The Roraima Bikers Club and the Humphrey family said yesterday that the 14th Annual Troy Humphrey Memorial Cycle Race Meeting planned for today will now be held on Wednesday.
The event was postponed due to the inclement weather and will now pedal off at 9am on Diwali Day at the National Park Circuit.
Twelve races are carded for this exciting cycling contest which is catering to all categories and further building excitement with attractive cash prizes. The categories are the BMX 6-8 years, BMX 9-11years, BMX 12-14 years, BMX – Open, the upright/mountain bikes – open, ladies racing bikes, the veterans under -50 years, the veterans over 50 years, the juniors/juveniles, the seniors/elite, the team time trials and the feature even is the 35-lap race.
The Humphrey family will present the prizes at the conclusion of the race. The event is sponsored by Humphrey’s Bakery and Farm products Ltd., and Kerwin Chase and family. The public is invited to the event to share in the memory of Troy Humphrey who died in a motor vehicle accident following a successful career as a junior cyclist.
Guyana’s top cyclists Alonzo Greaves, Warren ‘40’ McKay, Marlon ‘Fishy’ Williams, Marlon Morrison, Albert Philander, Alex Mendes, Raymond Newton, Robin Persaud, Junior Niles, Lear Nunes and others are expected to battle for supremacy.
