Flying Ace Cycle Club and Courts stage Mashramani Road race on Sunday

Mar 01, 2014 Sports

The Flying Ace Cycle Club (FACC) of Berbice has started the year with a bang and is set to continue in that way. After receiving platitudes for successfully staging the Sanko Benjamin 80th birth anniversary event, the FACC is at it again and come this Sunday March 3rd the club will be staging the Mashramani 40-mile event.

Courts Berbice Branch Manager Stanley McKenzie (left) presents the sponsorship cheque to organiser Randolph Roberts.

The race, which is sponsored by Furniture Giants Courts, is open to Berbicians only. The cyclists will pedal off from Marks Bridge at No. 60 Stanleytown at 08:30hrs, proceed to Adventure on the Corentyne before returning to finish at Main and Alexander Streets in New Amsterdam.
On Friday a presentation ceremony was held at the Courts New Amsterdam Branch store.
At the simple event, Manager of the NA Branch, Mr. Stanley McKenzie, handed over the cheque to organiser and coordinator of the event and coach of the FACC Randolph Roberts.
McKenzie stated that, “It is part of the company’s motto to give back to the community from which it garners its support. It is also a well-known fact that Courts has been supporting community and sporting activities throughout Guyana and is one of the biggest corporate sponsors in the country.”
He said that Courts was happy to be part of cycling in Berbice and promised to continue with its support for the sport. “Courts is a community based company and we will continue to support any event that will help to develop the community,” he stated.
Roberts, speaking on behalf of the club, said they are extremely grateful to the company for their support of the event. He is also calling on other business entities in the county to be good corporate citizens and come forward and put a percentage of their profits back into the community and invest in the youths and education.
There will be prizes for the first six finishers, the first three veterans and the first three juniors. There will also be a race for beginners. Eight sprint point prizes will be up for grabs. The event is also being supported by the Region Six Administration. (Samuel Whyte)