Bermuda Sports Journal Issue #9 by bermudasportsjournal

January | February | March 2022

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BERMUDA

SPORTS

RAS MYKKAL I N N O VAT I O N S

Administration

Contributing Writers

Nathalee S. Simons

Betty Doyling (Health and Fitness)

Co-founder and Financial Controller

Ras Mykkal Simons

Co-founder, Creative Director and Photographer

B Active for life Personal Fitness Trainer bactivept@gmail.com 1-441-533-4451

Ras Mykkal (Cover Story) Writer

Marketing & Design

Northshore Medical (Sports Medicine)

Ras Mykkal & SJDWorld.com

7 North Shore Road, Devonshire DV01 1-441-293-5476 | www.nmac.bm

Layout & Graphic Design

Published by: issuu.com www.rasmykkalinnovations.com bdasjmailbox@gmail.com

Jenny Smatt, M.A, M.Sc., OLY

(Sports Psychology) Ontru/Five Rings Managing Director, Coach jenny@ontru.bm | 1-441-536-6878 | www.ontru.bm

TABLE OF CONTENTS Editorial................................................................................... 7

Cycling – Gnosis Criterium...........................................54 - 61

Bits & Pieces......................................................................8 - 9

Cycling – National Championships..............................62 - 67

Shopping Kart................................................................14 - 15

Mountain Bike – Winner’s Edge Championships........66 - 76

B-Active..........................................................................16 - 17

Track & Field – National Championships.....................78 - 93

Sports Medicine.............................................................18 - 20

Sailing – “Stickers” Henderson Memorial...................94 - 99

Sports Psychology........................................................22 - 23

Tennis – Tucker’s Point UTR yellow ball..................100 - 105

Cover Story – Preparing for the Call............................24 - 27

Youth Profile (Alex) ............................................................ 106

Youth Profile (Karting).......................................................... 30

Tennis – Craig Bean Memorial..................................108 - 117

Around the Island Powerboat Race.............................32 - 43

Youth Profile (Ben).............................................................. 118

Cycling – Victoria Park Criterium.................................44 - 51

Bermuda Sun photographer, the late Arthur Bean, captured this iconic moment when Dandy Town player Cory Hill got up in the face of referee Peter Sousa over a call he did not like, but the ref stands by his decision.

Disclaimer The Bermuda Sports Journal was established in part because many of the sporting organizations have not kept records of the achievements of their athletes whether it be in photographs, documented history, or statistics. As people grow older, memories fade and is forgotten, therefore, unrecorded information frequently become fables. The goal of the Bermuda Sports Journal is to interview people and document their stories to ensure preservation of all their stories. We aim to be as accurate as possible, whilst relying on people’s honesty and their recollection of events, including correct dates and times, therefore, some information may be inaccurate.

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PLEASE DON’T DRINK & DRIVE

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THE BRANDING OF BERMUDA Bermuda and its participation in international sports has never been about the athlete or the sport, it has always been about the marketing and promotion of the Island. The Olympic Games, World Cup Football, International Cricket, and all form of sporting competitions that Bermudians may enter; it has never been about success of the team or the athlete. Once you realize this, the Clarence Hill issue will be better understood. Bermuda has never been prepared for anyone to medal in the Olympics, we have always just made an appearance, after the opening ceremonies, we can go home, we have not prepared for anything beyond that. Clarence Hill won the bronze in boxing at The Olympic Games held in Montreal, Canada in 1976 and became the first Bermudian to win a medal in the Olympics. Bermuda as a country did not celebrate him or his achievement for us. Some will say it was because he is ‘black’ and others say it is because he had a drug conviction. I do not believe it was either, reason being, Clarences’ drug conviction did not stop him from representing us at the Olympics, but Bermuda used it to block him from turning pro after the Olympics. Boxing is the only thing that Clarence knew, and we took it from him. The truth is, Bermuda Government did not know what to do once we won an Olympic medal and we have a long colonial history of not investing in or celebrating our people. Over the years, people started to wonder, will Bermuda ever medal again? Some feel that because of how we handled Clarence, we were ‘cursed’, and that achievement would never happen again. Forty-five years later, Flora Duffy entered and she was the best hope Bermuda had for Olympic glory and for three straight Olympic Games, she came up short and the talk of the curse continued, but the truth is, there is no curse. Bermuda does not invest in or prepare for success in sports. Failure to prepare means that we prepare to fail, the mentality of just doing enough to put Bermuda’s name out there, it is not about the athlete or the sport, this has done our athletes wrong. But there are a few important things overlooked here, Jim Butterfield started the Bermuda Triathlon Association in 1981 and within that association is a youth development program called the ‘Tri Heads’, Flora was nurtured and trained in this program. Troy Custodio, the Physical Education teacher

at Port Royal Primary School started a triathlon club and a seven-year-old Flora Duffy was introduced to the sport. Steve Burgess also worked with Flora in the Botanical Gardens and Flora’s parents have ‘foot’ the bill to realize their child’s dream of being an Olympic Triathlete, not Bermuda Government. Some athletes are naturally gifted, and others must work harder because they do not have that gift. What Flora may have lacked in talent, she made up for with inner determination, drive, and focus and her parents full support. Competing on the international triathlon stage allows you to measure where you stand and work allows you to work on your weaknesses. Not everyone is academic, and the failure to invest in the talented youth of Bermuda from an early age, has given birth to the social problems Bermuda is faced with today. While other countries have development programs and are pushing the envelope at the highest levels, Bermudian athletes have always been required to meet the minimal standards for entry into international competitions, it is not about the athlete, just country name recognition. This was proven again with the two swimmers who we denied entry into the 2021 Olympics because we bet on Flora giving us the recognition we look for. Our infrastructure for development of the athlete is recreational and weak. If you can qualify for an athletic scholarship to college, somebody else can foot the bill for your development and Bermuda can claim the glory if you become successful. Bermuda is a waste of the God-given talent that falls into the clutches of gang warfare and social unrest. We cannot deny Flora like we did Clarence, but we can take this opportunity to change the way we have treated the athletic jewels blessed to have been born here, we can put in the national infrastructures for developing athletic excellence. If Jim Butterfield, Troy Custodio and Steve Burgess could pave the way for Flora’s Olympic dream, imagine what we can do as a country if we embrace the idea and invest in our people. Flora, you not only proved my point that it can be done, but you also did it. Congratulations and Thank you, Ras Mykkal 2021 | Bermuda Sports Journal

The Bermuda Olympic Association announce the following athletes will be representing Bermuda at the inaugural 2021 Junior Pan American Games, in Cali, Colombia.

