Mexican Eder Frayre won the fifth and final stage of the Tobago International Cycling Classic (TICC), yesterday’s 120km Tour of Tobago, to repeat as the overall champion of the event.
Frayre claimed victories in stages one and two at the Grange Bay/ Mt Irvine and Shaw Park/Lambeau courses respectively. He also placed third in the Scarborough Criterium ride in stage four on Saturday however he maintained his overall lead heading into yesterday’s final stage.
“It is very important (retaining my title),” the Heatwave cyclist said after the race. “It is my last race of the season and I had a tough year with crashes and I could not be at my best.”
Frayre continued: “But now after a big break and reset, I trained very hard. I am very happy to be here and to win this competition.” The Tour of Tobago started and ended at the Milford Esplanade in Scarborough.
Meanwhile, Trinidad and Tobago’s Jadian Neaves (Raiders) won the Division Two race, yesterday. The 18-year-old from Chaguanas said everything went according to plan.
“Today was planned last night and I came out here and executed,” he said after the win. “Considering that I have been to bigger events like World Championships and Pan Am Championships, this was kind of smaller to that so I wasn’t overwhelmed,” the Vishnu Boys Hindu College student added.