Sherwin Sampson led Team Guyana’s sweep of the podium in the cycle road race of this year’s Inter Guiana Games (IGG) staged yesterday at West Demerara.
In brilliant sunshine, the 16-year-old shone the brightest among the teen star wheelsmen, leading Alex Leung and Aaron Newton across the line for 1-2-3 finish for the Golden Arrowhead.
While Sampson and Leung soloed in, Newton out sprinted Suriname’s Xavi Wadilie to claim the bronze in the event which pedaled off at Schoonord, proceeded to Parika and returned to the National Track and Field Centre’s entrance for the finish.
Sampson clocked 1h:19m:11s in the gold medal finish of the 45km event.
Leung, who also finished second in the individual Time-Trial on Friday in the National Park, was the most consistent rider in his Games debut.
In a post-race interview he stated that he was pleased with the performance of himself and his proud and patriotic teammates.
Sampson, a fifth form student of the Campbellville Secondary School, told the media that he was elated to triumph in his first international race. A race that he will remember for a lifetime.
By virtue of sweeping the road race and earning the silver and bronze medals in the Time Trial won by Suriname’s Dimitri Madamsir, Team Guyana won the overall trophy for cycling in the nine-discipline Games which returned after a five-year hiatus.
The closing ceremony for the three-day event involving French Guiana, Suriname and Guyana, will be held tonight from 20:00hrs at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
