The nation’s best cyclists are in for a busy weekend as two events organized by Hassan Mohamed are scheduled to pedal off tomorrow and Sunday.
Tomorrow, Payless Variety Store and Party Rental will sponsor its third annual cycling event; an 11-race programme at the inner circuit of the National Park.
The feature race is the 35-lap Schoolboys and Invitational which will be contested by the top junior and senior wheelsmen. Other races carded for the day include the BMX age group categories, veterans, uprights and mountain bikes.
National rider, Alanzo Greaves won last year’s feature event in one hour, 18 minutes and 07 seconds. A representative of the entity will be on hand to assist in the presentation of prizes at the conclusion of programme.
On Sunday, the bikers will take their talents to the open road to compete in the fourth annual Powerade 50-mile road race on the West Demerara.
The event starts at Wales, proceeds to Bushy Park, Parika then returns to the Demerara Harbour Bridge for the finish. The veterans, uprights and female riders will turn back at the Uitvlugt ground on the upward journey and finish at the Harbour Bridge. This event is being sponsored by Banks DIH Limited.
Tomorrow’s programme will pedal off at 09:00hrs while Sunday’s race will commence one hour earlier.
Reigning time-trial and last year’s road race champion, Raynauth Jeffrey is the defending champion of the road race, having won the event in one hour, 51 minutes and 02 seconds. Michael Anthony won the junior category last year.
Talim Shaw (Veterans Open), Julio Melville (Upright) and Toshwanna Doris (Female) are the defending champions of the other categories. (Emmerson Campbell)
