Marcus Keiler took his talents to Berbice yesterday and rode off with the spoils of the Courts Mashramani 50-mile road race.
The Team Coco’s standout stopped the clock in two hours, nine minutes and 45 seconds for the event which pedaled off in front of Courts in New Amsterdam, proceeded to Nand Persaud at Number 36 Village and returned to the point of origin for the finish.
Besides the winner’s trophy, Keiler bagged five of the eight sprint prizes, testament to his dominance on the saddle yesterday. He led Andre ‘Padlock’ Green, Romello Crawford, Paul DeNobrega and Balram Narine and Marlon ‘Fishy’ Williams into the top six.
Keiler broke away from the bunch around the Port Mourant area on the way back and never took his hands off the throttle. With the peloton watching Green and Crawford, Keiler was able to increase his solo lead and went on to win comfortably.
Alex Mendes and Paul Choo-Wee-Nam were adjudged the top two veterans while Jeremiah Joseph, David Hicks and Steve Bhimsen were the leading three junior riders in that order.
The local cycling season continues today with the Burnham Two-Stage road race. The first leg will start in Linden at 07:00hrs and proceed to Georgetown while second leg commences at 14:00hrs on Homestretch Avenue. It will then proceed to Belfied on the East Coast of Demerara and returns to Homestretch Avenue for the finish.
Keiler will be keen on earning another victory today.
