Orville Hinds warmed up nicely for next week’s National Cycling Championships by winning his seventh event of the season yesterday at West Demerara.
The 2012 National road race champion out pedaled a field of rival wheelsmen and repeated as champion of the annual Castrol Father’s Day 50-mile road race which pedaled off at Wales, proceeded to Parika and returned to Schoonord for the finish.
Hinds rode tactically but attacking in the 17th edition of the race and emerged winner in a brisk one hour, 20 minutes and 53 seconds while pocketing a sprint prize.
The 25-year old launched his trade mark attack late in race and rode unchallenged to the finish line. Newly crowned Veteran Champion Junior Niles out sprinted the peloton to claim an impressive second ahead of Paul DeNobrega. National Champion, Claire Fraser Green won the ladies segment.
Quick Results
Open
Orville Hinds
Junior Niles
Paul DeNobrega
Michael Anthony
Raynauth Jeffrey
Stephen Fernandes
Juniors
Jornell Yearwood
Andrew Hick
Brighton John
Mountain Bikers
Richard Charles (GDF)
Stephon Gobin
Kester Croal
Veteran
Junior Niles
Stephen Fernandes
Paul Choo-Wee-Nam
Females
Claire Fraser-Green
Christeen Mattheson
Toshwanna Doris