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Nicholas Narraway

Alexander Miller

Liam Flannery

Kaden Hopkins

Conor White

Caitlin Conyers

Kaden Hopkins, Conor White, Nicholas Narraway, Alexander Miller, Liam Flannery, and Caitlin Conyers will be the Bermuda contingent competing in the UCI Road World Championships in Belgium. They will compete against the world’s best road cyclists in the 100th anniversary running of the event in the region. Breaking News: A Heartbroken Caitlin Conyers, the lone female participant, revealed on social media received a positive Covid-19 result prior to departing last week and will not travel with the team to Belgium. 10

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MARJORIE “MIDGE” OLIVER Bermuda road running community has lost a longtime participant in local events with the passing of Marjorie ‘Midge’ Oliver. Madge was born and raised in Aberdeen, Scotland and came to Bermuda in 1972, worked as a nurse at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital for forty-three years before retiring in 2015. In her time away from work, she enjoyed playing tennis, but was well-known for participating in running events and at one time, served as President of the Mid-Atlantic Athletic Club. In 1978 she married Bob Oliver, who is also from Aberdeen and together they enjoyed running. She first ran in the May 24th Derby in 1976, when the woman’s division was introduced and she did not miss a year until after 2016 or 2017. ‘Midge’ retired from the hospital at age 65 and her husband noticed signs of memory loss and over the next 6 to 7years as she slowly deteriorated from the illness brought on from Alzheimer’s’. Marjorie “Midge” Oliver passed on September 8, 2021, at the age of 71, leaving husband Bob, daughter Amanda and the Bermuda running fraternity with fond memories. 2021 | Bermuda Sports Journal

NATASHA TROTT Natasha is the first female referee from Bermuda to officiate in a Concacaf tournament. She was the referee assistant (Linesman) in the Women’s Under 17 World Cup qualifying match between Curaçao and Belize at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.

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5 common

workout mistakes With the ongoing pandemic many have chosen to workout at home or outdoors to keep up with their health & fitness goals. Check out 5 of the most common mistakes when training at home and how to make your home-based workouts safer & more effective.

full push-ups, perform 1-2 rounds of slow bodyweight squats without the weight and some kneeling push-ups to prepare yourself.

Skipping the Warmup

The workouts you do should be tailored to your goals and current fitness level. If you’re overweight or have knee injuries and are completely new to exercise, trying to complete an advanced workout plan is probably not the greatest idea. Not only will it increase your risk of injury, but you will also end up having to modify most of the exercises and won’t get the true benefit of the exercise program. Try to look for or design a home workout that caters to your fitness needs and limitations.

When you are at home and not a gym class it’s tempting to save a few minutes & completely skip your warmup. Doing a couple jumping jacks and shaking your arms and legs around a little is not an effective way to warm up your body in preparation for intense exercise and will massively increase your risk of injury throughout your workout. A good warm up should raise your heart rate, loosen, and stretch all the major joints and muscles and ideally mimic the type of exercises you will do in your workout. If you’re unsure what to do as a warmup, perform 1-2 rounds of what you’ll be doing as the actual workout but at a slower speed & lower intensity. If your workout involves weighted squats and 16

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Picking Instagram Workouts that aren’t designed for you.

Skipping Variety in Your Workouts One of the most challenging issues with home workouts is the lack of equipment available. You might be lucky enough to have home gym or you might not have anything at all other than your

own bodyweight. Lack of equipment to workout can lead to very poorly designed workouts that are based on just a few primary movements like squats, push-ups & sit ups. Short term, this is not an issue. But after a while of repeatedly doing the same things can lead to strength & muscular imbalances, repetitive strain injuries and emphasize poor posture. Make sure that you are doing balanced workouts that work all the major muscles’ groups.

Skipping Strength Based Workouts Our muscles are the key to reducing frailty as we age, weight management and reducing the risk of injuries from day to day. Unfortunately, with muscles if you don’t use them, you will lose them. If your home workout plan only includes cardio style workouts, you risk neglecting your muscular strength. Try to make sure you’re including some good quality strength-based exercises at least twice a week to help stimulate muscle growth, increase cardiovascular strength, and improve endurance.

Skipping your stretch It is very tempting to skip stretching in any workout. However, skipping your stretch regularly puts you at a higher risk for developing tight muscles which in turn could lead to many injuries or postural issues. The more flexible you are, the more exercises you will be able to do properly, and it will also improve the quality of your workouts. Remember that stretching will not only help you recover from your last workout but will also improve the quality of your next one. I hope you have a few more things to consider when approaching your workout plans. I wish you the very best of luck with your home training over the coming weeks & if you need any help putting together an awesome home workout routine then reach out to me.

Stay safe and B-Active For Life.

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HYDRATION MANAGEMENT IN SPORT Water constitutes 50-70% of total body mass, split between 65% intracellular, and 35% extracellular. Maintaining optimal fluid balance, or euhydration, is not only essential to general health, but also to optimal performance and recovery in sport. Various sports manifest very different challenges to maintaining euhydration, and both athletes and coach need to understand and manage the variables that contribute to achieving this balance. Athletes must start their sport performance in a state of euhydration; must hydrate appropriately during the activity depending on the duration, replacing fluid lost due to exertion; and must ensure they achieve euhydration before embarking on their next performance. But where athletic performances vary from the extremes of an ultramarathon to a 100m sprint, clearly the extent of the challenge of managing hydration varies greatly. Despite this, there is one constant in sports performance; dehydration of only 1-3% – resulting in what is termed hypohydration – will impair performance in virtually every sport, as well as increase the perception of the effort involved. Likewise overhydrating, resulting in hyperhydration, will disrupt salt balance, the electrolytes that are fundamental to the neurological control of the body and enable muscle contraction, also impairing performance and undermining safety. Managing hydration, therefore, is an essential task in which all athletes and their coaches must be competent.

