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GUYANA CHRONICLE Thursday August 6, 2015
U.S.-based cyclists continue to do well … Four-man team for Caribbean Championship
GUYANA’S Scott Savory and Alanzo Greaves, who are both based in the United States, continued to do well on the North American circuit with victories over the past weekend. According to reports, Savory (Lupus Racing) holds a slim lead in the ‘I WILL Tuesday Series’ with three races remaining, ahead of Stalin Quitero of Dave Jordan Racing, while Greaves (GS Mengoni) and Hamzah Eastman (Team Coco’s) also make up the top in that event. Last Saturday, Greaves won the 7th round of the Lucarelli & Castaldi Cup in Prospect Park, New York while Greaves won an exciting sprint finish ahead of fellow Guyanese Jermaine Burrowes (WS United) and Gavriel Epstein of Champion System-Stan’s NoTubes. This is the second victory by a Guyanese in the Lucarelli & Castaldi Cup Series. The other winner was Hamzah Eastman who won the fifth round in June. Meanwhile, Romello Crawford (Trojan Cycle Club), Jamal John (Team Coco’s), Andrew Hicks (Trojan Cycle Club) and Raphael Leung (WS United) will be looking
to emulate their senior counterparts when they travel to the Dominican Republic to contest the 2015 edition of the Caribbean Junior Cycling Championships set for August 7-9. The four cyclists, who were selected by the newly installed executive of the Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF), are experienced and will be seeking to bring glory to this nation. The selectees have all been doing well for the past 12 months and are looking forward to doing well for Guyana. Both Hicks and Leung made their debuts as juveniles last year in Suriname and are looking forward to riding in the junior category this year. The lone medal Guyana got last year was a bronze in the Road Race from Alonzo Ambrose in his final year. Businesses and individuals, who are interested in contributing towards the cyclists’ participation, can make contact with GCF president Horace Burrowes on email prince3023@aol.com or secretary Ms. Maria Leung on tel. 676 5940 or email mariaaleung@gmail.com.
Caption: Scott Savory Photo Name: Savory
Alanzo Greaves
DCC proud of Imlach
Tevin Imlach
MANY players are often given the chance to showcase their talents but don’t make full use of the opportunity; but that is not the case with cricketer Tevin Imlach, who was recently selected by the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) for an under-19 encampment, ahead of the ICC Youth World Cup next year in Bangladesh. Imlach, a wicketkeeper/opening batsman from the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) was one of four Guyanese (Shimron Hetmyer, Keemo Paul and Akshaya Persaud) selected to attend the two-week camp in Kingston, Jamaica, after the recently concluded U-19 tournament there. President of DCC, Alfred Mentore, speaking to Chronicle Sport, said that Imlach’s hard work in the sport is beginning to pay off, adding “I’m very elated that he was selected to represent at a higher office. He has
always been a hard worker and he has come through the ranks of the Under-15, inter-county, Under-17 and now Under-19” Imlach joins Kacey Carty, Jaeel Clarke, Shahid Crooks, Michael Frew, Jyd Goolie, Keon Harding, Ryan John, Alzarri Joseph, Kirstan Kallicharran, Obed McCoy, Gidron Pope, Akil Seetal, Keagan Simmons, Odean Smith, Shamar Springer at the training camp which runs through August 17 at the Mona campus of the University of the West Indies as well as the Kensington Recreation Park nestled in Rollington Town. The training sessions will be conducted under the guidance of West Indies High Performance coaches Graeme West and Vasbert Drakes.
Deokie sounds Group 1 warning WITH the time counting down to the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club’s (GMR&SC) Race of Champions, Group 1 driver Daniel Deokie is looking at retaining his 2014 title. Speaking to Chronicle Sport, the driver indicated that he expects lots of challenges on Sunday (August 9) “I’m looking forward for the challenges while defending my championship on the August 9. I’m fit, pumped and ready to rumble, come Sunday at the South Dakota racing circuit.” He indicated that Group 1 is expected to bring much flair with the competition already heating up. According to Deokie, “In this group every competitor is a threat because all the cars are equally matched with power. With that said there are a few guys that are consistent podium finishers, guys like my fellow ER Racing teammate Azaad Hassan and others like Shameer Mohamed, Nazim Gafoor, Team Fullworks etc” The National Race of Champions, set for South Dakota Circuit, will be sponsored by South Land International through the Carlsberg brand, the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T), Fly Jamaica, Rent-a-Tent and Ganesh Parts.
Daniel Deokie (Photo courtesy of Rohindra Mahase)