THE inner circuit of the National Park will be a hub of activity on Saturday, when national cycle coach Hassan Mohamed runs off the Malta Non-Alcoholic 11-race programme. Starting-time is 09:00hrs.
The feature event is anticipated to be a thriller since all the top pedal-pushers will be vying for top honours in the 35-lap race
The fearsome Raynauth Jeffrey might have his work cut out by the likes of Paul DeNobrega, Michael Anthony, Warren McKay and Marlon Williams among others.
The defending champion of the event is Alanzo Greaves who returned a time of one hour 16 minutes 55.44 seconds in last year’s event.
Another exciting race should be the 10-lap race for juveniles.
This event was won last year by Hamzah Eastman in a time of 23 minutes 25.10 seconds. This year however, Anthony who is still a juvenile will be seeking to upstage him.
The veterans Under-50 five-lap race was won by Junior Niles last year in a time of 12 minutes 27.08 seconds and Niles is expected to make a successful defence.
Two more five-lap races are on the card – one for veterans over 50 years of age, while the other is for mountain bikers.
The latter event was won by Stephan Husbands last year in a time of 18 minutes 02.93 seconds.
Banks DIH’s Malta Non-Alcohol manager Clayton McKenzie and the beverage giant’s Outdoor manager Mortimer Stewart will be on hand to witness the day’s activity as well as to present the respective winners with their prizes.