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There are a great number of variables that may impact hydration during any given sport performance. Clearly the longer the event, the greater the opportunity for hydration imbalance and hydration can become not only a performance issue, but also a safety one. Added to duration is intensity of exertion required, which will determine metabolic heat production and relative sweat rate per hour – although maximum sweat rates vary greatly from one individual to another and need to be factored into the assessment and hydration plan. When it was still played outdoors, where court temperatures could reach 55 degrees Celsius, the Australian Open tennis tournament

was traditionally dominated by the fittest players and those that managed their hydration best. Ultramarathons, Test Cricket matches and tournaments where repetitive events are packed into the shortest periods of time possible are other examples where managing hydration is critical to success. Aside from duration and intensity, environmental factors are the most obvious considerations that will also impact sweat rate and fluid loss, such as ambient temperature, humidity, altitude and air flow, as well as acclimatisation to these. Access to fluids and impact of drinking on performance also affect the ability to maintain hydration. Although most sporting events have now added some form of drink break to the schedule, this is clearly more difficult in a continuous game such as rugby or football compared to tennis in which breaks are built into the rhythm of the match. Finally, there are certain sport-specific factors such as clothing and equipment, that may cause heat retention and compromise hydration; a batsman equipped for pace bowling, for example, can be a real challenge to keep hydrated. Other sport-specific factors such as strict weight divisions may also compromise an athlete’s ability to commence an event in a euhydrated state. To put this in a Bermudian-specific context, consider Cup Match. High temperatures; high humidity; low air movement on the field due to the heightened stands; a Bermudian batsman with a high individual sweat-rate and fully protected with pads, gloves and helmet for protection against pace bowling; repeated sprints between wickets and, if successful, potentially several hours at the crease; ICC-mandated drink breaks only every 70 minutes. One South African study found sweat rates for batsmen averaging 6 litres per hour in these conditions, or 8.5% of body mass per hour for a 70kg cricketer. Considering decreased performance in sport is seen at total hypohydration levels of only 1%, the challenge to maintain euhydrationin these conditions is extreme. The natural biological mechanism of thirst is too crude a guide to rely on in sports performance, especially where a sport or environment results in significant insults to hydration, such as endurance sports or hot environments. Several methods for testing relative hydration exist, such as plasma osmolality, plasma volume and urine osmolality, volume and specific gravity, but as these involve blood or urine samples they are impractical methods during many sporting events and may not be available for amateur events at all. Where available they can be useful to establish a baseline, however, and if this is correlated to the athlete’s weight then a euhydrated weight can be established. As most weight loss during sporting events is due to fluid loss, where 1 Litre equates to approximately 1kg, trying to maintain or rehydrating to this baseline weight is a fairly accurate and simple method for managing hydration. When combined with urine colour and thirst, the utility of these three criteria is enough for managing hydration for most sporting events. As a simple guide, closely monitoring body mass during an event will track the adequacy of rehydration,While body mass combined with thirst and urine colour on waking is a good guide for rehydration between performances.

With so many environmental and individual variables, to combat dehydration in sport, whilst at the same time avoiding hyperhydration, requires an individualised approach. However, a combined effort by athlete and coach, using aids as simple as a set of scales, can manage this successfully. To summarise the approach to hydrationmanagement in sport: 1. Calculate baseline euhydrated weight using a series of on-waking weigh-ins, combined with urine colour and thirst. This establishes the target maintenance and recovery weight. 2. Pre- and post-exercise weight should be checked regularly until an athlete is familiar with their individual sweat rate per hour in various conditions, taking into account any fluids consumed during exercise. For example, a footballer playing 90 minutes in a mild UK winter environment, pre-game weight 70kg, post-game weight 69kg, 0.5litre fluid consumed during play, has an hourly sweat rate of approximately 1 litre per hour. This establishes a starting rehydration rate of 1 litre per hour in these conditions, to be adjusted according to ongoing pre- and post-game weights and variations in conditions. 3. Rehydration can initially be water, but in more prolonged activities commercial electrolyte-carbohydrate functional beverages will offer more comprehensive fluid and nutrient replacement, while the CHO-electrolyte component – particularly those with Glucose-Fructose-Sodium – have been shown to improve athletic performance. 4. Weight deficits post-performance should be corrected prior to repeat performances on subsequent days. Urine samples and, where available, blood sampling, can be utilised to improve the accuracy of between-performance hydration management. 2021 | Bermuda Sports Journal

SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR FURTHER READING: 1. Belval, Luke N et al. “Practical Hydration Solutions for Sports.” Nutrients vol. 11,7 1550. 9 Jul. 2019, doi:10.3390/nu11071550 https://api.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/lit/ctxp/v1/ pmc/?format=ris&id=6682880&download=true 2. Trangmar S.J., Gonzalez-Alonso J. Heat, Hydration and the Human Brain, Heart and Skeletal Muscles. Sports Med. 2019;49:69–85. doi: 10.1007/s40279-018-1033-y. [PMC free article] 3. Judelson D.A., Maresh C.M., Anderson J.M., Armstrong L.E., Casa D.J., Kraemer W.J., Volek J.S. Hydration and muscular performance: Does fluid balance affect strength, power and high-intensity endurance? Sports Med. 2007;37:907–921. doi: 10.2165/00007256-200737100-00006. [PubMed] 4. Sawka M.N., Burke L.M., Eichner E.R., Maughan R.J., Montain S.J., Stachenfeld N.S. American College of Sports Medicine position stand. Exercise and fluid replacement. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc. 2007;39:377–390. [PubMed] 5. Racinais S, Ihsan M, Taylor L, et al 6. Hydration and cooling in elite athletes: relationship with performance, body mass loss and body temperatures during the Doha 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships 7. British Journal of Sports Medicine 2021;55:1335-1341. 8. Orrù S, Imperlini E, Nigro E, et al. Role of Functional Beverages on Sport Performance and Recovery. Nutrients. 2018;10(10):1470. Published 2018 Oct 10. doi:10.3390/ nu10101470 https://api.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/lit/ctxp/v1 pmc/?format=ris&id=6213308&download=true 9. Van Buuren, H.E., Clark, J. Finaughty, S., Kriel, G. & Shultz, J.: Changes in hydration status, cognition and movement time in male cricket players during three consecutive days of match play Unpublished research. https://cricket.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Changes-inHydration.pdf 10. Pote, L, & Christie, CJ. (2016). Physiological responses of batsmen during a simulated One Day International century. South African Journal of Sports Medicine, 28(2), 39-42. https://dx.doi.org/10.17159/2078-516x/2016/v28i2a163

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Ready. Set. Rest. Reset.

Reset

Eat, sleep, train, and repeat is the most common cycle in the minds of athletes and coaches alike. But as we cross the bridge from one year to the next, let’s reflect on the importance of rest as the most critical, part of any training regime.

