THE Flying Ace Cycle Club of Berbice will team up with Sancho Benjamin to stage a second 50-mile cycle road race in Berbice on February 24.

The race which is being held in honour of Benjamin’s 80th Birth Anniversary will get under way from the Denvent Sports Club and will make its way to the Number 66 Bridge on the Corentyne Coast before returning to the place of origin for the finish.
Participants will be rewarded for their performance at the end of the race as the winner will take home $80.000, while the other top six finishers will also be rewarded financially.
The first three juniors as well as the first three veterans and first three females will also receive prizes for their performances.
The veterans’ category is opened to Under-50 cyclists only.
Benjamin’s children who are based in Canada are the persons who are putting on the show in honour of their father and have been registered as the sponsors of the event.
Interested participants who are up for the challenge can contact the second coach of the organising club on telephone number 621-1951.
Though the turf ground is in Region 6, the race is open to cyclists from across the country with an expectant number of 50 persons taking part in the actual start of the race.
Asked by Chronicle Sport about the improvement in cycling in Berbice, club coach Randolph Roberts said that there are two other cycling clubs in the region which have recently started working with persons in the area.
There are approximately 25 registered cyclists in Berbice one of whom is said to be a national rider.
The coach, however, pointed out that there is a need for a park or some other facility in Berbice to assist in the enhancing of the sport since cyclists are usually using the main roadways as their practice grounds.
Recently one of the region’s cyclist suffered injuries in an accident while carrying out his routine daily practice session.