BARTICA. Guyana was the host of the 2019 Junior Caribbean Cycling Championships held on August 10 and 11 where the best young riders of the region contested a time trial and road race. Guyana Cycling Federation President Horace Burrows and his team or organizers brought the event to the town on the Essequibo River with a challenging 8.6 kilometer circuit for both events.

In the Pre-Junior category (15-16) time trial, Alexander Miller of Bermuda took the title by more than a minute ahead of Derex Segarra of Puerto Rico and fellow Bermudian Liam Flannery a further 15 seconds back in third. Enrique Comarmond of Trinidad and Tobago stormed home in 27 minutes to take the Junior (17-18) title, besting Nicholas Narraway of Bermuda who was followed by Rine Gayral of Antigua and Barbuda.

In the road race the following day Segarra and Miller switched places, with the Puerto Rican outsprinting the Bermudian and Michael Dizon-Bumann of US Virgin Islands rounding out the podium in third place. The Junior race was another golden result for Camarmond of Tinidad and Tobago, as he dominated the event. Kianny Noel of St. Martin finished second and Narraway of Bermuda came in solo to take the bronze medal.

The participating countries expressed their thanks to Burrows, the Guyana Cycling Federation, the Mayor and town of Bartica, and all the volunteers and sponsors who contributed to the success of the event. (Peter Dunne)

RESULTS JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS OF CARIBBEAN 2019.

PRE JUNIOR MEN 15-16 (8.6 KILOMETERS)

1. Alexander Mille (Bermuda) 0:13:41:93 GOLD

2. Derex Segarra (Puerto Rico) 0:14:44:09 SILVER

3. Liam Flannery (Bermuda) 0:14:59:36 BRONCE

4. Jarier Laureano (Puerto Rico) 0:15:01:45

5. Deonthony Niles (Anguilla) 0:15:24:12

6. Adam Marshall (Barbados) 0:15:37:18

7. Michael Dizon-Bumann (US Virgin Island) 0:15:40:03

8. Terrel Felix (Grenada) 0:15:46:53

9. Jonathan Ramsucht (Guyana) 0:15:57:53

10. Xavi Waldilie (Suriname) 0:16:08:87

11. Guy Renwick (Grenada) 0:16:22:92

JUNIOR 17-18 (17.2 KM)

1. Enrique Comarmond (Trinidad & Tobago) 0:27:00:36 GOLD

2. Nicholas Narraway (Bermuda) 0:27:59:14 SILVER

3. Rine Gayral (Antigua) 0:28:38:95 BRONCE

4. Ajay Gobilall (Guyana) 0:29:25:88

5. Emmanuel Ortiz (Puerto Rico) 0:29:40:75

6. Kohath Baron (Dominica) 0:29:50:15

7. Javier Matos (Puerto Rico) 0:30:20:71

8. Nathaniel Fobres (Cayman Island) 0:32:03:45

9. Kevin Boyd (Dominica) 0:32:48:39

10. Karega Charles (Grenada) 0:33:15:91

    Tariq Woods (Trinidad & Tobago) DNF

    Felix Bahamian (Bahamas) DNF

PRE-JUNIOR MEN 15-16 (60.2 KM).

1. Derex Segarra (Puerto Rico) 1:48:34 GOLD

2. Alexander Miller (Bermuda) 1:48:35 SILVER

3. Michael Dizon-Bumann (US Virgin Island) 1:48:36 BRONCE

4. Kenny Carty (St. Martin) 1:49:22

5. Felix Bahamian (Bahamas) 1:49:23

6. Cailan Fleming Anguilla) 1:49:24

7. Liam Flannery (Bermuda) 1:49:25

8. Nazarai Fox (Bermuda) 1:49:26

9. Cristian Feliciano (Puerto Rico) 1:49:27

10. Wilson Sanon (St. Martin) 1:49:28

11. Romerick Thomas (St. Martin) 1:49:29

12. Adam Marshall (Barbados) 1:49:45

13. Deonthony Niles (Anguilla) 1:53:00

14. Jeremiah Joseph (Guyana) 1:55:33

15. Jarier Laureano (Puerto Rico) 2:00:32

16. Xavi Waldilie (Suriname) 2:00:33

17. Mario Washington (Guyana) 2:02:28

18. David Hicks (Guyana) 2:03:03

19. Jonathan Ramsucht (Guyana) 2:05:29

    Terrel Felix (Grenada) DNF

    Guy Renwick (Grenada) DNF

JUNIOR 17-18 (86 KM)

1. Enrique Comarmond (Trinidad & Tobago) 2:30:22 GOLD

2. Kianny Noel (St. Martin) 2:30:33 SILVER

3. Nicholas Narraway (Bermuda) 2:34:05 BRONCE

4. Emmanuel Ortiz (Puerto Rico) 2:38:06

5. Javier Matos (Puerto Rico) 2:43:29

6. Kayl Amacin (St. Martin) 2:45:28

7. Ajay Gobilall (Guyana) 2:45:28

8. Nathaniel Fobres (Cayman Island) 2:45:28

9. Tariq Woods (Trinidad & Tobago) 2:45:28

10. Rodell Woods (Trinidad & Tobago) 2:49:35

11. Kohath Baron (Dominica) 2:49:35

12. Rene Gayral (Antigua) 2:50:51

13. Kevin Boyd (Dominica) 2:53:05

14. Ralph Seemarind (Guyana) 2:53:05

15. Ezekiel Bisschop (Curaçao) 2:53:05

16. Karega Charles (Grenada) 3:03:24

    Dylan Djoparto (Suriname) DNF

    David Simmons (Antigua) DNF

MEDAL BOARD FINAL.

1. Trinidad & Tobado (2. – 0 – 0)

2. Bermuda (1 – 2 – 2)

3. Puerto Rico (1 – 1 – 0)

4. St. Martin (1 – 0 – 0)

5. Antigua (0 – 0 – 1)

6. US Virgen Islands (0 – 0 – 1)