By Michelangelo Jacobus

IT was a case of ‘different day, same result’ for Team Coco’s Hamzah Eastman yesterday as he eased to victory in the feature Schoolboys and Invitational 35-lap race of the fifth Star Party Rentals cycling programme.

In the cyclist’s own words; it was a lazy ride for him, as he eased over the finish line ahead of PSL Trojan’s Romello Crawford in a time of one hour 17 minutes 20.34 seconds to claim top honours on a bright sunny morning.
Eastman’s teammate Jamual John extended his wait for a victory, as he came in third while Paul DeNobrega, Curtis ‘Chappy’ Dey and Walter Grant-Stuart came in fourth, fifth and sixth in that order.

Out of the 24 cyclists who started the race, the top five soon separated themselves from the others after just six laps, with Hamzah and John taking the early lead. However, in the closing stages of the race, John seemed to ease off and left no doubt as to who would be the victor.

Young Crawford did well in the final sprint to bridge a sizeable gap and finish second within half of a bike’s length.

Among the sprint prize winners were Dey and John, who claimed three apiece while Stephano Husbands and DeNobrega settled for one each.
Over in the Juvenile events Adealie Hodge was first with David Hicks and Briton John settling for second and third respectively. Hodge claimed both of the sprint prizes up for grabs in that category.

In the BMX Boys 9 to 12-year-old category, John Niles was the winner. Usual suspect Junior Niles once again was first in the Veterans U-50 with Wilbert Benjamin and Lear Nunes second and third.

Ian Jackson claimed top spot in the Veterans Over-50 event ahead of Kennard Lovell and Andrew Blackman.
On hand to present the prizes and trophies was Lennox Cush of Star Party Rentals.