SEASONED cyclist Jamual John emerged victorious in the Kadir Mohamed Memorial (Ounce of Gold) cycle road race which was held yesterday morning from Thirst Park to Dora on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway and back.

The lucrative 69-mile race had some of the top local cyclists in action, but in the end, it was the consistent John who triumphed.

The win was John’s third in the competition, which started in 2012. It was also his second win since returning from the US. He won the first-ever Wilbert Benjamin Memorial Road Race in Berbice earlier this month.

Overall, John, who competes for Team Foundation in the US, finished the race in three hours, 17 minutes and 21 seconds.

Team Evolution cyclists, Paul DeNobrega and Christopher Griffith, finished second and third overall, with Curtis Dey, Walter Grant-Stuart and Alex Mendes rounding off the top six finishers.
Paralympian Grant-Stuart was the top finisher in the U-50 division, with Mendes in second and Paul Choo-wee-nam third.

In the junior race, Sherwin Sampson got the better of fellow podium finishers, Alex Leung and Mario Washington, while in the Ladies division, Susan Hamilton defeated Clavicia Spencer.
In the over-50 division, Ian Jackson finished ahead of Garfield Lorimer and Kennard Lovell.

Meanwhile, N. Wilson was the only juvenile cyclist to cross the finish line.

Unlike the seniors, the U50s and the juniors, who rode the entire 69 miles; the Ladies, the over-50s and juveniles journeyed from Thirst Park to Yarrowkabra Junction and back.