FOUR of Guyana’s top cyclists will compete in this weekend’s 2021 Armed Forces Cycling Classic, which is billed to take place in Arlington County, Virginia, USA.
Of the lot, Raynauth Jeffrey, Jamual John and Michael Anthony will be grouped in a six-member CRCA/Foundation CCB Elite team, while the 2021 National Cycling Road Race champion Romello Crawford will compete in a five-member CRCA/Jamison Cannondale squad.
The cyclists will battle in a six-corner Crystal Cup criterium on Saturday, which will span one hour 30 minutes.
On Sunday they will race off in a 100-lap (62-mile) battle for the Clarendon Cup.
According to Cycling Virginia website, “The Armed Forces Cycling Classic Clarendon Cup has been the Washington DC region’s premier Pro/Am races since 1998. The race showcases a form of cycling involving a series of high-speed bike races that take place on a 1km course on city streets.”

The Clarendon Cup, according to the site, is known as one of the most difficult criterium races in the U.S. due to technical demands of the course and the quality of the participants.
The U.S.-based Jeffrey and John (who travel to and from New York) were instrumental in last month’s Independence Three-Stage Race with both of them winning a stage and John finishing second overall. Jeffrey also cemented himself as one of Guyana’s top time-trial cyclists, with another win at the National Championships two Saturdays ago.
Crawford, on the other hand, participated in last Sunday’s 100-miler and won the controversial event. He was adjudged the winner after Briton John was relegated to fourth position due to a lane infraction on the finish line. Meanwhile yesterday the Foundation Cycling Club in New York announced that John and Anthony would be a part of their 2021 development programme run by Ralph Pahlmeyer.