Why is rest important? Rest and recovery is important both physically and mentally. Muscles need time to recoup their energy stores and repair. When training hard, the muscles break down and tissues are worn. Without appropriate rest, soreness can persist. It’s like running a car with an empty gas tank. As mentioned in our last article, overtraining can lead to long-term physical and mental breakdown, resulting in long-term injury or prolonged periods required away from training. Failure to rest regularly and deliberately will cost you more in the long run.

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If athletes are not getting the right amount of sleep, certain hormone levels – like cortisol and adrenaline - can increase as the body perceives it is under duress and stress. Higher levels of cortisol and adrenaline can compromise muscle performance and recovery. Taking a mental break relieves stress, allows for clarity of mind and increased focus and motivation. The quality of training increases with the right among of intermittent rest i.e., a weekly day off, longer breaks between seasons or a break following the end of a competition (also known as periodization). Mental breaks are also key to avoiding burnout. Practically and psychologically, we need to think of our training routines and regimes in phases and segments, not long periods of years. This has been underscored over the past two years during the pandemic. Shorter lines of sight and delineation of training periods and competition in “smaller bites” is more manageable and can reduce anxiety and enable recovery.

Leading practices & tips on how to rest Athletes and coaches must value rest and recovery and purposefully weave it into the training regime. Schedule rest days, preferably at least one day a week. Depending on the sport, a week or two break between seasons or blocks of training is imperative. For athletes who typically exhibit high levels of intensity and focus, resting can be one of the greatest challenges. Here are a few tips to consider: PHYSICAL RECOVERY

SLEEP

During training periods, finding the sweet spot for the optimal amount of sleep is critical. You should feel rested but not sluggish during normal training periods. The amount of sleep needed depends on age, training intensity and the quality of the sleep. At a minimum, try to ensure that the sleep you are getting is high quality – remove TVs and other devices that may continue to stimulate the body during the rest period. Lights from phones, computers and other electronic devices can compromise sleep quality. Sleeping in on a rest day is often a good idea. However, avoiding extremes is also important. For most athletes, spending the rest day in bed can lead to lethargy and make resuming training more difficult. MENTAL RECOVERY

On your rest day or during the rest periods, the right mix of fun and quiet is advised. If feeling productive is important, identify a low-stress project or try something new. Participating in another sport such as skiing, hiking or a nonsporting activity like learning to paint are just a few ideas. You could also use this time to reflect, as long as it is not stressful or anxiety provoking. A favorite recovery exercise is journaling, capturing thoughts, feelings and ideas that may or may not be related to training. Try drawing or sketching even if you aren’t a budding artist! The mantra for many athletes is “no pain, no gain.”For 2022, consider setting a goal to equally master the art of recovery as well as the art of training hard. Figuring out the when, what and how of recovery can be something to celebrate!

Active recovery is one type of physical recovery. It involves getting the blood flowing through the body with gentle movement and flushing out toxins from an intense workout. This can include yoga, stretching or gentle walking. If you know that there is a risk that a gentle walk may turn into a sprint, walk with a friend, play gentle music, or set a time limit. 2021 | Bermuda Sports Journal

There are currently a lot of young Bermudians boys & girls abroad in school and developing their football. It’s only a few that have left to pursue football at such an early age. Eric and Latasha Peets have recognized their children’s interest and readiness at an early age, and have made the decision to educate their children where they can have the best of both, education, and a daily dose of their love for football. Ethan had shown potential and a keen interest in football from the age of four when his parents signed him up with North Village Community Club Youth Development Football Program under the direction of Shervin Dill two days per week. Emeer was only a year old literally in pampers at the time when Ethan started at North Village but Emeer could be seen kicking the football with Ethan and the other youth players on the field. At the age of three Emeer started at North Village Community Club Youth Football Program. After two years they moved the boys to BAA under direction of Kenny Thompson’s early develop-ment program where they trained three days per week, Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays with games on Saturdays. When the boys turned 9 and 6 years old, they attended Andrew Bascome’s morning program for one year, which was two days a week from 6:30 am to 7:30 am before Eric dropped the boys to school. Then, the following year they attended Kenny’s morning training session from 6:30am to 7:30am on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays for two years.

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While in Bermuda the boys won various Football Tournaments with their Respective Teams and both boys were selected for Kappa All Star Player Award, David Bascome Camp Awards, Coach Best Player Awards, and during their summer holidays the boys attended Football Camps in Texas, Florida and Massachusetts where they improved in their football skills and met other young aspiring football players. Because the boys showed such a keen interest in the game of football, mom and dad started talking about schooling them in England, or Portugal where there is a more intense youth football development programs. The idea of a career in pro -football, and the added value of learning another language particular in Portugal seemed very attractive. In 2017, while preparing to move to Portugal the following year, they had planned to take the boys to Barcelona Spain for an eight-week football summer camp during July and August, they asked Kenny’s advice about things to do while in Barcelona while the boys were in camp. Kenny suggested that they consider moving there as opposed to Portugal because Barcelona also has an excellent youth development program and they could learn Spanish and Catalan (the Language used throughout Catalonia area) Kenny stated the earlier you relocate the better for the child’s immersion into the culture of football. With Kenny’s advice and connections, the summer camp turned into an instant relocation to Barcelona, Spain. In which Eric traveled with the boys in May of 2017, and the boys fell in love with the 26

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professional football environment and hands on approach of the school system. The area was very safe and friendly and the transportation system was quite simple to understand. Latasha resigned from her job at Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute as a psychiatric nurse in August 2017 and relocated to Barcelona, Spain in September with the two young aspiring Footballers Ethan (12) & Emeer (8). Eric remains in Bermuda to work continuously to financially support them. After a four years in and Ethan and Emeer have settled into the school system and football development well, with a few surprises. Emeer speaks four languages, English, Spanish, Catalan and French, and Ethan speaks English and Spanish. Both boys have won Football Tournaments with their respectable teams while in Barcelona. As of September 2021, Ethan (now 16) has moved to the UK to a Football Academy that combines education and intense football development. Ethan is adjusting well to the educational system in the UK because he attended a British School while in Barcelona, so the transition was quite easy. Ethan trains three full days a week and games on Wednesdays and some Saturdays. He has family in the UK and it’s two other Bermudians that attends the same school, so he is maturing and becoming more independent. Emeer at 13, remains in Barcelona with his mother and he is currently playing in the División de Honor Infantil (Under 14), the highest level for youth developmental league in Barcelona, Spain in which he plays against the top La-Liga’s youth teams.

