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ecently joined the V8 team, stunned cycling fans
on St.Maarten with an excellent performance in the Caribbean Cycling
Championship where he finished 20th, making him St.Maarten top rider in
this prestigious race. Joel was also the winner of the Father's Day
race. But it was his performance in the St.Martin Day race which will be
the topic of conversation for years to come. Even though Joel finished
this race in 3rd place, his courage and attacking riding style impressed
everyone and ultimately cause Jacque Albena the victory. Albena who is
one of Guadeloupe's top rider congratulate Joel and even predicted a
great cycling future for Joel.
After his performance in 2005, Mr. Patricio Carty
a.k.a "Blade" has managed to retain his title by putting down another
wonderful performance in 2006. The man who started out as a mountain
bike rider in the B-division last year has quickly become one of the
islands top cyclists and crowd favorite. Patricio Carty is the rider
with the most wins for 2006, thus making him St.Maarten top rider again
for 2006.
For many years, persons on the island have been
wondering; Who is the best sprint? On November 5th 2006 that question
was answered, when Neutral News in collaboration with La Vista Hotel
organized the island's first ever "King of the Sprint" race and from
this day forth we shall hail him as His Majesty Bienvenido "Papi" Carty,
"King of the Sprint 2006" until next year that is......
Good news for all those V8 fans, after a hideous of
almost 2 years the V8 team reappear on the seen for the last race of
2006. V8 has added 2 new rider to their roster namely Joel and Tommy
from VCG.