KEEN competition is anticipated on Saturday when national cycle coach Hassan Mohamed stages the 3rd annual Banks Malta Supreme 11-race cycle programme around the inner circuit of the National Park, beginning at 09:00hrs.

The feature 35-lap event is open to schoolboys, novices and invitational cyclists and it is expected to be a scorcher as it should attract the country’s top performers including the likes of Raynauth Jeffrey, Marlon `Fishy’ Williams, Warren McKay, Orville Hinds, Paul DeNobrega and Robin Persaud.
This year will see a new winner as defending champion Alanzo Greaves is currently in the United States of America training and competing for the 20th Commonwealth Games scheduled for Glasgow, Scotland from July 23.
Last year, Greaves won the 35-lap event in one hour 15 minutes 33.34 seconds.
A 10-lap juveniles race is also on the day’s programme and Jahon Crawford who won the event last year in a time of 25 minutes 20 seconds will be out to defend his title, but he will face stiff competition from Michael Anthony and Alfie Sonaram among others.
Junior Niles is the defending champion of the veterans’ Under-45 five-lap race having clocked 11 minutes 54 seconds for the event last year and is expected to make a successful defence, but he can expect keen competition from former national hockey player Stephen Fernandes who last yearwon the veterans Under-45 category of the Guyana Cycling Federation’s national veterans championship.
The defending champion of the Mountain Bikes five-lap race is Ozia McAullay while Romelo Crawford will be defending his BMX Boys and Girls 12-14 years old three-lap title.
Banks DIH Malta Supreme Brands Manager Slayton McKenzie as well as the company’s Outdoor Manager Mortimer Stewart is expected to assist with the presentation of prizes to the respective winners.