up a winner.

Bermuda's only professional cyclist, currently taking a break from his duties with the AKI team in Italy, teamed up with fellow cyclist Greg Hopkins and young triathletes Tyler Butterfield and Jonathan Herring to romp to a convincing win in the Deloitte and Touche road relay.

Even without the bike, Hubbard showed he's no slouch, running a superb anchor leg of 18 minutes, 38 seconds over the three mile loop at Clearwater Beach, St. David's, to hold off chasing AS&K runner Simon Moore.

Having before the race completed a 40-mile-plus training ride with new BBA president Hopkins, Hubbard and his team-mates only decided to enter at the last minute.

But they led the 12-mile race from almost start to finish after up-and-coming star Butterfield had given them a flying start with a swift leg of 17.07.

Herring briefly relinquished the lead to AS&K's David Doyle on the second leg before Hopkins restored it and handed over to Hubbard to bring the team home in a combined time of 1:13:45.

Meanwhile, a crack ladies team of Maria Conroy Haydon, Anna Eatherley, Jane Christie and Karen Adams easily won the women's division, clocking 1:17:28 to finish fifth overall in a field of almost 40 teams.

The mixed division, the largest with 18 entries, saw victory go to the team of Rose Jones, Adrian Robson, Myra Brayham and Ahmed ElAmin in a time of 1:20:22, seventh overall.

Top local distance runner Tracy Wright returned from Atlanta on the weekend after placing first in his age group and a creditable 14th overall in last Thursday's Thanksgiving Day half-marathon.

Wright led the 30-34 year division with a time of one hour, 13 minutes, 48 seconds in a giant field with an estimated entry of 7,000 runners.

Overall winner was Japheth Kirur in 1:06:29.