ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC- Guadeloupe’s leading cyclist, Boris Carene, raced to back-to back-victories in the Caribbean Cycling Championships (CCC) staged in St.John’s over the weekend.
Carene, a member of the Gwada Bikers team, was invincible as he beat a field of 88 riders to secure gold in the men’s time trial.
He finished comfortably clocking 55:08 seconds about three minutes ahead of the second place Cedric Eustache of Martinique while Curacao’s Hilard Cijntje was third.
However, Carene was forced to dig deep to survive a challenge on the homeward stretch of the other event- the grueling 84 mile road race.
Three cyclists from Guadeloupe, Puerto Rico and the host country closed in on Carene in a dramatic chase to the finish.
But the winner of last year’s 61st edition of the Tour de Guadeloupe held on long enough to eclipse his ambitious rivals and win in 3:35:46
Puerto Rico’s Efren A Ortega Rivera clocked 3:35:47 to take second spot.
Country man Larochelle Stephane placed third in a time of 3:35:48 while Antigua and Barbuda’s Jyme Bridges finished in 3:35:49.
Meantime, Shalini Zabaneh of Belize and Antigua and Barbuda’s Tamiko Butler shared the spotlight in the women’s events.
Zabaneh clocked 31.12 to win the women’s 12 mile trial while Butler, crossed the finish line first in 2:08:40.379 to win the 42 mile road race.
Butler had earlier grab third place in the women’s 12 mile race.
Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer was among supporters at the roads surrounding the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Grounds for the country’s first ever hosting of the regional event.
