GUYANA’S top cyclists will take to the East Coast Demerara carriageway tomorrow for the Annual Demerara Distillers Limited Annual 60-mile road race under its Diamond Mineral Water brand.

Organised by the cycle coach Hassan Mohamed, the event, which wheels off from outside the Ocean View International Hotel, on the East Coast at 07:30hrs, will proceed to Half Way Tree, Mahaica, before returning to finish at the place of origin.
The first six overall finishers will be rewarded for their efforts, while the top three juniors, the first three juveniles, the first three veterans as well as the first three mountain bikers will also be rewarded.

There will be eight prime prizes up for grabs during the course of the event.
This year’s race will see a new champion being crowned as last year’s champion, Alonzo Greaves, is currently serving a two-year ban imposed on him by the Caribbean Anti-Doping Association. This was after serving a one-year ban having been found guilty of using enhancement-performing drug during the National Sports Commission’s five-stage road race in 2015.

While serving the ban, the CADA appealed the ruling and the World Anti-Doping Organisation subsequently gave Greaves a further two-year ban.
But prior to being given an additional two-year suspension, Greaves had returned to his saddle and won last year’s Diamond Mineral Water road race.

So, this year, there will definitely be a new champion and with most of the country’s top cyclists firing on all cylinders, it is difficult to pinpoint a winner.
Team Coco’s Jamal John is currently dominating things on the roads of Guyana as well as in the National Park, but his dominance will be tested tomorrow as there are other top performers that can and will give him a `run for his money’.

These cyclists include Geron Williams, Paul DeNobrega, Raul Leal, Christopher Griffith, Briton John, Orville Hinds and Andrew Hicks.