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“Our aim is to win it. Period. Full stop,” David Thomas, BVI Cycling Federation Director of International Affairs said. “I think we have a pretty decent team assembled. With Neil getting ready to go to the CAC Games and Chris winning the OECS championships in St. Vincent a few weeks ago, I think we stand a good chance of winning it.” Besides riders from through the OECS, Thomas said cyclists are expected from Martinique and Guadeloupe, which makes the race more interesting. Ghiorse, he said is in the best shape of his life and the plan—like it was for the OECS—is to win. “We are going to everything that we can to do that,” Thomas assured. Ghirose said he usually approach every race he enters by figuring out how he can win. “I’m obviously going to Anguilla with the intention of improving on the third place I got a couple years ago, but, I’m really going to be focusing on trying to win,” he explained. “Anguilla is a real special race. It has the largest crowd that I’ve seen in any of the Caribbean races I’ve done. It’s really motivating. When you have literally thousands of people on the road cheering you on, it makes for a whole different environment.” The race Ghiorse said is fast and riders are aggressive. He said the winner is one who is fast, very fit and technically savvy. But he added that once in a while, like in any sport, one gets out of rhythm. However, he feels confident about doing well. “The great thing about bike racing is that there are always tactics involved, it isn’t always the fittest person that is going to win,” he pointed out. “That’s always encouraging. You can be slightly our of your rhythm fitness wise, but if you read the race correctly and make your chess moves correctly, you could end up winning above what your physical abilities would have allowed you to achieve.” © Copyright 2003 BVI Cycling Federation |
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