Orville Hinds warmed up nicely for next week’s signature ‘Ride For Life’ five-stage road race by winning his fourth circuit event of the season yesterday at the National Park.
The 2012 National road race champion out pedaled a field of rival wheelsmen and carted off the spoils of the feature 35-lap event of the 10th annual Hand in Hand 11-race cycle programme.
Hinds rode a tactical but attacking race and emerged winner in a brisk one hour, 16 minutes and 35 seconds while pocketing two sprint prizes.
He led Team United’s Mario King and Guyana’s premier junior cyclist, Michael Anthony onto the podium.
Top veteran, Robin Persaud, Team Coco’s Stephano Husbands and Paul DeNobrega rounded out the top six rewarding positions.
Anthony and DeNobrega also took home two sprint prizes each, while one apiece went to Persaud and Albert Philander.
Before the feature event, there were 10 other events.
Here is a summary of them:
Juveniles
Stephano Husbands
Jamal John
Alonzo Ambrose
BMX 6-9
Jeremiah Harrison, Alex Leung, Chris Goring
BMX Boys 9-12 years
Sherwin Sampson, Jeremiah Harrison, Jonathan Jagdeo
BMX Boys 12-14 years
Sherwin Sampson, Thuran Garbarran, Jonathan Jagdeo
BMX 12-14 Boys and
Girls
Rakeem Blair, Bryton John, Davenand Kapelnauth
Veterans Under 50
Junior Niles
Jaikarran Sukhai
Kennard Lovell
Veterans Over 50
Linden Blackman
Jonathan Crevallo
Kevin Jeffrey
Veterans Over 60
Monty Paris
BMX Open
Damien Sukdeo, Adrian Sharma
Mountain Bike
Damien Sukdeo, Adrian Sharma
Notes: The riders will now take their talents to the open road to compete in the third Ounce of Gold race this morning. DeNobrega is the defending champion. (Emmerson Campbell)
