{"id":24517,"date":"2024-11-28T15:11:56","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T15:11:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=24517"},"modified":"2024-11-28T15:11:57","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T15:11:57","slug":"briton-john-clinches-bronze-in-caribbean-elite-cycling-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/briton-john-clinches-bronze-in-caribbean-elite-cycling-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Briton John Clinches Bronze in Caribbean Elite Cycling Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Tyriq Walters | November 4, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a thrilling finale at the Caribbean Elite\/Under-23 Cycling Championship on Sunday, Guyana\u2019s Briton John secured the bronze medal in the Men\u2019s Elite Road Race, marking a significant achievement in his cycling career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 94-mile race, held along the Heroes Highway, saw fierce competition among the region&#8217;s top cyclists. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>John crossed the finish line just behind gold medalist Cory Williams of Belize and silver medalist Jesus Cespedes from the Dominican Republic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With this podium finish, John joins an exclusive group of Guyanese cyclists to medal at the prestigious Senior Caribbean Championship, a list that includes Marlon \u2018Fishy\u2019 Williams (gold in 2004), Tony Simon (bronze in 2009), and Dwayne Gibbs (bronze in the Individual Time Trial in 2001).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite his emotions after the race, John reflected on his achievement:&nbsp;<em>\u201cI was a little bit sad, I really wanted the win, and I was crying because I didn\u2019t win. Eventually, I made the podium, it\u2019s alright, it\u2019s not too bad.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Women\u2019s Elite Road Race, 57-year-old Denise Jeffrey, competing against Under-23 Elite riders, became an inspiration to fans for her remarkable resilience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite facing an early setback and falling behind the main peloton, Jeffrey completed the challenging 42-mile race in the sweltering midday heat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her determination to finish the race reflected her unwavering commitment to representing Guyana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jeffrey, a former national squash player, expressed her pride:&nbsp;<em>\u201cWords can\u2019t explain, when I put on this uniform, it gives me the pride that I feel&#8230; It\u2019s amazing.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sunday\u2019s event marked a historic moment as Guyana hosted the Caribbean Elite and Under-23 Cycling Championships for the first time, ending two days of exciting competition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Tyriq Walters | November 4, 2024 In a thrilling finale at the Caribbean Elite\/Under-23 Cycling Championship on Sunday, Guyana\u2019s Briton John secured the bronze medal in the Men\u2019s Elite&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":24488,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24517","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-sports"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24517","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24517"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24517\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24518,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24517\/revisions\/24518"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24488"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24517"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}