Philander staves off Jeffrey

By Emmerson Campbell On In Cycling |
Winners and runners up of the National Sports Commission (NSC) 11-race cycling meet pose with their trophies and prime prizes at the completion of yesterday’s event.
Winners and runners up of the National Sports Commission (NSC) 11-race cycling meet pose with their trophies and prime prizes at the completion of yesterday’s event.

United Cycle Club’s (UCC) Albert Philander held off a strong challenge from national road race champion Raynauth Jeffrey of Team Coco to win the feature 35-lap event at yesterday’s National Sports Commission (NSC) sponsored 11-race cycle programme in the National Park.

Philander won the event in one hour, 16 minutes and 35 seconds after breaking away from his rivals with four laps to go and keeping his composure to stave off a hard charging Jeffrey by five seconds.

John Charles completed the podium trio while Robin Persaud, Philander’s club mate, Delroy Hinds and the in-form Alanzo Greaves