Bikers get ready, the most lucrative one day cycling event on the racing calendar will pedal off this Sunday on Homestretch Avenue.
One tireless wheelsman will pocket an ounce of gold and the champion’s trophy after victoriously crossing the finish line of the grueling 80-mile trek.
The ounce of gold which is worth approximately $236,000 (US$1135) will be the highest first place prize for a one-day event this season.
The fourth annual Kadir Mohamed Memorial Ounce of Gold road race is scheduled for a 7:30hrs start.
Senior, junior and veteran riders under 45 years will proceed to Dora on the Linden Highway while the veterans over 45 years along with the juveniles and ladies will journey to the hill after the Splashmin’s Fun Park.
All riders would then return to the point of origin for the finish.
Michael Anthony (Senior and Junior), Junior Niles (Veteran Under 45), Ian Jackson (Veteran Over 45 Years) and Raphael Leung (Juveniles) were the top categorical performers last year for the Flying Stars Cycling Club organized fixture.
NOTE: While the winner will cart off an ounce of gold and a trophy, the equivalent of three ounces of gold in cash will be awarded to the remaining top six finishers overall and to the cyclists competing in the other categories of the race.
Anthony along with his Team Gillette Evolution Club mates, Orville Hinds, Raul Leal, Marlon Williams and Akeem Wilkinson and other notable riders, Alanzo Greaves, Geron Williams, 2013 winner, Paul DeNobrega and Robin Persaud are some of the contenders for the winning spoils.
The race will be the perfect warm up for the national cyclists who will represent Guyana at the Caribbean Elite Championships in Barbados later this month.
