Bike Smith's Bar­ry Luces was crowned the Na­tion­al Cri­teri­um cham­pi­on when he edged the Team Trek pair of Gavyn Nero and Gene Samuel to win the Blue Rib­bon Elite 24-lap event around King George V Park in St Clair on Sun­day.

His team­mate Kieana Lester was al­so in win­ner's row, tak­ing the Ladies' 4-Lap ti­tle. Oth­er win­ners on the day in­clud­ed Park­side's Justin Roberts (Ju­niors 20 Laps), Team Trek's Pat Nel­son (60+ Se­niors 16 Laps), Stephen Aboud (50+ Se­niors 16 Laps), De­gree Madon­na's Roger Smart (40+ Se­niors 16 Laps), Son­ics' Akiel Camp­bell (Ju­ve­niles 12 Laps) and Petrotrin's Ra­mon Bel­montes (Tinymites 8 Laps). Cy­cling ac­tion will re­sume on the week­end of Ju­ly 28 and 29 with the Na­tion­al BMX and Youth Cham­pi­onships at Skin­ner Park, San Fer­nan­do.

Re­sults

Blue Rib­bon Elite (24 laps)

1. Bar­ry Luces (Bike Smith)

2.Gavyn Nero (Team Trek)

3. Gene Samuel (Team Trek)

Ladies (4 Lap)

1. Kieana Lester (Bike Smith)

Ju­niors (20 Laps)

1. Justin Roberts (Park­side CC)

Se­niors 60+ (16 Laps)

1. Pat Nel­son (Team Trek)

2. God­frey Kline (South­claine)

*Kent Luces

Se­niors 50 + (16 Laps)

1. Stephen Aboud (Un­at­tached)

2. Andy Chal­mars (Corkies)

Se­niors 40+ (16 Laps)

1. Roger Smart (De­gree Madon­na)

Ju­ve­niles (12 Laps)

1. Akiel Camp­bell (Son­ics)

2. Kasim Charles Wal­cott (De­gree Madon­na)

3. Risaan Jiminez (De­gree Madon­na)

Tinymites (8 Laps)

1. Ra­mon Bel­montes (Petrotrin CC)