Annual Three-Stage cycle road race recovers from post election period

THE annual three-stage cycle road race to commemorate the Independence celebration of Guyana recovered from the post-election period as national cycle coach Hassan Mohamed has announced that the annual event will be staged on May 30 and 31.

According to Mohamed, the two-day event was originally planned for May 16 and 17 but had to shelved because of post-election problems.
The event is the brainchild of Mohamed, who said all things are in place for the race. It is the 33rd one to commemorate Guyana’s Independence anniversary.
The race which attracts a large number of local and international cyclists will this year see mainly local riders contesting the three-stage event which wheels off from outside the Corriverton police station at 08:00hrs and ends at Main and Alexander Streets, New Amsterdam.
The second stage will begin at 14:00hrs from outside the Rosignol Ferry Stelling and conclude on Carifesta Avenue.
Stage three gets under way at 08:00hrs from Kara Kara, Linden Highway, and finishes on Homestre4tch Avenue, in front of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport office.
Mohamed told Chronicle Sport that everything is in place in terms of prizes such as trophies and cash, and officials have already been identified to conduct the event in a smooth manner.
The defending champion for the overall event is Barbados’ Darren Matthews who clocked six hours 53 minutes 18 seconds for the 171-mile event.
It is uncertain if Matthews will defend his title this year.

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