Both boys have a backup plan should they not be successful in earning a spot in pro/ semi football as a player, the added advantage of speaking multiple languages, is that it will open up new doors of coaching, sports management, and even broadcasting, and other forms of communications outside of Bermuda. The football skills and technics that they are both learning, will put them in better position to reach their goal of playing at the highest level of Professional Football as possible. Both Eric and Latasha are very pleased with their decision and sacrifice of relocating their boys to Barcelona, Spain. They are fluent in Spanish, they loved their school environment, and teachers are dedicated and supportive. They have friends from various parts of the globe which they will have long lasting friendships. In regard to Ethan and Emeer’s football, Eric and Latasha have seen their football develop at a much faster rate because the professional environment, quality of coaches and the love of football here in Spain. The children in Spain are very talented at football. Spanish people are dedicated fans to football and the entire family including grandparents and aunts and uncles all come out every week to watch matches. The boys have the opportunity for the last four years to watch professional La Liga Matches every other week. This is beneficial to watch the games live because

they can find the player who plays their position and also can help with their football intelligence, and decision making. Ethan states; I have the great opportunity to play Football in three countries Bermuda, Barcelona, and now England. Spain’s football emphasis ball control and possession, and the speed of play, but I find in England the games is not as fast as Spain, but is more focused on physical strength and playing the ball forward as possible. Previously I was only an played on the outside, now I can play on the outside and inside player, I become a well-rounded mid-field player. Emeer states; since I have been playing Football in Spain for the last 5 years, I’m now physically bigger, which has helps me adapt to Spain’s physical style of Football easier. Today my on field decision making is so much faster, and I plays with more intensity and my knowledge of the game has quadrupled. I have learned to play many positions, such as: defensive mid-field, attacking midi field and center back. Spanish Football is more intensive, physical, technical, and more organized. In closing The Peets Family said that if your child has a passion in any thing whether it be sport, music, dance etc. then we must continue to support them whether its locally or overseas.

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Nickname: Tuki

Things you like: Racing Go-kart, baseball & football

Birth Year: 2012

Favorite movie: Trolls

School: Somersfield Academy

Favorite singer: G Herbo

Sport that you participate in: Football & Go-Karting

Favorite song: Sessions

Favorite sport to watch: Football & Go-Karting

Personal ambitions: To compete in Go-Karting Internationally

Favorite other sport: Boxing Who is/are your role model: My Mom & Dad Biggest influence on career: My cousin Nile Bean (kart # 115) Greatest Accomplishment: Best goal in season, Scholastic Award for football Favorite food: Pizza, Spaghetti & meatball and Ice cream

Dead or alive, who would you most like to meet: Mr Beast & Dhar Mann Best place visited: Coco Cay Bahamas Place you would most like to visit: Hawaii

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Mark Selley and twin brother David set new records in the “Around the Island Power Boat Race” in separate classes. Mark races a Bat boat V23 in the “B” class and David, a 19-foot Phantom in the “A” class. Mark and co-pilot Jordan Fletcher circled the island in 41 min 49 sec, cutting more than two minutes off the B class record of 43:52 that they set in 2019. David and co-pilot Matthew Smith were the second boat across the finish line and first in the A class, recording a time of 49 min 16 sec, more than a minute off the record of 50:19, that David and co-pilot Scott Barnes set two years ago in the same 19-foot Phantom.

Quincé Dowling & Tai Bean finishing second was Shane Medeiros and Aaron Butterfield clocking 50:58. 32

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THE 2021 AROUND THE ISLAND POWERBOAT RACE The 2021 Around the Island Powerboat Race was held on Sunday, August 8th. The event started at 10am with the in-shore junior class to include six races, each driver can enter two each in a different craft. At 12noon, the Jet Ski Race began and travelled via the course below: ‣ Out of the Pylons, ‣ Heads West to Gibbets mark, just off of Flatt’s Inlet, ‣ Hogfish Beacon, before making their way to Two Rock Passage, ‣ Whites Island, along Harbor Road pass Hinson Island ‣ Five Star Island, to Dockyard, around the marker and head back to Ferry Reach.

The main event started at 2pm with the ‘A’ class boats leaving first, ‣ the power boats will start inside Ferry Reach, ‣ out through the Pylons, heading west to Gibbets mark, ‣ to Hogfish Beacon, Two Rock Passage, around Whites Island, ‣ along Harbor Road pass Hinson Island, around Five Star Island, ‣ and head toward Dockyard. ‣ Once they round Commissioner’s Point, they head east down the Southshore side of the island, ‣ around St. David’s Head, to St. Georges Point and back into Ferry Reach.

The start is staggered with the ‘A’ class leaving at 2pm, in six-minute intervals, ‘B’, ‘C’, ‘D’ and ‘S’ classes follow. In total, the ‘A’class has a sixteen-minute advantage over the ‘S’ class, but a disadvantage in horsepower and speed. It is the calm or roughness of the Southshore that plays a big part in who crosses the finish line first. While all the drivers want ‘first across the line’ honors and race is about winning your class. 34

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With the Around the Island race starting at 2pm, it is good that the Powerboat Association Introduced the junior development program to fill the void.

In the junior development races, everybody gets to be number one.

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The Jet ski division needs to get their act together. Race time was at 12noon, skis were not in the water, the start was disorganized, and riders cut the course leading to disqualifications.

Dakari White (pictured) was disqualified, Cleveland Maybury was handed a 1- minute penalty for missing a course marker and remains the winner, Dean Simmons was given second place, and Matthew 3rd.

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After the post-race meeting, Matthew Smith (#94) placed third.

RTI JET SKI 2021 FINAL STANDINGS 1st

#13 Cleveland Maubury 28.59 (1 min. Penalty)

2nd

#113 Dean Simmons

3rd

#94 Matthew Smith

4th

#97 Jahlae Raynor

5th

#4 Anton Gilbert

6th

#171 Andre Bailey (DNF)

7th

#1 Dorann Simons (DNF)

8th

#27 Dakari White (Disqualified)

9th

#127 Dalton White (Disqualified)

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The S Class was won by Henry Talbot and co-pilot Andrew Cottingham (#S22) in 34:59.

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Shane Medeiros/Aaron Butterfield (# A 26) were third overall and second in the A Class in 50:58.

17 boating started the race, out of the ten that finished, Jody Carreiro & Tony Carreiro (# B 77) placed second in the B Class and fifth across the line in 53:09.

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Shawn Butterfield & Jermal Woolridge (#D 69) were the lone entry in the D Class and their race was against the clock.

