Winners Edge Mountain Biking Championship
The Winners Edge Mountain Biking Championship was held at Ferry Reach Park today [Mar 16], with perfect weather conditions leaving cyclists to tackle the long and challenging course.
A spokesperson said, “In the open races of the day, Karen Smith took the Open Female title ahead of Ali Watlington and Laurie Orchard. Gabriella Arnold continued her streak to take her 13th consecutive national championship title in the Junior Female race, with Tristan Narraway in second and Victoia Davis in third.
Che’quan Richardson heads into the first climb of the race:
“In one of the most anticipated races of the season, pitting Matthew Oliveira against Robin Horsfield, Horsfield suffered two flats in the course of the day, denying the spectators the anticipated battle. Oliveira took the title but was pressed in the opening laps by Daniel Oatley, the eventual second place finisher. Daniel’s brother Christian rounded out the Junior Male podium.
“Before the Open Male race, there was a non-championship race for juniors. The small field was led by Conor White, followed by Samual Walsh and Eusabio King-Mills. Manning Smith was the sole participant under 12 and he put up a strong fight against much older competitors.
“The final race of the day was comprised of a field of 27 men looking to take the crown. Without defending champion Neil de Ste Croix in the race and Dominique Mayho racing overseas this weekend, it was up for grabs, though most were expecting Mark Hatherley to be the main protagonist. As anticipated, Hatherley made the early move, taking Brian Steinhoff with him, and the two of them quickly gained a sizable gap on the rest of the field.
“Further back, Grant Goudge overcame a bottle neck delay at the first technical section, progressively moving up into third place. As the race moved towards the last two laps, Hatherley’s seat became loose and Steinhoff took advantage of the delay, getting a gap which he would not relinquish. Steinhoff rolled in to take the national title with Hatherley second and Goudge third.
“Making the prize presentations at the end of the morning was Sport sMinister Wayne Scott.”
2014 Open Male Results
- 1. Brian Steinhoff [Fast Forward Bicycle Works] 1:06:49
- 2. Mark Hatherley [Team Winners Edge] 1:08:45
- 3. Grant Goudge [Fast Forward Bicycle Works] 1:09:07
- 4. Che’quan Richardson [Fast Forward Bicycle Works] 1:12:04
- 5. Kareem Johnson [Team Winners Edge] 1:15:04
- 6. Mark Brown – 1:15:32
- 7. Padraic Browne [Team Madison Digicel] 1:17:16
- 8. Kent Richardson [Team Winners Edge] 1:18:00
- 9. Paulo Medeiros [Team Winners Edge] 1:18:12
- 10. Chris Smith [Social Cycles] 1:19:02
- 11. Andrew Hern [Fast Forward Bicycle Works] 1:19:44
- 12. Hans Hirschi – 1:21:11
- 13. Anton Gilbert [Social Cycles] 1:21:52
- 14. Deshi Smith [Team Madison Digicel] 1:23:57
- 15. James Holloway – 1:24:50
- 16. Chris Roque [Team Winners Edge] 1:27:11
- 17. Usseff Eve [Social Cycles] 1:28:15
- 18. Scott Mello [Team Tokio] 1:28:56
- 19. Michael Belvedere – 1:20:15
- 20. Clive Francis [Social Cycles] 1:21:47
- 21. Karl Outerbridge – 1:25:08
- 22. Antony Spence [Social Cycles] – 1:29:58
- 23. Timothy Sousa [Social Cycles] – 1:32:31
- DNF. Mark Smith [Team Winners Edge]
- DNF. Phil Trussell [Team Madison Digicel]
- DNF. Philando Hill
- DNF. Lou Matthews
2014 Open Female Results
- 1. Karen Smith [Team Winners Edge] 1:18:04
- 2. Ali Watlington – 1:20:28
- 3. Laurie Orchard [Fast Forward Bicycle Works] 1:28:14
- 4. Julia Hawley [Team Winners Edge] 1:28:46
- 5. Joanne Medeiros [Team Winners Edge] 1:29:41
Junior Male Results
- 1. Matthew Oliveira [Team Winners Edge] 1:14:41
- 2. Daniel Oatley [Fast Forward Bicycle Works] 1:19:01
- 3. Christian Oatley [Fast Forward Bicycle Works] 1:19:53
- 4. Tyler Smith [Team Winners Edge] 1:23:07
- 5. Shomari Steede [Social Cycles] 1:24:30
- 6. Kaden Hopkins [Team Winners Edge] 1:25:31
- DNF. Robin Horsfield
- DNF. Dylan Hill [Social Cycles]
- DNF. Zion Dowling [Social Cycles]
Junior Female Results
- 1. Gabriella Arnold [Team Winners Edge] 1:14:45
- 2. Tristan Narraway [Team Tokio] 1:26:19
- 3. Victoria Davis [Team Winners Edge] 1:31:19
- 4. Jessie Godfrey [Fast Forward Bicycle Works] 1:31:29
13-16 Results
- 1. Conor White
- 2. Samuel Walsh
- 3. Eusabio King-Mills [Social Cycles]
- 4. Jenico Sealy
- 5. Malik Smith [Social Cycles]
- 6. Rebecca Harrison [Fast Forward Bicycle Works]
12 and Under Results
- 1. Manning Smith [Social Cycles]
2014 Bermuda National Champions
- Open Male – Brian Steinhoff [Fast Forward Bicycle Works]
- Open Female – Karen Smith [Team Winners Edge]
- Junior Male – Matthew Oliveira [Team Winners Edge]
- Junior Female – Gabriella Arnold [Team Winners Edge]
