DEFENDING champion of the Guyana Cycling Federation’s senior road race title, Geron `Lone Soldier’ Williams, is expected back home tomorrow to defend his title at this year’s championship which will be staged on Sunday.

Williams, who is based in the United States riding for Team Foundation and is currently the only cyclist wearing the local (Guyana) Continental Cycling Club’s uniform, is, according to reports, performing creditably on the U.S. circuit and will be bringing with him that form and experience.
Only two Sundays ago, Williams placed second to Australia’s track champion in a 35-mile criterium and was expected to participate in two more criteriums over the past weekend. However, no word has been received by Chronicle Sport as to his performances in those two events.
According to reports, Williams has some fine-tuning to do to his contract with Team Foundation before he can be released by the team to return to Guyana to defend his title.
With a mere five days before the national road race is staged, Williams might have a problem acclimatising to the current weather conditions in Guyana, but, being the `Solider’ he is, with grit and determination he will surely `throw out his belly’ to give his many supporters lots to talk about.
Williams, unlike the other cyclists to face the starter, will not have domestic riders to help him during the 103-mile event which gets underway from Homestretch Avenue and proceeds to Camp Soweyo on the Linden Highway before turning back to finish at the place of origin.
Williams could very well be coming up against the likes of his fellow U.S.-based Guyanese riders like Raynauth Jeffrey and Paul DeNobrega, who are already home for the event, as well as Andrew Hicks, Hamza Eastman and Christopher Holder who have all stated their intention to be home for the championships.
The above names mentioned will join Jamal John, Walter Grant-Stuart, Alonzo Ambrose, Enzo Matthews, Mario King, and Romello Crawford who are all locally based.
With this powerful lineup, Sunday’s event promises much excitement.