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Mark’s twin brother, David Selley and co-pilot, Matthew Smith won the A Class and were second overall in a record time of 49 min 16 seconds more than a minute off the record David set with Scott Barnes of 50:19 set two years ago in their 19-foot Phantom.

Mark Selley & Jordan Fletcher won the B Class and were first across the line in their Bat Boat. The pair set a new record for the B Class, knocking more than 2 minutes off the record (43:52) they set in 2019.

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Shelby Rodrigues, Mark, David and Stephanie Kemp, time to celebrate a double victory.

A – CLASS:

C – CLASS:

A29

David Selley & Scott Barnes

C87

A26

Errin Butterfield & Shane Medeiros

Chad Sutherland & Terrance Rance

D – CLASS:

B – CLASS:

D69

B77

Jody Carreiro & Tony Carreiro

Sadune Raynor & Rickai Raynor

S – CLASS:

Jordan Fletcher & Mark Selley

Cleveland Maybury & Ernesto Demello

B100 Rodrae Butterfield & Geoffrey Willoughby B441 Quincé Dowling & Tai Bean

Shawn Butterfield & Jermal Woolridge

S20

Steven Bridges & Aaron Sims

S22

Andrew Cottingham & Henry Talbot

Daric Seymour & Shaki Easton

S187 Steven Eversley & Brandon Franks

B177 Craig Nesbitt Sr. & Craig Nesbitt Jr. B93

Aaron Daniels & Andrew Decosta

Bobby Decosta & Jeff Sousa

B14

M’Kai Hodsoll & DJ Hodsoll

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Caitlin Conyers was the only female competitor in the Adult B class and put on a dominant display in the Bermuda Cycling Academy Criterium yesterday at Victoria Park. She had recently returned to Bermuda from the Pan American and Caribbean Cycling Championships, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic where she won gold and bronze medals in the elite women’s categories and was in no mood to play the “B” class males. Caitlin led from the start and forced the men to chase her at a blistering pace. Knowing that she cannot win a man’s race if it came down to a sprint, she used the strategy of ‘go hard, strong and long’ from the start and wear down her male rivals. Cameron Morris stayed with her until he began to tire, so he backed it down to save second place over Grant Goudge, who took third. Charlotte Millington also stamped her authority on the Youth 13-14 category. Setting off on a scorching pace from the start. Her ‘take no prisoners’ meant no one could get even close to her as she crossed the finish line just under 20 seconds ahead of secondplaced Gordon Smith, who outsprinted Jake Smith to claim second place. 44

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Caitlin Conyers looks over her shoulder as she heads into the record books. 2021 | Bermuda Sports Journal

Thomas Quarterly did not have a good day in the Adult B Class.

Riding for Bicycle Works, Gordon Smith was second to Charlette in the Youth 13-14 Class.

Zachary Moniz won the Youth 12-and-under category crossing the finish line in a time of 14:53.

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Steve O’reilly had a rough day and did not finish.

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Charlette Millington made it a day of girl power, as she and Caitlin dominated the boys.

Ricky Smith claimed victory in the Adult C Class ahead of Kavin Smith, who edged Shannon Jennings who placed third. 48

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S’Nya Cumbermack finished fourth in the Youth 13-14 age group in 19:34.

Team BRCC, Wouter Aarts finished seventh in the Adult B Class. 2021 | Bermuda Sports Journal

BCA CRITERIUM EVENT DATE: AUGUST 22ND, 2021

POS.

CLASS

NAME

TOTAL TIME

SPONSOR / TEAM

Adult B

Caitlin Conyers

28:08.399

Winners Edge

Adult B

Cameron Morris

28:25.058

VT Construction

Adult B

Grant Goudge

28:25.313

Bicycle Works

Adult B

Darren Glasford

28:29.766

Winners Edge

Adult B

Clifford Roberts

28:29.797

Bicycle Works

Adult B

Alan Mooney

28:32.494

Team Gnosis

Adult B

Wouter Aarts

28:33.042

BRCC

Adult B

Mark Hatherley

28:33.903

Winners Edge

Adult B

Mcquinn Burch

28:33.948

Bicycle Works

Adult B

Adam Kirk

28:34.143

Winners Edge

Adult B

Alan Potts

28:35.691

Bicycle Works

Adult B

Wayne Scott

28:36.520

Winners Edge

Adult B

Thomas Quarterly

28:53.429

Winners Edge

Adult C

Ricky Smith

25:57.574

Winners Edge

Adult C

Kavin Smith

25:58.097

Independent

Adult C

Shannon Jennings

25:58.407

Bicycle Works

Adult C

Frank Ming

25:58.921

Bicycle Works

Adult C

Otis Ingham

25:58.954

Winners Edge

Adult C

Mark Lombardi

26:00.672

Independent

Adult C

Mark Booth

26:23.683

BRCC

DNF

Adult C

Steve O’reilly

07:34.220

Independent

Women

Elizabeth Stewart

27:17.102

Winners Edge

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BCA CRITERIUM EVENT DATE: AUGUST 22ND, 2021 POS.

CLASS

NAME

TOTAL TIME

SPONSOR / TEAM

Youth 13-14

Charlotte Millington

18:25.250

VT Construction

Youth 13-14

Gordon Smith

18:42.578

Bicycle Works

Youth 13-14

Jake Smith

18:44.105

BRCC

Youth 13-14

S’Nya Cumbermack

19:34.488

BCA

DSQ

Youth 13-14

Keegan Dyer

19:40.196

BCA - Failed Rollout

Youth 12 & U

Zachary Moniz

14:53.185

BCA

Youth 12 & U

Sanchez Smith

15:39.942

46.757 46.757 BCA

Youth 12 & U

Jeon Wolfe

15:41.229

48.044 1.287 BCA

Youth 12 & U

Makao Butterfield

15:41.555

48.044 BCA

Youth 12 & U

Kelise Wade

15:43.772

50.587 2.543 BCA

Youth 12 & U

Gladwyn Benjamin

15:47.642

BCA

Youth 12 & U

Timothy Jackson

15:49.126

BCA

Youth 12 & U

Ezra Dyer

16:18.346

BCA

Youth 12 & U

Walker Smith

16:58.216

VT Construction

Youth 12 & U

Siena Frankson

16:30.220

BCA

Youth 12 & U

Xonti Burch

16:37.356

BCA

Youth 12 & U

Tsion Matthie

16:55.841

BCA

Youth 12 & U

Christian Richardson

14:54.047

BCA

Youth 12 & U

Thea Dyer

16:12.218

BCA

Youth 12 & U

Naiah Rayner

15:23.419

BDA Jr Cycling

DSQ

Youth 12 & U

Dylan Eiselt

15:50.299

BCA

Failed Rollout

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Dominique Mayho, Conor White, Alexander Miller, and Nicholas Pilgrim would lead a “A” class throughout the race exchanging the lead multiple times as they would push and pull each other with physiological games ticking away the laps and building for a sprint to the finish line. This is a game that they play out in every competition trying to out smart each other, when the unexpected, who was not invited to play shows up. In the sprint to the finish line, Dominique Mayho, who is probably the master of sprint finishes, had his chain derail, dropping him from first to third in the blink of an eye. Conor White and junior cyclist, Alexander Miller took the joy of first and second place in the wake of Mayho’s misfortune.

