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Long serving cycle coach rewarded by overseas based Guyanese
Founder, coordinator, organiser and coach of the Flying Ace Cycle Club, Randolph Roberts, was recently recognised for his unwavering and selfless service and performance over the years in the field of cycling.
He was recently honoured by overseas-based Guyanese, Rawle Felix, at a simple presentation ceremony held at Felix’s home. Felix in brief remarks spoke of his long association with the FACC which spanned Guyana and overseas. He told of his admiration of the club and its members who stuck it out over the years against all odds.
Roberts receives his rewards from Rawle Felix while 96 year Grenville Felix and 94 years old Rachel Michael among other family members savors the moment.
He mentioned of his association with the club.
Felix over the years has assisted the club as a sponsor, purchasing air fares and made other tangible contributions. Now his family is sponsoring the Annual Grenville Felix Cycle race in honour of his father, who is 96 years old, and Guyana’s oldest living engineer who was trained by the British.
Roberts or Ranny or coachman as he is called, was one of the founding members of the club some 26 years ago. Since then Roberts has stuck with it and has managed to weather all storms and obstacle that has come his way. Today, from humble beginnings, Roberts has actually single handedly guided the club to being one of the leading cycle clubs in Guyana.
Apart from the present crop of riders, among some of the top cyclist to have emerged from the club, is Wazin Gaffor who set a junior record in the National Park which still stands today, the Benjamin brothers Gary and Wilbert, Peter Millington, Russell Allen, Rudolph Blair and female Rhonda Persaud among others. Some still ride while others have gone on to successful careers in, education, business among other achievements.
Roberts along with Hassan Mohamed can take the accolades of keeping cycling alive in Guyana by organizing the most races in the Country. The Flying Ace Cycle Club can also boast of organizing the most events in Guyana. Roberts over the years has been a recipient of a number of awards including from the Guyana Olympic Association, The National Sports Commission, the Regional Administration, Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club among others.
The club, which is headed by Businessman John Lewis for the past year, held close to 20 events, a number of which were for cyclists countrywide, some for Berbicians only and others for club members alone.
The club also organise track events for members to keep them active. Another feature of the club is its regular recognition of athletes of other disciplines at its awards and presentation ceremony. Among all the activities, Roberts has been the live wire.
Roberts thanked Rawle Felix and the Felix family for continuing to show fate and stick with the club. He also thanked all those who contributed to the success of the club over the years and hoped they would continue to lend their support for the success of the entity. (Samuel Whyte)
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