TEAM Coco’s Jamal John and Junior Niles continue to show tremendous form as they won their respective categories in the 7th Annual Banks DIH’s PowerAde 50-mile cycle road race, which was staged on the West Demerara carriageway last Sunday and organised by cycle coach Hassan Mohamed.
John, competing against 19 other seniors, won that category in a time of one hour 57 minutes 17 seconds, while Niles was first among the veterans with a winning time of one hour 20 minutes 50 seconds.
However, while John rode from Wales West Bank Demerara to Bushy Park, East Bank Essequibo and returned to Schoonord for the finish, Niles and his fellow veterans rode from Wales to Uitvlugt, West Coast Demerara and returned to Schoonord for the finish, a shorter distance.
Team Coco’s fiercest rivals, Team Evolution, despite not having any of its cyclists at the top of the podium, still managed two spots on the lower level of the podium as Paul DeNobrega and Akeem Wilkinson placed second and third respectively in the senior category.
The other top three positions were occupied by Team Alanis’ Alonzo Ambrose, Team Trojan’s Jason Cameron and Romello Crawford respectively.
By virtue of finishing fifth overall, Cameron was declared champion of the junior category ahead of Team Evolution’s Christopher Cornelius and Crawford respectively.
Leer Nunes was second to Niles in the veterans’ category and Ralph Williams third.
Keon Thomas made a successful defence of his mountain bike title which he won last year. Second in this category was Shane Bourne with Ozia McAulay third.
Trojan’s Deance Welch was the only female to face the starter on Sunday and she completed the distance and was awarded the winner’s prize.
Banks DIH’s PowerAde representative Ms Marissa Moonsammy expressed Banks DIH’s gratitude to race organiser Hassan Mohamed for allowing Banks DIH the opportunity to continue sponsoring the event.