Changes made to Grenville Felix Memorial cycle race

Jul 23, 2018 Sports

A number of changes have been made to the Fifth Annual Grenville Felix Memorial cycle road set for Sunday 29 July in Berbice as the organisers and donors strive to make the event bigger.
The race which is organised by the Flying Ace Cycling Club (FACC) will be held in collaboration with the Felix family.
The event which is coordinated by cycling coach Randolph Roberts is being held in honour of the late engineer who passed away five years ago at the age of 96.
The event will now begin with a rolling start from his childhood place of residence at Betsy Ground, East Canje Berbice which is a further three miles from his former place of residence at Canefield East Canje. At Canefield the cyclists will get the starters flag. They will then proceed to the No 51 Police Station before turning back to finish at his former residence at Canefield, East Canje, covering a total of 62 miles.
All the top cyclists in the country are expected to be on show since lucrative prizes will be up for grabs. Defending champion Paul De Nobrega will be hard pressed to retain his crown.
Prizes will be awarded to the first 10 finishers, while the first three juniors instead of juveniles and the first three 12-14 riders will be rewarded. The first four FACC cyclists will also be rewarded. There will be no veterans and females prizes.
There will also be 10 sprint prizes up for grabs. The BMX riders will also have an opportunity to compete.
The Grenville Felix Memorial Trophy is a lien trophy and will be given to the first person who gets their name on it three times. Felix who was one of Guyana’s first and oldest engineer’s at the time of his demise, worked with the Bookers and Guyana Sugar Corporation in Guyana and various parts of the world.
This is the seventh cycling event held in his honour. The first two was held in honour of his birthday. It was changed to a memorial event after he passed away.
Race time is 12:00noon.

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