Cory Williams, Llori Sharpe crowned Caribbean road champions, Leadville 100 winner Rollins carves victory at Iceman Cometh

Llori Sharpe (centre) celebrates with the gold medal in 2024 road race at Caribbean Road Championships
Llori Sharpe (centre) celebrates with the gold medal in 2024 road race at Caribbean Road Championships (Image credit: Caribbean Cycling Union)

L39ION of Los Angeles co-founder, Cory Williams, and team rider Llori Sharpe won the elite categories at the Caribbean Road Race Championships last week in Georgetown, Guyana. It was the first time the South American country hosted the road championships. 

Sharpe, a 24-year-old from Jamaica, rode solo for the win in the 53-mile elite women's event, seven seconds ahead of Flor Espiritusanto (Dominican Republic) and Daymelin Perez (Cuba), second and third, respectively. 

Jackie Tyson
North American Production editor

Jackie has been involved in professional sports for more than 30 years in news reporting, sports marketing and public relations. She founded Peloton Sports in 1998, a sports marketing and public relations agency, which managed projects for Tour de Georgia, Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah and USA Cycling. She also founded Bike Alpharetta Inc, a Georgia non-profit to promote safe cycling. She is proud to have worked in professional baseball for six years - from selling advertising to pulling the tarp for several minor league teams. She has climbed l'Alpe d'Huez three times (not fast). Her favorite road and gravel rides are around horse farms in north Georgia (USA) and around lavender fields in Provence (France), and some mtb rides in Park City, Utah (USA).