Jeffrey tipped to cart off raw gold cycle race on Sunday
Overseas-based cyclist Raynauth Jeffrey
Overseas-based cyclist Raynauth Jeffrey

OVERSEAS-based cyclist Raynauth Jeffrey is favoured to cart off the top prize of one ounce of raw gold when the Flying Stars Cycling Club stages the fourth annual Kadir Memorial 80-mile road race on Sunday.The event which is being organised by the Flying Stars Cycling Club is in honour of Kadir who was an avid cycling enthusiast and who, during his lifetime, contributed to the sport.
This year’s activity, which commences at 07:30hrs from outside the former Ministry of Housing building on Homestretch Avenue at 07:30hrs, will see junior and senior cyclists travel to Dora on the Soesdyke/Linden Highway before returning to the place of origin for the finish and the winner will be rewarded with one ounce of raw gold, compliments of the Kadir family.
The other top three finishers will share another few ounces of raw gold along with trophies.
Eight prime prizes are also at stake.
The veterans, juveniles and ladies will also start at Homestretch Avenue but will turn back at the first hill after Splashmin’s Fun Park to end at the place of origin.
The defending champion of both the junior and senior categories is Linden’s Michael Anthony, who is no longer a junior, so this paves the way for a new junior champion. Anthony completed the 80-mile course in a time of three hours 19 minutes.
Like Anthony, last year’s winner of the juveniles category, Raphael Leung, is no longer a juvenile, having advanced in age, so, this means that a new juvenile champion will be crowned.
In the veterans’ Under-45 age group category, defending champion Junior Niles is tipped to retain his crown while Linden Blackman should beat last year’s Over-45 winner Eon `Dumb Boy’ Jackson.

By Michael DaSilva

 

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