Suriname’s cyclist, Dimitri Madamsir brought his talents over to the 592 and rode off with the Inter Guiana Games (IGG) Men’s Individual Time-Trial trophy yesterday in the National Park.
His Guyanese counterparts however will be gunning for the road race win this morning when action swings over to the West Coast of Demerara.
Madamsir was a class above the rest of the nine starters (five local), setting a time of 4m: 10.12s on the flat 3km course.
In the Time Trial, riders were tasked with riding two laps around the inner circuit of the Park.
Local teen star cyclists, Alex Leung (4:12.10) and Aaron Newton (4:13.26) joined Madamsir on the podium in the first edition of the Games which returns from a five-year hiatus.
In the post-race interview, Madamsir said his game plan heading into yesterday’s event was to set a steady tempo and pace himself correctly. He added that himself and teammates will be “going with positive energy” into today’s race and he is “looking forward to winning that too”.
Today’s road race is tentatively set for a 07:30hrs start at Schoonord. The riders will proceed to Parika before returning to the National Track and Field Centre for the finish.
Meanwhile, Leung said he was pleased with his IGG debut and his teammates, Newton, Adjani Cutting, Mario Washington and Sherwin Sampson plan to defend their home turf and sweep today’s event.
Notes: In excess of 400 athletes and officials from French Guiana, Suriname and hosts, Guyana will be involved in this year staging of the annual three-day event.
The National Gymnasium, the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH), the National Aquatic Centre, the National Track and Field Centre and the Racquet Centre are some of the venues playing host to the nine-discipline fixture.
The disciplines are cycling, track and field, tennis, table tennis, volleyball, football, swimming, basketball and badminton.
The annual event which has fostered several of the Region’s top athletes concludes tomorrow at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall with the closing ceremony.
