THE Dr Cheddi Jagan Memorial three-leg cycle road race will conclude on Sunday on the Essequibo Coast after three Sundays of racing in honour of the late President of Guyana.The 50-mile race, which is being sponsored by El Dorado Trading and F. Jagmohan Hardware Supplies Construction Services, is expected to attract a record-breaking number of the country’s cyclists and will see competition in five categories.
The event which is in its 10th year on the Essequibo Coast is open to seniors, juniors, veterans, mountain bikers and females.
The juniors and seniors will wheel off from Supenaam at 09:00hrs for a 50-mile journey that will take them to Charity before returning to Anna Regina for the finish, while the mountain bikers, veterans and females will move off from Anna Regina after the juniors and seniors would have past through Anna Regina and travel to Charity before returning to the place of origin for the finish.
The top six finishers (seniors or juniors) will receive prizes as well as the top three juniors, top three veterans, top three mountain bikers and top three females.
There is a special prize up for grabs for the first Over-60 cyclist to complete the Anna Regina to Charity and back course.
Eight prime prizes will also be up for grabs during the course of the event.
The defending champion of the Essequibo leg is Paul DeNobrega, who returned a time of two hours 17 minutes 59 seconds last year.
Raul Leal won the junior category last year, while Kennard Lovell was the winner of the veterans category, Julio Melville won the mountain bike category and Hazina Bharrat won the female category.
When the first leg of this year’s race was staged in the West Demerara area on March 2, Michael Anthony won while the second leg which was staged in Berbice was won by Alanzo Greaves.
Meanwhile, cyclists participating in Sunday’s third leg are asked to note that transportation will leave the Ministry of Sport’s Middle Street office at 05:00hrs on Sunday morning and assembly time is 04:30 hrs.
Cyclists are also asked to note that the transportation that is being provided by the National Sports Commission is for cyclists and officials only; no family members or cycling fans will be allowed on board the transportation, be it road or river.