Some of Guyana’s best cyclists are gearing to compete on Sunday in two highly anticipated races when the second annual Boyce and Jefford Relay Festival and Family Fun Day gets going at the Police Sports Club Ground, Eve Leary from 10:00h. This is according to a media release from the organisers of the event.
The two races that will be contested for the first time this year include ‘The Devil Takes the Hindmost’ and Mountain Bike event. Each race will fetch lucrative cash prizes, compliments of Jude Bike Shop on Robb Street, Bourda. Proprietor of the Shop, former national cyclist, Jude Bentley said he is happy to partner with the organisers to host a tangible race for the wheelsmen. Bentley extended an invitation to all cyclists to compete in the race.
“If you have a bicycle and you want to ride, there is nothing stopping you from entering; cyclists don’t let anyone stop you. These events are for you to come and ride and I am happy that there is such a big occasion for cyclist to compete,” Bentley said. The release also stated that the races will have the seasoned campaigners, including Alonzo Ambrose, Shaquel Agard, Paul DeNobrega, Hamzah Eastman, Orville Hinds, Michael Anthony, Jamaal John, Christopher Griffith, Mark Harris, Raphael Leung, Andrew Hicks and Britton John.
