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Boyce/Jefford Relay Festival and Family Fun Day… Cycling events could steal show again
Walter Grant-Stuart takes the lead last year during one of the cycling races at the Boyce/Jefford Relay Festival and Family Fun Day at the Police Sports Club Ground, Eve Leary.
Last year, as hundreds of supporters descended at the Police Sports Club Ground, Eve Leary for the annual Boyce and Jefford Relay Festival and Family Fun Day, none probably expected the cycling contests to literally steal the show.
The performance of Guyanese World Paralympic star, Walter Grant-Stuart would be one etched in annals of history of the event as he put in a performance that topped his peers, forcing enthusiasts on to the ground and on to their feet in gyration.
This year, Grant-Stuart will miss the third edition of the event slated for Sunday, April 22 at the Police Sports Club Ground owed to an assignment at the International Cycling Federation Para-Cycling Competition in Quebec, Canada.
Some of his contemporaries will certainly be breathing a sigh of relief if Grant-Stuart does not make it back in time to compete. However, this development means that the floodgates are now open for someone else to rise to the challenge.
Some, if not all, of Guyana’s top cyclist will be in action at the event, as was the case last year, making what is intended to be a day of fun, serious competition. In addition, what enhances the rivalry is the monetary prizes that will be given away in each race.
Former National Cyclist, Jude Bentley, who is the owner of the renowned Bike Shop will sponsor the cycling aspect of the Boyce/Jefford Relay Festival and Family Fun Day as he did last year with $50,000 being given away in each race.
The winner will pocket $25,000 while second place gets $15,000 and third $10,000. One of the highlights of the cycling competition will be the Devil Takes the Hinds Most race, which brought the Police Sports Club into a frenzy last year.
The organisers are also expecting females to compete in at least one cycling event so that women in sport are proliferated. At the launch of the event, the Boyce/Jefford Organisation said that they want to be as inclusionary as possible with events for disabled athletes as well.
The confirmed sponsors for the third edition of the Boyce/Jefford Relay Festival and Family Fun Day include: Jude Bike Shop, The National Sports Commission, Romano Builders, Antarctic Maintenance and Repairs, R&D Engineering, New Thriving Restaurant, I Cool Water, Stag and Heineken.
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