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NAMILCO Wheat-Up CARICOM Cycle Road Race… Record turnout predicted
NAMILCO’s Assistant Managing Director, Automaram Lakeram (centre), RBC Patron George Humphrey (2nd right) and President Brian Allen (2nd left) pose with other officials following the presentation.
By Franklin Wilson
Cyclists from the ‘Land of Many Waters’ are expected to turn out in record numbers on Monday CARICOM Day, when the National Milling Company of Guyana (NAMILCO) under its Wheat-Up brand, hosts the ninth annual 65 Miles Road Race in observance of the occasion, celebrated throughout the Caribbean.
Still striving to make it a truly Caribbean event, NAMILCO’s Assistant Managing Director, Automaram Lakeram yesterday presented the sponsorship cheque to Patron of the organising Club, Roraima Bikers, George Humphrey.
Humphrey, who is also a founding member of the club as well as a foundation member of NAMILCO, was the architect behind this race which has continued to grow ever since it started and is now regarded as the single largest single stage road race held in Guyana.
Humphrey, who also served as an Executive member of the Guyana Cycling Federation and an ardent financier and supporter of the sport, stated it is his Club’s pleasure along with NAMILCO’s continued partnership to bring off the race which has five categories.
With riders having competition tomorrow in the National Park and on Sunday on the West Demerara, Monday’s showdown is expected to be very fierce in each category given the fact that the prizes are very attractive.
Each category winner will be presented with a NAMILCO branded championship jersey. Lakeram, in brief comments expressed his company’s delight at being associated with the event, mentioning that Managing Director, Bert Sukhai, who was unavoidably absent from the presentation, was fully behind the event.
NAMILCO, Lakeram stated was truly a force behind the positive development of sports in Guyana pointing out that this race is just one of the many events that they have been supporting over the years and they will continue to do so for a long time to come.
Club President Brian Allen informed that 61 competitors faced starter’s orders in 2011 and they are aiming to attract 70 this year.
The event will pedal off from NAMILCO on Monday at 08:00hrs proceed to Long Creek on the Linden Soesdyke Highway before returning for the finish on the western end of the East Bank Highway outside the Two Brothers Gas Station (Eccles & Flour Mill Road).
Competitors in the mountain bike, ladies and veteran segments of the race will turn back at the Soesdyke Highway / Timehri Junction and return to Two Brothers Gas Station for the finish covering about 36 miles.
Attractive cash prizes will go to the first 6 riders in the senior category with the first three in the junior, ladies, mountain and veteran categories will also be rewarded.
Looking back at last year’s winners; Alonzo Greaves took the senior category, Neil Reece won among the juniors, Hazina Barrett topped for females, Jude Bentley was tops in the mountain bike category while Talim Shaw took the veteran division.
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