Persaud wins DeSinco Trading cycle race in record time

Prize winners of the 10th annual DeSinco Trading Limited 11-race cycle programme pose with their trophies in the National Park on Saturday (Orlando Charles Photo).

Robin Persaud stole the show on Saturday when he smashed a decade old cycling record around the inner circle of the National Park in the feature event of the 10th annual De Sinco Trading Limited 11-race programme.

Prize winners of the 10th annual DeSinco Trading Limited 11-race cycle programme pose with their trophies in the National Park on Saturday (Orlando Charles Photo).

In previous races at the National Park, Persaud has consistently dished out performances which landed him among the top finishers.

On Saturday he brought something extra to the meet and devoured the 10-year-old National Park record of one hour 19 minutes and 21 seconds (1:19:21) by slashing over a minute off the long standing previous best.

Persaud clocked a new record time of one hour 16 minutes and 57 seconds (1:17:57) to become the new holder of the National Parks’ inner circuit record.

Trailing Persaud across the finish line were Cleon Melville and Kennard Lovell respectively.

Lovell, though placing third, carted off six of the eight prime prizes on offer with Melville and Andrew Spencer claiming the remaining two prime prizes.

Walter Grant-Stuart, Mark Lewis and Enzo Matthews rounded out the top six prize winning positions, finishing fourth, fifth and sixth respectively.

The results of the other races contested at Saturday’s Hassan Mohamed organized race meet in order of first to third are as follows:

12-14 (3 laps) – Akeem Arthur, Delius Richardson, Michael Anthony

Veterans U-50 (5laps) – Kennard Lovell, Virgil Jones, Andrew Spencer

Veterans O-50 (5 laps) – Kirkwood Kellman, Monty Parris, Maurice Fagundes

Juveniles (10 laps) – Kurt La Rose, Marlon King, Delius Richardson

Upright (5 laps) – Nigel Jacobs, Richard Charles, Ozia Mc Caullay

BMX 6-9 (2 laps) – Keon Harris, Devoy Benjamin, Jamal Arthur

BMX 9-12 (3 laps) – Randy Haynes, Adrian Sharma, Earl Ramkumar

BMX 12-14 (3 laps) – Shaquel Agard, Antonio De Rushe, Sylvan Lewis

BMX Open (3 laps) – Raymond Chase, George Berkley, Randy Haynes