Persaud makes it two out of three

Robin Persaud crosses the finish line ahead of reigning junior road race champion and club mate Raynauth Jeffrey to capture this year’s ninth annual National Milling Company (NAMILCO) Caricom ‘Wheat-up’ Cycle Road Race yesterday. (Orlando Charles photo)

By Emmerson Campbell

Two days after powering to victory in the feature 35-lap event of the Malta Supreme sponsored cycling programme in the National Park, Robin Persaud took his talents to the open road yesterday and sprinted away with the ninth annual NAMILCO Caricom Day winner’s trophy.

Persaud, arguably the most consistent local cyclist, won the event from  a star-studded field that included national junior road race champion Raynauth Jeffrey, Warren `40’ McKay, junior star rider Raul Leal,