Raul Leal wins Reagan Rodrigues 50-mile road race title.

TEAM Evolution Cycling Club has been dominating the local cycling activities over the past year and is continuing to do so despite the many challenges faced by its individuals riders.However, despite those challenges, the team has continued its dominance as withRaul Leal leding home two other teammates to cop the top spot in a shortened 12th Annual Reagan Rodrigues Memorial Cycle Road Race yesterday on the West Demerara. The race was sponsored by Ricks and Sari Agro Industries Limited.

As a result of ongoing road works on the West Demerara, organisers and riders had to reduce the distance of the race, which normally turns back at Bushy Park on the East Bank of Essequibo.
Yesterday, the race started as normal at Wales and proceeded to Leonora before the competitors returned, went into the new Parfaite Harmonie Road and then finish just before the Demerara Harbour Bridge.
Last year’s winner of the original 50-mile event was Michael Anthony, who registered one hour,56 minutes and 35 seconds.
Leal eventually won the shortened distanced in a time of one Hour, 27 Minutes and 02.98 Seconds, covering just around 30 miles or so.
Leal’s team mate, Orville Hinds had to settle for second place while reigning National Junior Champion, Christopher Cornelius, just back from the Caribbean Junior Championships in St. Lucia, was third overall and the first junior to cross the line.

Shaquel Agard of Linden placed fourth while Anthony, also of Linden had to settle for fifth, along with Ian `Dumb Boy’ Jackson closing out the top six places. Jackson was the winner of the veteran’s category that was held earlier in the day.
Raphael Leung and Jornel Yearwood both of whom also competed at the Caribbean Junior Championships in St. Lucia last weekend, placed second and third respectively in the junior category.
Following Jackson to the line in the veteran,s class were Raymond Newton and Paul Choo Wee-Nam, in that order.
Ruling the roost in the mountain bike race was Mahaica based Sean Budhan, with the second and third place going to Keon Thomas and Stephan Gobin respectively.