THE Carlton Wheelers Cycle Club is making a comeback and is set to kick into high gear with the hosting of the inaugural Jude Bentley Memorial Cycle Race on Sunday around the Seawalls Bandstand Circuit.

The race which is being hosted by the Bentley Family, in collaboration with the Carlton Wheelers Cycle Club is set to honour the memory of the former cyclist and sports enthusiast.
Bentley was a cyclist and businessman whose passion and fierce competitiveness in the peloton was unmatched; he passed away in 2020.

Linden Dowridge, a longtime member of the club provided a bit of history of the club as they are making strides to bring it back into focus.

“I started my career in 1988 under Hasan Mohammed and was running with the club which subsequently went dormant; now what has happened is my good riding buddy, Robin Persaud, asked me and we decided to resuscitate the club, so we had a discussion with Hassan Mohammed and he was very happy we were doing this, hence our inaugural race in memory of our good friend, Jude Bentley,” said Dowridge

He encouraged all to join in celebrating the cyclist’s life and witness heated competition.
Dowridge added, “Because of his style, his impressiveness, his outspokenness and of course the kind of competition he brought to the sport, his family has come on board with the Charlton Wheelers Cycle Club to host the race on Sunday morning on the seawall bandstand in his memory.”

He said while they were eager to host the event on the outer circuit of the national park which was a favorite area of Jude, ongoing construction works ruled that out hence the change to the current venue.

He expressed appreciation to Guyana Police Force and the ‘A’ Division Commander for their support in making the race possible.

The 1st to 6th place finishers in the senior category will be awarded cash prizes along with the top three in the masters open, masters over 50, juniors and juveniles’ category.
The top 2 in ladies and best BMX cyclist on show will also received prizes.