THE steering committee of the Guyana Cycling Association of North America (GCANA) last Saturday witnessed the symbolic handing-over of a trophy for the Stanley Boyce Road Race in Guyana. The Utica Printing House of Brooklyn New York has donated the trophy which will be awarded to the winner of the race that will be held during August 2016 in the memory of Stanley during the GCANA’s sixth annual fundraiser at the Woodbine Ballroom in Brooklyn.
Among those present were Guyana Cycling Federation president Horace Burrowes, Commonwealth Games gold medallist Winfield Braithwaite, Olympians Bertram James and Aubrey Gordon, former World Masters champion Delroy Walters and GCANA president Neville Hunte.
Present and former cyclists, along with their families and friends, supported and graced the occasion as well.
During the proceedings, Hugh Pickering read a special tribute in honour of one of the founding members saying, “The Guyana Cycling Association of North America would like at this time to pay tribute to Stanley Boyce. Boyce was a member from the inception. He was an integral component of this organisation.”
Pickering, continued, “He represented Guyana successfully not only as a cyclist but also in later years as a manager of several teams that competed in various meets throughout the West Indies. For many years, he was always present as a greeter, as he stood side by side with Neville Hunte as they welcomed untold numbers of patriotic Guyanese who supported the GCANA Fundraisers.”
The GCANA would like to thank Williams Caribbean Shipping, Caribbean Cargo DC, Toto’s Restaurant, Woodbine Ballroom, and Utica Printing House for their continued support in our endeavour to promote the sport we love in our native land Guyana