BVI Cyclists at the start of the OECS Championships, Anguilla.

TORTOLA—Initially facing 155 miles of racing in Friday’s Organization of Eastern Caribbean States Cycling Championships and Sunday’s John T. Memorial in Anguilla, British Virgin Islands cyclists succumbed to spills, flats and retirement.

Cycling Federation president David Thomas said while he missed the OECS race, it seemed most of the regional guys were looking forward to the John T. Memorial, because its one of the biggest races within the region. The OECS race which was scheduled for 12 laps was shortened to nine. All four BVI cyclists—Chris Ghiorse, Neil Thomas, Sally Blackmore and Lisa Adamson—were scheduled to compete in both events. Ghiorse rode 4-5 laps. After three laps, Neil he noted, rode with Blackmore who had fallen off the pace.

Adamson, Thomas said, became the target of riders, because they were surprised she was keeping up with them. “She finished all nine laps and this is after they continuously attacked her,” he noted. “They didn’t work with her but she has a top 20 finish.”

In Sunday’s John T. Memorial race, three minutes in, Neil and Lisa crashed. “Neil actually took the worst of it and while Lisa went down, she wasn’t hurt,” he said. “By the time we tended to them, the race was long gone. Neil injured his shoulder and leg and was not able to continue. Lisa rode and caught some people, but the race was going so fast that she ended up riding 70 miles by herself before she called it a day.”

Lisa Adamson was the BVI's lone finisher.

Ghirose was with the field after the second lap, then turned around, came back in and took off his number. “He said he didn’t have it and didn’t feel like doing it,” Thomas recalled. “I think he’s not mentally prepared to race as yet and that is something he has to deal with, so, that is how our weekend went.”

OECS RACE RESULTS
1st Place - Claude Richardson - Anguilla
2nd Place - Tyrone Thomas - Grenada
3rd Place - Winston Williams - St. Lucia
4th Place - Jyme Bridges - Antigua
5th Place - Danny Laud - Anguilla
19th Place - Lisa Adamson -BVI


JOHN T. RACE RESULTS
1st Place - Jacque Albina - VCG Club SXM - 3:35 55
2nd Place - Hamlet Freddy - Guadeloupe - 3:35 55 29
3rd Place - Godfrey Pollydore- AXA - 3:35 55 81
4th Place - Jean Claude Luca - Guadeloupe - 3:35 56 64
5th Place - Tyrone Thomas - Grenada - 3:35 58 89
6th Place - Jyme Bridges - ANU 3:36 03 67
7th Place - Sherwin Osborne - Souliga Club SXM 3:39 05 67
8th Place - Claude Patterson - AXA - 3:39 05 95
9th Place - Andrew Reece - Souliga Club SXM - 3:39 06 13
10th Place - Tyrone Hamilton - Guyana - 3:43 30 16
11th Place - Dwayne Gibbs - VCG Club SXM - 3:43 31 16
12th Place - Benjamin Phillips - AXA - 3:43 33 06
13th Place - Ken Jackson - ANU - 3:45 20 48

USVI's Robert Bruman just ahead of Chris Ghiorse before bail out!

14th Place - Danny Laud- AXA 3:45 36 16
15th Place - Otano Andrews - SVG - 3:45 47 13
16th Place - Cosmos Richardson - ANU - 3:45 63 89
17th Place - Travis Richardson - AXA -3:46 04 13
18th Place - Vinish Narine - AXA - 3:46 53 89
19th Place - Kurt Maraj - St. Lucia - 3:47 05 92
20th Place - Omari King - ANU - 3:48 16 07

(Results provided by the Anguilla Amature Cycling Association)

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