DIGICEL Guyana will once again team up with Evolution Cycle Club to host their annual Breast Cancer Awareness cycling race on Sunday October 22.

The event, now in its sixth year, has since grown to become one of cycling’s signature events in Guyana, and with Digicel investing over $900 000 during their third time partnering with Evolution Cycling Club, fireworks are expected when the country’s top riders compete.
Ramesh Roopchand, Digicel’s Marketing Manager, said, “Last year was a great success. We’re basically urging everyone to come out, support these cyclists. It’s for a cause and basically the registration fee we get from that we’re going to match it as a company and make that contribution to the Cancer Institute of Guyana.”
“The race is going to be held at the outer circuit of the National Park, where it basically heads north towards Carifesta Avenue, west towards Camp Street, south along Camp Street and then we turn east again unto Thomas Lands and back to Irving Street,” explained Keith Fernandes, president of the Evolution Cycling Club.
“So the first race is going to start quite early; we’re going to start with the Digicel staff race and they will be going for bragging rights. For the second race, we have the Novices and Mountain Bikes to go for five laps. They will be racing together.
Then the other race we’re going to have the seniors, the juniors, and they’re going to go for 35 laps and the Over-45 are going to go 20 laps,” said Fernandes.
The event was given the usual blessings of the Cancer Institute of Guyana, represented by Dr Syed Ghazi at yesterday’s press conference at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) ground pavilion.
Dr Ghazi called the event “significant”, since it helps to bring awareness to a disease that is plaguing not only women in Guyana, but also globally.
“I’m very thankful to Digicel, who for the last three years has been supporting the Cancer Institute. Look when I go to speak on cancers one thing which I tell people – how to decrease the risk factor is exercise. Good nutrition and exercise, and cycling is nothing but exercise so it’s a good combo,” Dr. Ghazi said.
The organisers are expecting the country’s full complement of cyclists, and are urging the public to come out and support.