ST. ANN, Jamaica, CMC – In a outcome that despatched shockwaves by way of native biking, Melvin McFarlane of Elevation Biking Membership produced a masterful efficiency to assert the boys’s elite title on the Jamaica Nationwide Highway Race Championship in Priory, St Ann, not too long ago.
McFarlane, a relative newcomer to the game, having taken up biking in 2022, executed a superbly timed breakaway at Discovery Bay, surging forward of the lead pack and by no means trying again.
His commanding journey noticed him end over a minute away from pre-race favorite and defending champion Andrew Ramsay, who settled for second, whereas seasoned campaigner Cleveland Sharpe turned again the clock with a robust third-place end.
The victory was all of the extra outstanding given McFarlane’s underwhelming efficiency within the time trials only a day earlier, the place he completed seventh, almost two minutes behind Ramsay.
Few believed he stood an opportunity, however the Elevation rider had different plans.
“I didn’t have a gradual plan, however coming again, I noticed the chance and made my transfer. We had been right into a headwind, there have been about 4 of us, and so they had been slowing down, so I simply pushed the tempo. By the ultimate 4 miles, I knew I had it received as they had been too far behind.”
Elevation Biking Membership coach Orwyn Richmond praised the crew’s meticulous preparation whereas hailing McFarlane’s breakthrough win.
“It was a hard-fought race, however by way of coaching, planning, and teamwork, we put all of the items collectively to attain this victory,” he stated.
