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8th Grand Bahama Road Cycling Championships Results‏
By Rowshan Jones, Grand Bahama Cycling Club
Jul 3, 2014 - 11:36:11 PM

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Freeport, Bahamas - After all of the build up to the 8th Grand Bahama Road Cycling Championships, the date has finally passed and once again a new Champion has been crowned. Roy Colebrooke Jr. is the 2014 Grand Bahama Road Cycling Champion!!
 
In the Women's Division, the indomitable Vicki Stafford was unseated by Shannon McBrayer in what was a close sprint finish. thus, Shannon McBrayer is the Women's 2014 Grand Bahama Road Cycling Champion!!
 
In a display of teamwork, Team Warriors worked together to unseat the pre race favourite Chad "The Tank" Albury of Spanish Wells, who won the 2013 Grand Bahama Road Cycling Championships with a dominating sprint. However, the feat would not be repeated in 2014 as Team Warriors occupied the top three positions of the event.
 
The race provided fireworks from the beginning as young Justin "the Jet" Minnis attacked from mile zero which granted him a 100 meter lead on the field in the first two minutes of the race. He was joined by Angelo "Superman" Sturrup for what was a short lived break away attempt. Together Angelo and Justin proved to be the most aggressive riders of the race in their attempts to clear the field. However, each of their attempts were reeled back in by the pace of Chad "The Tank" Albury, which would not allow anyone to establish a lasting lead. In the words of Kim Thompson, "The King of the Pace is the King of the Race." However, in the end it was not the pace that wore the crown, but teamwork.
 
Like the Champion that he is Chad Albury fought tooth and nail to retain his crown. Assisted by the new comer Chris "Robocop" Curry, he managed to answer every attack laid down by Team Warriors in their attempts to question his form. At the last bend, he issued what may have been the most decisive attack of the race. Charging out of the U-turn at the end of the Grand Bahama Highway, "The Tank" fired such a powerful blow with his attack, that he left half of Team Warriors scattered over the road and ready to waive the Whit Flag. In fact the only individual to escape his blast was Roy Colebrooke Jr. who managed to hang on to his wheel. Anthony "Biggie" Colebrooke was also hit by the blast, but being the former champion that he is, he managed to find 34mph in his legs to claw his way back across the gap that the attack from Chad Albury had opened. He arrived on Chad's wheel, battered, bruised, ready to give in and praying that "The Tank" would not fire again.
 
However, in a turn of events "the Tank" seemed to ease up on the cannon and slowed his attack. This allowed those who had previously been left waiving their flag to regroup and get back onto his wheel. And may have actually been the break that the Warriors needed to regain the control of the race that had almost been taken away from them in one powerful blow. With the race now in its final six miles, it had become apparent that any attempt to break away was futile. Thus, the group now prepared for a bunch sprint. With three sprinters in the race in the form of Chad, Anthony, and Roy, the final sprint could go to anyone. However, once again Team Warriors would not have. Like a true group of Warriors, they surrounded their opponent, boxing him in and clearing all possible points of exit during the 35+mph bunch sprint that was so close that the video had to be watched 4 times to determine 2nd and 3rd. The final results are listed below.
 
Category 1 - Men 73 Miles:
Roy Colebrooke Jr.                                       1st                     3:27:00
Anthony "Biggie" Colebrooke                       2nd                    3:27:00:13
Justin "Jet" Minnis                                        3rd                     3:27:00:14
Chad "The Tank" Albury                               4th                     3:27:00:29
Angelo "Superman" Sturrup                         5th                     3:27:00:50
Chris "Robocop" Curry                                 6th                     3:27:01
 
Category 1 - Women 61 Miles:
Shannon McBrayer                                       1st                     3:12:27
Vicki Stafford                                                 2nd                    3:12:28
 
Category 2 - Men 61 Miles
Kenton Roker                                                 1st                      3:07:42
 
Category 2 - Women 37 Miles
Lynette McInnes                                            1st                     2:24:54
 
Category 3 - Men 37 Miles:
Terrance Winder                                            1st                     2:55:39
 
Category 3 - Women 25 Miles:
Michelle Hanson                                             1st                     1:52:59
 
This event represented the Grand Bahama Cyclist Club's 10th Anniversary! A Special Thank You goes out to those of you who have supported each of the G.B.C.C. events over the years. Your support has served as motivation and has helped to keep the events growing each year.
 
Thank you also goes out to our sponsors. Fidelity Bank Bahamas, Western Union, Cycles Unlimited and the Ministry of Tourism. I would also like to thank the Bahamas Olympic Committee for sanctioning this event and making it a part of the B.O.C. Grand Bahama Junior Olympics Weekend.
 
Congratulations to all of the participants!

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