Otis Ingham and Ricky Smith battle for position in the Gnosis Criterium along Front Street in the City of Hamilton.

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Liana Medeiros finished second in the women’s class.

Conor White tasted victory in the “A” class over Alexander Miller and Dominique Mayho.

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Kavin Smith leads the “C” class.

Jasmin Hasselkuss sets the pace.

Mcquinn Burch was second in the “B” class.

Darren Glasford, winner of the “B” class.

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In what was shaping up for a thrilling finish ended when Dominique Mayho’s chain derailed on the home stretch sprint, relegating his from first to third place finish. Bermuda Sports Journal | 2021

Kavin Smith won the “C” class over Shannon Jennings and Ricky Smith.

Jasmin Hasselkuss got the better of Liana Medeiros to top the Women’s class.

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GNOSIS CRITERIUM EVENT DATE: JULY 25TH, 2021

POS.

CLASS

NAME

TOTAL TIME

SPONSOR / TEAM

Category A

Conor White

43:46.732

Other

Category A

Alexander Miller

43:46.872

Winners Edge

Category A

Dominique Mayho

43:47.687

VT Construction

Category A

Nicholas Pilgrim

43:49.698

Team Gnosis

Category A

Steven Smith

44:15.113

VT Construction

Category A

Jamie Cousins

44:52.366

VT Construction

Category A

Cameron Morris

45:18.660

VT Construction

Category B

Darren Glasford

36:12.550

Winners Edge

Category B

Mcquinn Burch

36:12.574

Bicycle Works

Category B

Wouter Aarts

36:12.657

BRCC

Category B

Chris Nusum

36:14.508

Winners Edge

Category B

Andrew Charlesworth

36:28.900

BRCC

Category B

Corey Brunton

36:30.356

Team Gnosis

Category B

Adam Kirk

36:20.688

Winners Edge

Category B

Dennis Fagundo

37:01.008

BRCC

Category C

Kavin Smith

31:10.187

Social Cycles

Category C

Shannon Jennings

31:14.659

Bicycle Works

Category C

Ricky Smith

31:14.995

Winners Edge

Category C

Otis Ingham

31:16.135

Winners Edge

Category C

Frank Ming

31:27.536

Bicycle Works

Category C

Mark Hatherley

31:37.916

Winners Edge

Category C

Justin Ferreira

31:47.806

Winners Edge

Category C

Paulo Medeiros

33:06.789

Winners Edge

Category C

Michael Thomas

32:12.730

Winners Edge

Category C

Manning Smith

34:28.209

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GNOSIS CRITERIUM EVENT DATE: JULY 25TH, 2021 POS.

CLASS

NAME

TOTAL TIME

SPONSOR / TEAM

Women

Jasmin Hasselkuss

28:52.824

BDA JR. Cycling

Women

Liana Medeiros

28:53.199

Winners Edge

Women

Annabelle Miller

29:14.615

BDA JR. Cycling

Youth 13-14

Jake Smith

14:59.471

BRCC

Youth 13-14

Gordon Smith

14:59.635

Youth 13-14

Jackson Langley

15:02.760

Independent

Youth 13-14

Ollie Hayward

15:31.636

BDA JR. Cycling

Youth 13-14

S’Nya Cumbermack

16:17.737

BCA

Youth 13-14

Keegan Dyer

16:11.420

BCA

Youth 13-14

Matthew James

16:29.404

BCA

Juniors 12 & U

Charlie Hopkin

12:42.217

BRCC

Juniors 12 & U

Brandon MacDougall

13:13.039

BCA

Juniors 12 & U

Timothy Jackson

13:13.167

BDA JR. Cycling

Juniors 12 & U

Gladwyn Benjamin

13:22.125

BCA

Juniors 12 & U

Zach Moniz

13:29.568

BCA

Juniors 12 & U

Makao Butterfield

14:04.725

BCA

Juniors 12 & U

Jeon Wolfe

14:05.019

BCA

Juniors 12 & U

14:10.252

Other

Juniors 12 & U

Sanchez Smith

14:16.894

BCA

Juniors 12 & U

Kelise Wade

14:21.360

BCA

Juniors 12 & U

Xonti Burch

14:28.306

BCA

Juniors 12 & U

Christian Richardson

13:01.274

BCA

Juniors 12 & U

Oliver Thompson

13:24.073

BRCC

Juniors 12 & U

Braeden Fraser

13:34.013

Independent

Juniors 12 & U

Walker Smith

13:49.035

VT Construction

Juniors 12 & U

Thea Dyer

13:53.924

BCA

Juniors 12 & U

Ezra Dyer

14:06.900

BCA

Juniors 12 & U

Daisy Langley

14:11.065

Independent

Juniors 12 & U

Tsion Matthie

13:01.304 2

BCA

Siena Frankson

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Dominique Mayho and Caitlin Conyers added another national title to their collections after ‘storming’ to victory in their respective fields of the CG Insurance National Road Race Championships at Clearwater Beach. In 2020 Tyler Smith won the Cycling National Championship in the Open Men’s division and Roes -Ann Hoey won the Open female championship. With Tyler off Island pursuing his ambition as a pro triathlete and Rose-Anna Hoey having just won the May 24 Derby the weekend before the Nationals, she decided not to defend her championship as she had not fully recovered from winning the Derby. Kaden Hopkins and Conor White had signed international pro contracts, but flew home to challenge multi-national champion, Dominique Mayho for a shot at the 2021 men’s title. Mayho, White, Hopkins and Jamie Cousins waged a battle for dominance until the pivotal penultimate lap of the six-lap race. In the final stages, Jamie dropped off the pace and the three-man clash started to shape up for a thrilling finale, only for Hopkins to suffer a flat tire on the last lap. He rode three miles on it, met his dad on the course with a backup bike and still managed to finish third 62

