Husbands is winner of Burnham Memorial three stage cycle road race

After two weekends and 137 miles of intense racing on the roadways, Stephano Husbands (Team Coco’s) emerged winner of the Burnham Memorial Three-Stage Road Race yesterday.

Husbands, 21, did not win a stage but was consistent throughout the grueling event and finished in five, 19 minutes and two seconds to snare the spoils.

The Team Coco’s standout placed top five in each of the stages.

He completed the initial leg in Berbice last Sunday a close second to Andrew Hicks, placed third in the second stage (Linden to Georgetown) which was won by his club mate, Hamza Eastman then extended his 15-second lead on Eastman in the finale (Homestretch Avenue to Belfied and back) with a fifth place finish to stage winner, Shaquel Agard.

Agard who was 22 seconds off the lead and third overall heading into the final stage, placed second overall by winning the final stage in one hour, 19 minutes and 48 seconds.

Eastman slipped to third overall after finishing out of the top six in one hour, 20 minutes and 13 seconds.

Quick Results (Top 6 Overall) Stephano Husbands 5hr: 19m.02s Shaquel Agard 5:19.05 Hamza Eastman 5:19.33 Andrew Hicks 5:20.19 Orville Hinds 5:20.41 Alonzo Ambrose 5:20.58

Top Three Veterans Junior Niles 5:23.32 Ian Jackson 5:32.55 Sybourne Fernandes 5:33.19

Top Three Juniors Chris Cornelius 5:32.50 Adelie Hodge 5:53.13 Marcus Keiler 6:04.20