Kent Gabourel & BSFC El Pescador team win in Weekend Warriors’ road championships

Kent “Bob” Gabourel of the Kulture Megabytes team and the BFSC El Pescador team came out big winners in the Weekend Warriors cycling club national road championships on the Hummingbird and George Price Highways, as Gabourel finished solo in the road race at Leslie’s Imports in Belize City on Sunday, June 12.

Bob Gabourel had ridden the 68 miles from the Sibun Bridge on the Hummingbird Highway, to the finish line at Leslie’s Imports, coming in solo. Bob punctuated his dominance of the competition by getting off his bike and carrying it across the finish line, much to the amusement of his teammate Vallan Symns who rode in 2^nd.

Andrew Vasquez of the BFSC El Pescador team from San Pedro finished 5^th behind Daniel Cano – 3^rd and Barney Brown – 4^th.

Alicia Thompson also of the Kulture Megabytes team finished 8^th and was the first woman rider.

Individual Time Trials

A Division

Daniel Cano – Team Santino’s – 30:51

2^nd Kent Gabourel – Team Kulture Megabytes – 32:12

3^rd Isiah Willacey – Team F.T.Williams – 32:44.

4^th Fitzgerald “Palas” Joseph – Team Lampaz – 33:45

5^th Warren Coye – Team Santino’s – 34:26.

6^th Andrew Vasquez – Team BFSC El Pescador – 37:57

Charles Garay of the BSFC El Pescador team finished 10^th and Arden Garay of the BSFC El Pescador team was 12^th in the B Division 62-mile road race from the Caves Branch Bridge on the Hummingbird.

B Division individual Time Trials

1^st Francis Cassasola – Team Santino’s – 36:09

2^nd Ryan Willoughby – – Team SMART Zoom – 36:36

3^rd Ian Abraham – Team SMART Zoom – 37:06.

4^th Steven Robinson – Team Caribbean Tires – 37:09

5^th Charles Garay – Team BFSC El Pescador – 37:41.

6^th Hector Tzuleta – Truckers Posse – 37:49

7^th Willie Chan – Truckers Posse 38:21.

8^th Santino Castillo – Team Santino’s – 38:56.

9^th Arden Garay – Team BFSC El Pescador – 39:11.

10^th Sean Duncan – Team SMART Zoom – 42:09.

Ed Blank and Lisa Berger, both of the BSFC El Pescador team, were 2^nd and 3^rd in the C Division 52-mile race from the Belmopan roundabout with the Hummingbird Highway to Leslie’s, behind Enrique Morales of the Caribbean Tires team clocked 3:00:55 for 1^st place.

The BSFC El Pescador team swept the 3 top spots in the

C Division Time Trials

1^st Ed Blank – Team BFSC El Pescador – 38:23

2^nd Ingmar Perera – Team BFSC El Pescador – 38:45

3^rd Lisa Berger – Team BFSC El Pescador – 39:58

4^th Valentine Sosa – Truckers Posse – 41:37 and

5^th Steve Gill – Team SMART Zoom – 41:41.