MOST of Guyana’s leading wheelsmen will make a welcome return to the National Park’s inner circuit on Saturday when national cycle coach Hassan Mohamed stages the 22nd edition of the Ricks and Sari-sponsored 11-race cycle programme beginning at 09:00hrs.

The feature event over 35 laps is expected to involve defending champion Marlon `Fishy’ Williams, Orville Hinds, Michael Anthony, Warren McKay, Raynauth Jeffrey, Romelo Crawford, Geron Williams and Alanzo Greaves among others.
Marlon Williams won the event last year with a time of one hour 17 minutes 09.60 seconds and cycle pundits feel he will be hard-pressed to make a successful defence.
Another interesting race will be the 10-lap event for juveniles with Michael Anthony being the defending champion, and, based on his performance during the entire 2014, he is sure to make a successful defence of his title.
His time for the event last year was 22 minutes 27.93 seconds.
Junior Niles will be defending the veterans’ Under-50 five-lap event which he won last year with a time of 11 minutes 41.13 seconds and is sure to be tested by Talim Shaw.
Clyde Jacobs will be out to make a defence of the Mountain Bikers’ five-lap race which he won last year with a time of 11 minutes 56.78 seconds.
Crawford who shared the podium on a few occasions while competing in the senior category last year is definitely going to be one to beat in the boys and girls 12-14 years five-lap race. He won the event last year.
Other events on the day’s programme include BMX races for boys and girls 6-9 years old as well as BMX boys 9-12 years old.
There will also be a five-lap race for veterans over 50 years of age.
This will be Mohamed’s first event for the 2015 season as well as the first on the country’s cycling calendar. Mohamed organised 42 races in 2014.

(By Michael DaSilva)