Dey leads Team KFC Evolution to podium sweep

Top junior rider, Alex Leung, (in yellow) was part of the initial break yesterday and went onto finish fourth in the event where Team KFC Evolution riders, Curtis Dey, Christopher Griffith and Robin Persaud finished 1-2-3 to sweep the podium places. (Emmerson Campbell photo)
Top junior rider, Alex Leung, (in yellow) was part of the initial break yesterday and went onto finish fourth in the event where Team KFC Evolution riders, Curtis Dey, Christopher Griffith and Robin Persaud finished 1-2-3 to sweep the podium places. (Emmerson Campbell photo)

Led by Curtis Dey, Team KFC Evolution swept the podium in yesterday’s cycling meet staged on the outer circuit of the National Park.

Dey led teammates, Christopher Griffith and Robin Persaud across the finish line in the exciting 12-lap event which was sponsored and organized by the Kaieteur Attack Racing Cycle Club.

After a solo escape with four laps to go, Dey went into time-trial mode and crossed the line all alone with the peloton more than a half mile behind. He stopped the clock at 1:09.13s for the event which attracted 24 starters.

Curtis Dey emerged winner of the exciting 12-lap event which was sponsored and organized by the Kaieteur Attack Racing Cycle Club yesterday on the outer circuit of the National Park yesterday. (Emmerson Campbell photo)

Top junior, Alex Leung, placed fourth while Paul DeNobrega and Alex Mendes filled out the top six rewarding positions.

Leung who was part of the initial break, Aaron Newton and Ajani Cutting were the top three junior riders yesterday. Eon Jackson, Talim Shaw and Shameer Baksh were the top three Over-50 wheelsmen in that order. Following the meet, representatives of the Kaieteur Attack Racing Cycle Club, extended gratitude to all the individuals that contributed to the event being a success. 

“Thank you so much for your support, we look forward to bringing more exciting races to all the participants in the near future. Let’s all continue to ride together and support each other,” a representative concluded.