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overall. The race came down to a sprint finish between Conor White and the sprint king, Mayho who timed his attack perfectly and edged White .548 to .892 of a second to win his 8th national title, while Kaden rounded out the podium in 2:36:58. In the Open Female race, Caitlin Conyers led the field for an impressive victory and earn her third national championship. In the early stages, she along with Winners Edge team-mate Nicole Mitchell controlled the top spots for the first half of the four-lap race, before Caitlin opted to make her move and break away from Mitchell on the penultimate lap and ride solo to the finish, while Mitchell settled into a comfortable second place with Karen Smith finishing third. The Junior Male race saw Alexander Miller prevailing with a sprint to finish ahead of Nick Pilgrim and Liam Flannery to earn the title. Liana Medeiros, claiming the Junior Female title ahead of a much improving Charlotte Millington.

Dominique Mayho put the hammer down and out sprinted Conor White to win his 8th National title.

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Carolina Black leads the woman’s group along the Causeway.

Nicholas Pilgrim, Alexander Miller, Liam Flannery and Cameron Morris keep pace until Alexander broke free to win the junior title.

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Caitlin Conyers, Dominique Mayho and Alexander Miller are joined by title Sponsor rep. Christina Sgobba in the winner’s circle.

Kaden Hopkins has the heart of a true champion, a flat tire may have dropped him to third place, but it could not break his will to finish the race.

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Caitlin Conyers coasted home to win her third national championship. 66

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CG INSURANCE BERMUDA NATIONAL ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIPS EVENT DATE: JUNE 27TH, 2021

POS.

CLASS

NAME

TOTAL TIME

SPONSOR / TEAM

Junior Female

Liana Medeiros

1:35:50.125

Winners Edge

Junior Female

Charlotte Millington

1:37:08.623

V.T. Construction

Junior Male

Alexander Miller

1:58:41.880

Winners Edge

Junior Male

Nicholas Pilgrim

1:58:42.124

Team Gnosis

Junior Male

Liam Flannery

1:58:42.264

Team Gnosis

Junior Male

Cameron Morris

2:03:20.852

V.T. Construction

Open Female

Caitlin Conyers

2:00:39.213

Winners Edge

Open Female

Nicole Mitchell

2:05:41.513

Winners Edge

Open Female

Karen Smith

2:07:58.256

Winners Edge

Open Female

Rose-Anna Hoey

2:10:10.021

V.T. Construction

Open Female

Caroline Black

2:11:24.766

Bicycle Works

Open Female

Claire McDevitt

2:12:18.777

V.T. Construction

Open Female

Jennifer Lightbourne

2:13:31.790

Bicycle Works

Open Female

Wenda Roberts

2:13:54.806

Bicycle Works

Open Female

Martina Olcheski-Bell

2:14:02.519

Independent

Open Male

Dominique Mayho

2:33:20.548

V.T. Construction

Open Male

Conor White

2:33:20.892

X-Speed United

Open Male

Kaden Hopkins

2:36:58.521

Equipo Essax

Open Male

Steven Smith

2:46:22.561

V.T. Construction

Open Male

Kris Hedges

2:55:01.064

Independent

Open Male

Adam Harbutt

2:57:17.836

V.T. Construction

Open Male

Elliot Hubbard

2:57:36.086

Winners Edge

Open Male

Darren Glasford

3:00:49.898

Winners Edge

Open Male

Clifford Roberts

3:00:49.928

Bicycle Works

Open Male

Fabian Schonenberg

3:01:59.465

V.T. Construction

Open Male

Pete Crayford

3:04:48.469

Team Gnosis

Open Male

Chris Nusum

3:04:48.978

Winners Edge

Open Male

Andrew Charlesworth

3:04:51.677

B.R.C.C

Open Male

Alex Kronenberg

3:09:42.578

Independent

Open Male

Kent Richardson

3:11:21.097

Winners Edge

Open Male

Mcquinn Burch

3:12:58.971

Bicycle Works

Open Male

Jonah Jones

3:14:57.524

Tokio

Open Male

Anthony Rynne

3:29:08.895

B.R.C.C

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Gladwin Benjamin was sixth place in the Boys U12 class. 68

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Each year the Mountain bike season ends with the Winner’s Edge Championship, a single race event at Ferry Reach Park that is a grueling 60-minute race for the Open 60 male and female competitors. The Covid-19 pandemic caused a rescheduling of the event but failed to stop it this year. 2021 | Bermuda Sports Journal

Quincy Paynter re-fuels on the fly with help from the power girl.

Kelise Wade powers her way to first overall.

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Jackson Langley finished second to Joshua Wilson in the Boys 13-16 class. 2021 | Bermuda Sports Journal

The Open Male class top three, Chris Nusum (2) Brian Steinhoff (1) and Keiran Malott (3).

Grant Goudge riding for Bicycle Works won the Masters Male class. 72

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Jamie MacFarlane came in second to Zach Moniz in the Male under-12 class.

Jennifer Wilson was pumped to win the Open Female class.

Liam Flannery won the Junior Male class.

Winner’s Edge rep, Paul Medeiros, congratulates Daisy Langley (3) Evans Welch (2) and Kelise Wade (1) on mading the winner’s circle. 2021 | Bermuda Sports Journal

Zina Jones Jennifer Wilson and Yulia Bruskova second, first and third in the Open Female class.

Callum MacFarlane finished 5th in the Male 13-16 class. 74

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Dylan Eiselt was 5th overall in the U12 Boys class.

Brandon MacDougall was 9th overall in the Male 12 and under class.

S’Nya Cumbermack rode uncontested in the Female 13 -16.

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2021 WINNERS EDGE BERMUDA MTB CHAMPIONSHIPS EVENT DATE: JULY 4, 2021

JUNIOR MALE

MALE 13-16

Liam Flannery

0:51:07

Joshua Wilson

Aexander Miller

0:53:25

Jackson Langley

Cameron Morris

0:56:30

Ollie Hayward

Nahki DeShields

OPEN FEMALE 1

Jennifer Wilson

0:55:50

Callum MacFarlane

Zina Jones

1:03:45

Hunter Johansmeyer

Yulia Bruskova

0:52:21

Reeve Johnston

Hudson Ferris

MASTERS MALE Grant Goudge