An infraction at the finish line on Wednesday proved costly to Briton John as breakaway mate, Christopher Griffith was awarded his first win of the season in a photo finish with the former.
Gunning for his second win of the year in the Team Alanis-sponsored 60-mile road race, John who initially seemed to get the better of Griffith in their two-man battle was relegated to second after he limited the space with Griffith who was forced to ride very close to the edge of the road.
Griffith who has been a model of consistency on the circuit this season, was then awarded winner of the event staged from Carifesta Avenue to Half Way Tree and back.
National cyclist, Curtis Dey, joined the duo on the podium while Alex Mendes, Paul Chooweenam and Kwame Ridley finished fourth, fifth and sixth respectively.
In the event to commemorate the birth anniversary of the late Jason Chooweenam, Ian Jackson, Michael Anthony, Jaikarran Sukhai and Steve Fernandes completed the top 10.
Jason was the younger brother of Paul and he was a successful junior cyclist in the 1980’s. He died in a motor cycle accident in 1998 at the age of 24. He would have celebrated his 47th birth anniversary.
The riders will now turn their attention to the Independence Three-Stage road race scheduled for next weekend.
