the GCF.
Taitt was once a vice-president of the club and was racing secretary of the GCF, as was Anderson who served in both capacities. Boyce on the other hand was an ordinary club member.