THE experienced Warren McKay will be going full throttle this weekend in defence of the two National Sports Commission (NSC) 11-race and road race titles he won last year.

Staged in observance of Mashramani, the 11-race programme will be staged on Saturday at the inner circuit of the National Park, while the following day, the action switches to the West Demerara roadways for a 40-miler.
McKay won the feature 35-lap Schoolboys and Invitational race at last year’s 11-race programme, clocking one hour 22 minutes 26 seconds.
However, he will face stiff competition for the title on Saturday, with the likes of Raynauth Jeffrey, who won the season opener last Saturday, Alonzo Greaves, Robin Persaud, Rastaff O’Selmo and Paul DeNobrega set to challenge for top honours. Action will pedal off at 09:00hrs.
Davenand Bissoon is the defending champion of the Juveniles division, while Keith Fernandes and Richard Charles will look to keep a stranglehold on the Veterans Under-50 and Mountain Bike title respectively.
Sunday’s 40-mile race will start at 09:00hrs at the western end of the Demerara Harbour Bridge; proceed to Bushy Park, Parika, before returning to the point of origin for the finish.
McKay won that race last year in a time of one hour 44 minutes 15 seconds, and will be among the favourites. The talented Raul Leal is the man to beat in the Junior division, while the experienced Junior Niles is the defending champion of the Veterans race.
Director of Sport Neil Kumar is expected to witness both activities this weekend and to assist in the presentation of prizes at the conclusion. Both events are being organised by national coach Hassan Mohamed.