THE country’s top riders will on Sunday hit the streets for a good cause, bringing awareness to breast cancer with a cycle road race around the seawall’s bandstand.
The event is being hosted by Kaietuer Attack Racing Club.

The race will pedal off from the bandstand, head down to Public Road, down Young Street onto to Camp Street and back onto Seawalls Public Road for a number of laps before the finish.
The race, themed ‘Fireworks 3 – Never Give Up’, commences at 14:00 hours and sees the peloton going around the bandstand route for 30 laps.
Kaieteur Attack Racing Club executive Mark St. Clair says this year will see cyclists collecting US dollars.

He said the main goal remains to celebrate survivors and bring awareness to breast cancer in the month of October.
“Wanting to lend support to the cancer awareness initiative and also promote the sport of cycling as a competitive sport and just for your usual fitness regime, this edition promises a change we are going to pay prizes out in Us dollars,” St. Clair said.
The 2024 edition of the vent will see riders duelling it out in two categories.

According to the organisers, “The first segment will be the less established guys will race along with the females and juveniles and then the more seasoned guys will race later down in the afternoon.”
He said they are elated to have the event against the backdrop of the seawalls beautification project, an initiative spearheaded by the First Lady’s office.
St. Clair expects a good turn out from riders and spectators as was the case last year while also explaining that there will be novelty events during the two races.
He says this year will be a local edition because of overriding circumstances.

St Clair said, “This is our third edition of the race of the Kaieteur Attack Racing Club and we will continue to promote this, last year we were fortunate to bring in overseas competitors but this year we are strapped on budget, so we are keeping it local for now unless someone sees and wants to come and participate.”

Last year, American cyclist, Brian Mussum won the ‘Fireworks 2 Pink Edition’ in 1h:09m:14s, earning 19 of the 29 sprint prizes in the process.

Jamual John was second and Briton John third.