After the road race action, we will now see who will take the time trial crown in the Carribean.
This time, only the 17 contracted riders will participate, so let's take a look at how they shape up.
FL
TT
RS
Team
Vanderpool
Kristian
68
75
64
Podium Ambition
Campbell
Akil
71
73
65
Podium Ambition
Sulvaran
Gyasi
71
71
75
Carlsberg - Danske Bank
Hennis
Hasani
65
71
69
Podium Ambition
Perez
Cristian
68
71
68
Podium Ambition
Matthews
Darren
72
70
67
Podium Ambition
Gayral
Joshua
72
70
70
Podium Ambition
Croes
Jonathan
64
70
67
Podium Ambition
Alexander
Nathan
71
69
68
Podium Ambition
Norbert
Andrew
69
69
71
Podium Ambition
Kelly
Jacob
67
68
69
Podium Ambition
Bridges
Jyme
74
66
71
Podium Ambition
Orosco
Kemp
68
65
64
Podium Ambition
Cannister
Goldwijnn
67
64
63
Carlsberg - Danske Bank
Marcos
Leandro
74
63
65
Minions
Morales Ortega
Jacob
65
60
68
Podium Ambition
Major
Jay
74
57
70
Podium Ambition
Kristin Vanderpool is clearly the favourite, but there are a number of promising time triallists in the region who will fancy their chances here today also.
Darren Matthews is an early starter. The Barbados team unfortunately did not have their own bikes available today, so they are instead making use of Marc de Maar's personal supply.
Matthews start is very strong - and somewhat unexpectedly, he is fastest of all at the first checkpoint.
Norbert trails by 7 seconds.
Croes is third at 13 seconds.
The gap is 19 seconds for Sulvaran.
And Hennis is 5th at 28 seconds.
Surprisingly, it has been quite a poor start from Vanderpool. 57 seconds down!
As riders make their way through the second checkpoint, it's clear that a very interesting race is developing - as the gaps narrow.
Check 1
…
Check 2
1
Matthews
21'01
1
Matthews
42'16
2
Norbert
+ 7
2
Norbert
+ 0
3
Croes
+ 13
3
Croes
+ 6
4
Sulvaran
+ 19
4
Sulvaran
+ 8
5
Hennis
+ 28
5
Hennis
+ 9
6
Alexander
+ 30
6
Alexander
+ 36
7
Kelly
+ 31
7
Kelly
+ 37
8
Gayral
+ 42
8
Campbell
+ 37
9
Campbell
+ 48
9
Vanderpool
+ 46
10
Bridges
+ 53
10
Gayral
+ 53
Less than 10 seconds separates the Top 5 - with neither of the two strongest favourites amongst them.
Can Matthews hold on? He is finished in 1h02'40.
First indications are that he has finished strongly. Alexander has been 6th at the checks, at 30 and then 36 seconds down - but is now 1'04 down at the finish.
The next two to the line are Norbert and Croes. The St Lucian Norbert went level with Matthews at Check 2, and he goes fastest at the finish! It is short-lived though, as Croes has finished stronger still. 3 seconds faster than Norbert, 15 seconds faster than Matthews.
Wow! Gyasi Sulvaran has stormed to the finish line and gone from 4th to 1st. He beats Croes by 21 seconds.
Will it be a home victory for Curacao? Hennis is still very much a threat - and is clearly on a flyer, nearly catching Perez, who would have been expected to be at a similar level.
Hasani Hennis goes fastest! 12 seconds ahead of Sulvaran.
The strong finishes continue. Campbell would have been disappointed to be 8th after the 2nd check, being the second strongest on paper. He has improved - and goes 4th - 35 seconds down.
That just leaves Vanderpool.
An improved finish too, but still a disappointing outcome. 6th at 47 seconds.
Hasani Hennis takes the title - a win for Anguilla.
