VI Cycling Federation Releases Two-Person Time Trial Results of March 21st Race

Two of the youngest competitors in Sunday’s bike race teamed up for the Two-Person Time Trial, which was hosted by the VI Cycling Federation, and demonstrated that youth outweighed experience on this given morning. Elite cyclists Mikey Dizon-Bumann and Danielky Cedeño, both age 17, were up against 11 other teams within four racing categories.

All cyclists rode the same distance and teams of two were sent off at one-minute intervals. The Dizon-Bumann/Cedeño Team was the final team to leave the starting point at the entrance to Ha’ penny and the first to return to the same line, with a faster split of nearly 3 minutes on the return. They came through the halfway checkpoint near the Divi Carina Bay Hotel in 24:44, over 1 minute ahead of all other teams.  Most teams were able to take advantage of the tailwind on the return to post faster splits on the second half of the race. Dizon-Bumann and Cedeño completed the 18-mile, out-and-back course in a total time of 46:40, which guaranteed them a first-place finish overall.  The second-place team overall was David Parris and Glenn Massiah in a time of 49:45. The third-place team overall was Joey Swanson and Alex Betancourt in a time of 51:17.

In the Expert category, the team of Jerry Remie and Ralph Bartlett proved to be the fastest, while posting a solid 55:44.  The Sport team of Alvin Thomas and James Meyers finished in the gold position in a time of 59:01; Masters riders John Hourihan and Tom Kerry flew in with a time of 57:16.

While there were no riders in the Women’s category today, two female riders rode on mixed teams: Catherine Seguin with Troy Holloway in the Expert category and Robin Seila with her husband, Stephen Swanton, in the Elite category.

The next event is the DVSAC Ride Out at 7 a.m., on Thursday, April 8.  Cyclists are asked to affix a headlight and tail light to their bikes. The VI Cycling Federation participates in this event annually to show support for victims of domestic violence.  The Triple Bypass is the next competitive event, which will take place at 7 a.m. on Sunday, April 11.

For more information about cycling in the Virgin Islands, call 643-6420.

Two-Person Time Trial on March 21, 2021              

[Conditions: Sunny, cool, breezy (east north east winds)]

[Course: Ha’ penny to Divi and back ~18 miles]

HALFWAY TIME and TOTAL TIME

Place. Names HALFWAY TIME — TOTAL TIME

Elite

1. Mikey Dizon-Bumann/D. Cedeño 0:24:44 0:46:40
2. David Parris/Glenn Massiah 0:26:07 0:49:45
3. Joey Swanson/Alex Betancourt 0:27:32 0:51:17
4. Stephen Swanton/Robin Seila 0:26:49 0:54:11
5. David Morales/Kasey Canton 0:27:18 DNF

 

Place. Names HALFWAY TIME — TOTAL TIME

Expert

1. Jerry Remie/Ralph Bartlett 0:29:20 0:55:44
2. Troy Holloway/Catherine Seguin 0:30:34 0:57:41
3. Juancito Gario/Valentino Gario 0:30:16 0:57:42

 

Place. Names HALFWAY TIME — TOTAL TIME

Sport

1. Alvin Thomas/James Meyers 0:30:27 0:59:01
2. Luke Defour/Celo Jacobs 0:31:38 0:59:10
3. Randall Maynard/Mario Butcher 0:35:35 1:07:29

 

Place Names HALFWAY TIME — TOTAL TIME

Masters

1. John Hourihan/Tom Keery 0:30:30 0:57:16

 

STARTING ORDER ——————– Finish Time

0 Randall Maynard/Mario Butcher 1:07:29

1 Luke Defour/Celo Jacob 0:59:10

2 Alvin Thomas/James Meyers 0:59:01

3 John Hourihan/Tom Keery 0:57:16

4 Troy Holloway/Catherine Seguin 0:57:41

5 Juancito Gario/Valentino Gario 0:57:42

6 Jerry Remie/Ralph Bartlett 0:55:44

7 Joey Swanson/Alex Betancourt 0:51:17

8 Stephen Swanton/Robin Seila 0:54:11

9 David Morales/Kasey Canton (Unofficial: 1 finisher) 0:51:32

10 David Parris/Glenn Massiah 0:49:45

11 Mikey Dizon-Bumann/Danielky Cedeño 0:46:40

Virgin Islands Cycling Federation 2021 Events Schedule

DATE/RACE/DISTANCE (in miles)

Feb 15/President’s Day Group Ride – Cheeseburger’s – East End Loop/13 miles

Mar 7/Individual Time Trial – Divi to Ha’Penny/9 miles

Mar 21/Two-Person Time Trial – Ha’Penny to Divi and back/18 miles

Apr 8/DVSAC Ride Out – Sion Farm @ 6 p.m./10 miles

Apr 11/Triple Bypass Road Race – Café Kaleidoscope/–12/24/36 miles

May 2/MTB – course TBD/TBD

May 23/Anything Goes – Fort Christiansvaern to Fort Frederik/     15 miles

May 30/Memorial Day Group Ride – Sunny Isle Annex/30-60 miles

Jun 13/National Guard Loop – NG Armory/ –18/31/44 miles

Jul 4/F’sted Road Race – Fort Frederik to King to Strand to Creque Dam/ — 15.6/26/36.4 miles

Jul 11/East End Road Race (including Pt. Udall) – Cramer’s Park/ — 15/34/51 miles

Jul 25/Donald’s Challenge – “South Shore Dolphin Tail” – Ha’Penny – mixed cat. team/       — 20/30/50 miles

Aug 14/Championship Time Trial – Airport Loop/ — 12/24 miles

Aug 15/Championship Road Race – Suzie Q – Kaleidoscope – big loop around SS loop/ — 15/25/50

Caribbean Cycling Championships – TBA/ — 40K/130K

*All cycling races begin at 7a.m. sharp unless otherwise announced and will have Pre-Juniors (13 and Under),

Women, Masters (50+), Sport, Expert and Elite categories.  Registration closes promptly at 6:50 a.m.

*The distances noted are for Women, Masters and Sport (C), Expert (B), and Elite (A) respectively.

For more information send an e-mail to vicfsecretary@gmail.com or call 332-6282.