Briton John has a bullseye on his back and the country’s top wheelsmen will be hunting him this Sunday when the 17th Victor Macedo Memorial cycling race pedals off.
John has been the outstanding cyclist recently winning back-to-back races last weekend and he will no doubt be looking to make it three wins in a row.
He first dominated the inaugural Triskit Biscuit feature 35-lap event on Saturday before storming to victory the next day in the Rose Hall Town Day 37-mile road race.
According to organizer and Flying Stars representative, William Howard, the route has been changed this year with the riders using the outer circuit of the National Park for a 30-lap race which is equivalent to 74.56 miles.
The race, which commences at 7.30am, will see the riders beginning on Vlissengen Road a stone’s throw before the Guyana Defence Force entrance, head north before turning into Carifesta Avenue. They will then head West before turning into Camp Street. They will then turn left into Thomas Lands, head east and turn into Vlissengen Road to complete a lap.
Howard disclosed that prizes will be given to the first six finishers in the Open category and first three in the Veterans, Juniors and Mountain Bike divisions. Ten prime prizes will also be up for grabs.
Last year, when the event was held from Homestretch Avenue to the Linden Soesdyke Highway and back, National Road Race Champion, Curtis Dey, secured the Open title winning from a strong 50-man field in three hours 16 minutes and 47 seconds.
The distance was 73 miles.
Ajay Gopilall won the Juniors with Ian Jackson winning the Veterans division and Jude Bentley capturing the Mountain Bike title.
Apart from Dey and We Stand United’s Briton John, the likes of Paul DeNobrega, Christopher Griffith, former champion, Jamaul John, Michael Anthony, Deeraj Garbaran, Junior Niles, Marcus Keiler, Romello Crawford, Andre Green, Andrew Hicks, David Hicks, Kemuel Moses, Alex Mendes, Kwame Ridley, Jason Sampson, Adealie Hodge and others will be on show.
