WITH BERBICE seeing their cycling season pedal off last Sunday with the hosting of the Wilbur Benjamin 40-mile road race, cyclists and cycling enthusiasts in Georgetown can get ready for action in this year’s season, which pedals off next Saturday around the inner circuit of the National Park.As has been the custom over the years, the Ricks and Sari Agro Industries Limited will be the main sponsor of the 11-race cycle programme for the 21st year of the event, which is being organised by national cycling coach Hassan Mohamed and pedals off at 09:00hrs, marking another busy year for cyclists.

The card includes 12 to 14 yrs Open (3 laps), BMX Boys 12 to 14 yrs (3 laps), Veterans U-50 yrs (5 laps), BMX Boys 9 to 12 yrs (3 laps), Veterans O-50 yrs (5 laps), BMX Boys 6 to 9 yrs (2 laps), Upright Cyclists (5 laps), BMX Girls 6 to 12 yrs (1 lap), BMX Boys Open (3 laps), Juveniles and Schoolboys & Invitational feature events.
Team Coco’s Raynauth Jeffrey who had clocked 1h.16m:56secs to take the feature 35-lap race in last year’s edition of this said meet, will be looking to repeat that performance, with the hope of starting the year on a positive note.
However, he will have to contend with other riders such as Robin Persaud, Junior Niles, Hamza Eastman, Paul DeNobrega, Geron Williams, Shaquille Agard and Alanzo Greaves just to name a few, while Raul Leal won the Juveniles 10-lap event on the said programme.
Leal resumed competitive cycling last Sunday, placing second to Orville Hinds in last Sunday’s event, after recovering fully from the career-threatening injuries he sustained in May last, following a road accident in which he suffered a broken right forearm and right leg while training.