Wriiten By Michael Da Silva
THE country’s top cyclists will have two hectic days of cycling rivalry over the weekend, as national cycle coach Hassan Mohamed will conduct an 11-race programme in the National Park on Saturday and the 14th Annual Diamond Mineral Water 50-mile Road race on Sunday.

Saturday’s 11-race programme is being sponsored by C. Doekie and Sons Contracting Service/B&R Investment of Soesdyke.
The National Park programme will get underway from 09:00hrs and is expected to attract most of Guyana’s top cyclists as it will be used as a warm up for Sunday’s road race by most of the cyclists.
The events on Saturday’s programme include three-lap races for boys 12 to 14 years of age as well as for BMX boys open, five-lap races for Under and over 50 years of age as well as veterans over 60 years of age.
There will be a 10-lap affair for juveniles as well as one and two-lap races for BMX boys and girls 9-12 years and 6-9 years.
A five-lap race is on the cards for Mountain Bikers.
However, the feature event will be a 35-lap race for school boys and novices as well as invitational.
Among the pedal pushers expected to be on show in the feature event are Raynauth Jeffrey, Alonzo Ambrose, Alonzo Greaves, Robin Persaud, Marlon `Fishy’ Williams, Alfie Sonaram, Warren McKay, Enzo Matthews, Godfrey Pollydore, and Eric Sankar.
This is the Inaugural programme for the sponsor.
Meanwhile, the following day, cyclists will converge at 08:00hrs outside the Wales Police Station for the start of their 50-mile trek on the West Demerara.
They will then proceed to Bushy Park on the East Bank of Esseqiubo before returning to (Scoonorde) before the Demerara Harbour Bridge for the finish.
The Veteran, Mountain Bikers and Females will turn back at Uitvlugt Community Centre and finished at (Scoonorde) before the Harbour Bridge.
The first six finishers in the open category will receive prizes as will the first three juniors, three veterans, three females, three mountain bikers and the first veteran over 60 years of age.
Eight prime prizes will also be up for grabs.
Representatives of Diamond Mineral Water (DDL) will distribute the prizes to the winning participants.