NEVIS CYCLE & TRIATHLON CLUB

Continuing the build up to the 7th annual Nevis Triathlon on 15th March, the Nevis Cycle & Triathlon Club hosted its second Duathlon for 2009, it started with a 2km Run, then an 18km Bike leg, and finishing with a 4km Run.

20 adults and 7 junior athletes gathered at Oualie Beach for a fine day of racing, the mens final results saw James Weekes take first place in 54:05, unchallenged, as his main competition Reggie Douglas twisted his knee in transition and wisely decided to pull out, jsames was followed by Tom Dutton and in 3rd place was the MUA’s Matt Factor, showing great progress in his training for March.

The womens event was a stone cold win by the very dominant Kristina Stoney in 1:04:27 followed by visiting US athlete Tamira Allen and in 3rd place Alexis Lemmex, the junior event was held over a 1km Run, 10km Bike and 2km Run course, with a stunning performance by up and coming junior athlete Devon Jeffers, who although he was the only racer on a mountainbike easily outran the other youths to take first place in 42:44, in 2nd place was Akeem Nisbet followed by Assim Chapman in 3rd.