Thilina wears Yellow Jersey

Anuradha ABEYSEKERA

Thilina Silva of Army who possessed the best overall timing of 7hours 18 minutes and 35 seconds at the completion of the second stage of the Deyata Kirula Cycle Race which rode from Ruwanweela to Matale yesterday, will wear the Yellow Jersey in the Final stage today. The first and second stages had an aggregate of 328kms.

Mohomad Zali of SL police is in the overall second position, clocking two seconds ahead Thilina (7h:18m:37s). Army's Sammera Chathuranga who won the third place in the first stage secured the same place after day two clocking an overall timing of 7h:19m:23s.

The second stage covered a 155km distance, passing Karawanaella, Yatiyantota, Kithulgala, Ginigath Hena, Navalapiyiya, Gampola, Peradeniya, Katugastota and completed in front of Matale Police Station.

Army cyclists performed well on the second day to bag the top two places in the Stage II yesterday. Wasantha Harischandra, of Army who took 3h:15m:18s to reach the finishing point became winner of the second stage while his fellow cyclist Thilina Silva (Army) and Mohomad Zali (Police) became second and third respectively, clocking same timing (3h:15m:18).

The third and final stage of the race will work off today from Matale to Anuradhapura covering nearly 120 kms via Dambulla and will complete at the Salgadu ground, Anuradhapura.