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Russell Elcock
Russell Elcock (born December 6, 1993) is a Barbadian semi-professional road cyclist. He started cycling in 2006 at the age of 12, and has several National and Caribbean Championship titles between 2008 and 2016. He is a Hammer Nutrition sponsored athlete and currently rides for Team Drive Phase Sport based in Trinidad and Tobago. His specialty is the Road Individual Time Trial. He is a University of the West Indies graduate and is a past Queen's College Barbados student. Career achievements Major results ;2008 : 1st Time trial, Caribbean Youth Road Championships : National Youth Road Championships ::1st Time trial ::2nd Road race ;2009 : Caribbean Youth Road Championships ::1st Time trial ::1st Road race : National Youth Road Championships ::1st Time trial ::1st Road race : 1st Individual pursuit, National Youth Track Championships : 1st Nation Fun Ride ;2010 : National Junior Road Championships ::1st Time trial ::1st Road race : National Junior Track Championships :: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Islands. It occupies an area of and has a population of about 287,000 (2019 estimate). Its capital and largest city is Bridgetown. Inhabited by Island Caribs, Kalinago people since the 13th century, and prior to that by other Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Amerindians, Spanish navigators took possession of Barbados in the late 15th century, claiming it for the Crown of Castile. It first appeared on a Spanish map in 1511. The Portuguese Empire claimed the island between 1532 and 1536, but abandoned it in 1620 with their only remnants being an introduction of wild boars for a good supply of meat whenever the island was visited. An Kingdom of England, English ship, the ''Olive Blossom'', arrived in Barbados on 14 May 1625; its men took possession of the island in the name of James VI and I, King James I. In 1627, the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
