‘Ramchie’ retains duathlon crown

TRINIDAD and Tobago Duathlon champion Raymond “Ramchie” Ramacharn copped the championship for the 10th consecutive time on Sunday, holding off national Triathlon winner Jason Gooding. The 39-year-old veteran took the event in one hour, 41.28 minutes. The race consisted of running two laps around the Queen’s Park Savannah, Port-of-Spain followed by 10 laps cycling and then one lap running. Ramcharan and Special Olympian Ancil Greene finished the first run together, but Ramcharan, also a former national road cycling champion, soon left Greene behind.

Gooding, who was trailing behind in fifth place, showed his cycling skill in overtaking Greene, Anton Roberts-Carrington and Akini Pierre. He finished the race in 1:43.5, while Greene took bronze in 1:46.18. In the Women’s Division, Catherine Looger took first place in 2:10.23, followed by Nina Chaves in second in 2:13.04, and Breanne McIvor third in 2:20.42. The race, sponsored by Lucozade Sport, Angostura Bitters, Hindu Credit Union, ACCA, and Willie’s Ice Cream attracted 35 adults, and 13 youngsters. Breanne Mc Ivor, who placed third in the adult event won the junior female event, while Roger Greenidge was first in the Junior male event.