Christopher Govia and Breakaway’s Maria Gooding conquered a rugged course to capture the elite men and women’s Mountain Bike Challenge Series fourth stage at Samaan Park in Chaguaramas on Sunday.
Govia completed the four-lap distance in 56 minutes and 45 seconds and won by a lengthy margin as runner-up Matthew Williams crossed the finish line almost ten minutes later, in 1:07.40.
Pedalling to third was Videsh Bheecham (1:16.02) while Faiyyaz Mohammed (1:17.38) and Viresh Maharaj (1:26.49) rounded off the top five respectively.
In the three-lap women’s division, Gooding won in 49:10 while the other rider, Nisha Adolphus, clocked 1:03.53.
Noah Teixeira (1:03.20) topped the junior males four-lap event and Idris Motilal (1:29.42) came in second.
In the juvenile males, Liam d’Abadie (43:31) claimed top honours among the five-man field followed by runner-up Tyriq Springer (48:17) and third place Blaine Williams (54:43). Kyle D’Juran (1:03.08) and Lukas Corbie (1:03.21) completed the top five, in that order.
Other Results
Males
U9 - Jahleel Jacob (Rigtech); 2. Ethan Ince (Fit Kids MS)
U11 - Jacob Alleyne; 2. Marcus Singh; 3. James De Freitas; 4. Njisane Joseph (Fit Kids)
U13 - 1. Liam Ince (Fit Kids MS); 2. Micah Corbie
Tinymites - Christiano Williams; 2. Jahziel Jacob; 3. Maurice Lopez
Masters 40-49 - 1. Kevin Peters; 2. Anil Dookeran; 3. Kenton Jalsa
Masters 50-59 - 1. Scott Dopson (Fit Kids MS); 2. Colin De Freitas (Sabres Multisport); 3. Marcus Singh
Masters 60-69 - 1. Walter Paul
Girls
U11 - 1. Skyla LeeLoo
U13 Girls - 1. Melina Lopez (Rigtech)
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