AFTER a difficult race on the roads of Linden, competitive cycling makes a return to the inner circuit of the National Park tomorrow with the 14th annual staging of the Universal Auto and General Supplies 11-race programme.

Set to pedal off at 09:00hrs, the day’s activities will feature most, if not all of the country’s top wheels-men, who would no doubt look to out-muscle one another. With the Pan American Cycling Championships upcoming, riders will also want to keep an eye on their fitness level ahead of that event.

Tomorrow’s programme will get underway with the BMX cyclists taking the forefront in the various age-group categories. They will compete in the 6-9, 9-12, 12-14, Open and Boys and Girls 12-14, while the Mountain Bikes, Veterans and Juveniles will hold the limelight afterwards.

The main race; the 35-lap Schoolboys and Invitational, will attract the country’s leading senior riders and the up-and-coming talents within the senior ranks.

The red-hot Hamzah Eastman returned one hour 17 minutes .4 seconds to win last year’s 35-miler and in the process won four of the eight sprint prizes that were up for grabs. The other four sprint prizes were won by third-place finisher Jamual John.
Paul DeNobrega placed second, Shaquile Agard fourth, Alonzo Ambrose fifth and Enzo Matthews sixth.

Tomorrow’s programme is being coordinated by National cycling coach Hassan Mohamed and is being sponsored by veteran rider Shameer Baksh, who is also the Managing Director of Universal Auto and General Supplies.