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Guyana to compete at 12th INET Caribbean Cycling Championships

Sep 19, 2012 Sports

– Antigua to host October 20 – 21

Guyana will be sending a representative team to contest 2012 INET Caribbean Cycling Championships which will be hosted in Antigua from October 20 -21 and according to reports out of the Island, plans are firmly on target for the hosting of what is anticipated to be the biggest cycling event in the history of Antigua and Barbuda.
Kaieteur Sport sought to ascertain from the Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF) the names of the riders selected to represent Guyana but was told that the GCF will release the names of those cyclists shortly.
Guyana has been doing well on the junior circuit and from all indications. Many of the junior riders will be part of the team to Antigua and Barbuda. Over this past weekend Guyana won both the Junior and Juvenile Road Races at the Junior Caribbean Cycling Championships which were held in the Dominican Republic.
Paul DeNobrega reigned supreme in the Junior category with Raynauth Jeffrey placing 3rd. Michael Anthony took the Juvenile division with Raul Leal placing fourth.
The Caribbean Cycling Championships have a history of attracting more than ninety riders from across 24 Caribbean nations.
A highly competitive event, the crème de la crème of the Caribbean will battle each other for supremacy and most of the region’s foreign based professional and semi-professionals will be present to represent their nation at this level.
It is anticipated that a record number of riders will be attending these championships.
The local organizing committee is happy with the progress so far and is on target according to the plan and timelines.
The Association it was pleased to announce INET as the title sponsor as well as other Gold, silver and bronze sponsors such as: The Observer Media Group, The National Olympic Committee, Lucozade, Sign Pro and Stonewall Reloaded. The Association is still seeking for additional sponsorship to make the event a success.
The organizing committee has so far received confirmation from 18 countries; they are Guyana, Bermuda, Barbados, Belize, Martinique, Guadeloupe, French Guyana, Suriname, St. Lucia, St. Kitts/Nevis, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Croix, Jamaica, Curacao, Anguilla, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, Tortola and the British Virgin Islands.
Conformation is still to be received from Grenada, Dominican Republic, Aruba, Cayman Islands, Bahamas, Haiti, St. Martin and Bonaire.
The events will run over a 2 day period starting at 09:30hrs each day on the road on the eastern side of the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium that is designated for the start/finish and the main entertainment venue.
On Saturday October 20 will be the Male (24 mile) and Female (12 mile) Individual Time Trials where 4 of our top male riders will contest for the top honours.
On Sunday October 21, the spectacle will climax with the male and female mass start Road Race. The Females will go for 42 miles whilst the Males will contest for the ultimate Caribbean title in the 84 mile Road Race.

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