Greaves opens cycling season with 35-lap victory

Alonzo Greaves punches the air to celebrate his victory while crossing the finish line ahead of Warren ‘40’ McKay. (Orlando Charles photo)

By Emmerson Campbell

Olympic hopeful Alonzo Greaves yesterday sped off with the feature 35-lap Invitational race when national cycling coach Hassan Mohammed and Ricks and Sari Agro Industries Limited staged an 11-race cycling meet at the National Park circuit, Thomas Lands. This is the 19th year that Ricks and Sari Agro Industries Limited has teamed up with Mohammed to sponsor the ‘Teach Them Young’ programme.

Greaves won the event in one hour, 19 minutes and 10 seconds, leading the top six of Warren ‘40’ McKay, Robin Persaud,