Ryan Chin and Maria Gooding won the open and women’s titles respectively in race one of the Tobago International Cycling Classic Mountain Bike Event in Tobago, yesterday.
Chin of the Breakaway Cycling Club, who recently represented T&T at the Caribbean Mountain Bike Championships in Puerto Rico, won the open crown in 41 minutes and 59 seconds (41:59). Chin’s clubmate Christopher Govia was second in 43:39, while Slipstream’s David Hackshaw was third in 47:30 in the event which started and finished at Courland Estate.
Among the women, Gooding of the Rainbow Warriors cruised to victory in 1:02.26, ahead of Carolina Lugo (Global Bikas) in 1:10.21 and Marieke Lubbers (Super Groovers) in 1:12.00.
Race two of the Mountain Bike Classic will take place today, followed by the third and final race tomorrow. Race two and three will both start and finish at the Arnosvale Water Wheel.
RESULTS
Open Overall
1 Ryan Chin – T&T – Breakaway CC
2 Christopher Govia – T&T – Breakaway CC
3 David Hackshaw – T&T – Slipstream
Women
1 Maria Gooding – T&T – Rainbow Warriors
2 Carolina Lugo – T&T – Global Bikas
3 Marieke Lubbers – T&T – Super Groovers
Under-19 Age Group
1 Dimitri Commissiong-Payne – T&T – Unattached
2 Enrique Pablo – Knights FR
3 Andrew Darwent – T&T – Northern Rangers
19-39 Age Group
1 Kerron Samaroo – T&T – Central Spokes
2 Vishal Bachoon – T&T – Central Spokes
3 Mark Hernandez – T&T –Global Bikas
40-49 Age Group
1 Kevin Tinto – T&T – Central Sokes
2 Abel Vlieger – T&T – MTB Kings
3 Hugh Bedoe – T&T – MTB Kings
50+ Age Group
1 Siaak Kunnen – Super Groovers
2 Leo Hospedales – T&T – Unattached
3 Ricki Brathwaite – T&T – MTB Kings