Former National cyclist, Jude Bentley who died in a fatal accident last Saturday morning will be laid to rest today.
According to the Home Going schedule, a prayer service will be held for the father of six at the Sandy’s Funeral home from 08:00hrs for an hour.
The funeral procession will leave Sandy’s Funeral Home at 09:000hrs to assemble at D’Urban Park for 09:30hrs. It will then proceed on Vlissengen Road then Regent Street to the Bike Shop then onto Church Street to Palm Court, continuing onto the Marriott Hotel followed by Movie Towne. The procession will then end in Albouystown at the crematorium.
Bentley, 41, was killed after he was struck from behind in the vicinity of the Russian Embassy turn at around 5:00hrs by a Toyota Land Cruiser, driven by Rear Admiral (Ret’d) and former Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force, Gary Best.
Bentley who only last Friday signed up to rejoin Carlton Wheelers Cycle Club, died in the club’s racing kit.
In an invited comment, Racing Secretary of the Guyana Cycling Federation, Malcolm Sonoram told Stabroek Sport that the founder of 592 Bike Life was impactful to many young riders and his passing “is obviously a loss to the cycling community.”
