Gabriella Arnold Wins Bronze Medal In Aruba

[Updated] Gabriella Arnold captured her fourth career medal at the 8th Junior Caribbean Cycling Championships in Aruba by taking third place in the female road race with Kamryn Minors of Bermuda finishing 6th. The winner of the 44.4 kilometer race was Keiana Lester of Trinidad & Tobago with Oriana Thielman in second.

Road race combined podium with Gabriella Arnold (3rd, Female 15-18) second from right:

Bermuda’s boys raced well with Justin Ferreira coming 5th in the 15/16 category at this time Shomari Steede’s placing was not identified but he raced well in his inaugural effort in the regional championship and now has a better idea of the level of the competition.

In the older boys category Nate Hartwig was the top local finisher in 10th place. Deshi Smith was plagued by mechanical issues which saw him drop from the peloton and riding solo for the last five laps of the race. Nico Barclay finished one lap down one the main field.

After yesterday’s time trial which saw strong performances by Smith and Ferreira, Team Bermuda should feel that this is the appropriate next level of competition for them and recognize how other countries in the region are going with their cycling.

Update 11.07pm: Official results for the two disciplines follow below:

Time Trial:

• Girls – Gabriella Arnold 5th, Kamryn Minors 6th
• Boys 15/16 – Justin Ferreira 5th, Shomari Steede 11th
• Boys 17/18 – Deshi Smith 9th, Nathaniel Hartwig 11th

Road Race:

• Girls – Gabriella Arnold 3rd, Kamryn Minors 6th
• Boys 15/16 – Justin Ferreira 4th, Shomari Steede 11th
• Boys 17/18 – Nathaniel Hartwig 10th, Deshi Smith 18th, Nico Barclay DNF

Team Competition:

• Bermuda 4th

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