Cyclists honour memory of Jude Bentley with well-attended race meet

Guyanese cyclists came out in their numbers on Sunday morning (May 3) to honour the memory of a fallen comrade, Jude Bentley.

The Carlton Wheelers Cycling Club hosted the memorial event around the inner circuit of the National Park, with riders competing in several categories.

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Under the theme, ‘Ride on Jude. Your legacy lives on’, the race meet was a fitting tribute to Bentley, who was remembered as not only a champion cyclist, but a shrewd businessman known for his benevolence and infectious personality.

Jude lost his life on the morning on February 8, 2020, while training on the Rupert Craig Highway. He was struck down by a black Land Cruiser driven by Rear Admiral (Ret’d) and former Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force, Gary Best.

The incident occurred at approximately 05:00h while both men were heading east along the highway.

Official results of the races:

• Ladies (First- Shernna Alder, Second- Rebecca Daymon)
• Juniors (First- Alex Newton, Second- Kevon Stephens)
• Veterans Over-50 (First- Talim Shaw, Second- Junior Niles, Third- Ray Harlequin)
• Veterans Open (First- Robin Persaud, Second- Segun Hubbard, Third- Paul Choo-wee-nam)
• Category Four (First- Collis Williams, Second- Julio Melville, Third- Dave Bissoon)
• Mountain Bikes (First- Alex Newton, Second- Marcus Keiler, Third- Seon Budhan)
• BMX Girls 6-8 years (First- Jamilla Samuels, Second- Ariana Johnson, Third- Jamella Thomas)
• BMX Boys 6-8 years (First- Cadeem Bascom, Second- Eden Crawford, Third- Truman Adams)
• BMX Girls 9-11 years (First- Delisa Luke, Second- Khadeen Holder, Third- Carissa Reid)
• BMX Boys 9-11 years (First- Prince Johnson, Second- Rotome Cobham, Third- Jaden Crawford)
• BMX Girls 12-14 years (First- Shemiah Johnson, Second- Faymaicy Johnson, Third- Brittany Crawford)
• BMX Boys 12-14 years (First- Jamar Samuels, Second- Kaydon Lewis, Third- Ronaldo Assanah)
• Open (First- Briton John, Second- Alex Mendes, Third- Jamaul John, Fourth- Alex Newton, Fifth- Robin Persaud, Sixth- Andre Greene)