– National Road Races set for June 23 & 30
Initially scheduled for Sunday (June 16) along the Heroes Highway, East Bank Demerara, the Guyana Cycling Federation’s (GCF) National Time Trials had to be postponed due to ongoing roadworks.
According to an advisory from the GCF, their request for usage of the stipulated route was met with the news from the Commander of the Diamond/Grove Police Headquarters.
The GCF relayed that a response from the aforementioned office was received “informing the Assistant Secretary of the Guyana Cycle Federation that their request to use the Heroes Highway was not approved due to ongoing road construction works”.
In the meantime, the GCF revealed that plans for a new route are currently being examined and a new date would be released as soon as possible.
However, despite the postponement of the Time Trials, the Women’s, Masters, Juveniles and Juniors National Road Race slated for June 23 will go ahead as scheduled with the Elite Road Race pedalling off on June 30 as well.
They (Masters and Juniors) will ride for 100 km (62 miles) from the Soesdyke junction up the Linden/Soesdyke Highway to Silver Hill and back to the point of origin for the finish.
Meanwhile, the women and juveniles will pedal off from the same starting point simultaneously but will stop along the highway at the toll station and return to the start. That race will be a total of 51.5 km (32 miles).
The Elite Road Race will see cyclists embark on five laps around a 31.4 km circuit (19.51 miles) for a grand total of 157 km (98 miles). That route will see them starting at the KD&J Supermarket, heading west into town, and continuing along David Rose Avenue.
They will then turn right onto Republic Avenue, right onto Greenheart Street, then left onto David Rose Avenue, and then head back into the Soesdyke/Linden Highway before turning back at the Eastern Climb of Moblissa Hill before returning to the KD&J Supermarket.
