All set for NA Mayor’s birthday cycle race

Apr 28, 2019 Sports

All is set and systems are in place for the second annual cycle road race in honour of Mayor of New Amsterdam, Winifred Haywood.
The event, which is organised by the Flying Ace Cycle Club (FACC) of Berbice, will be held today and will be a 10-lap affair around the town of New Amsterdam. Haywood is a retired headmistress, a former President of the Guyana Teachers Union and a practicing Pastor.
The event, which is for FACC cyclists only, is expected to pedal off from in front of the Rainbow Bar and Beer Garden on Republic Road, proceed north and turn west into Vryheid Street then South into Main Road, left into Philadelphia Street another left onto Republic Road.
That sequence will be completed 10 times before concluding at its point of origin at Rainbow Bar.
The presentation ceremony will be held immediately after the completion of the race. The winner will collect the Mayor’s lien Trophy.
The riders are expected to be sent on their way by Mayor Haywood at 13:00 hrs. The Mayor and Councilors and staff of the council are expected to be in attendance to assist with the presentation of trophies and prizes.
Prizes will be awarded to the first five finishers, the top veterans and the first three juveniles. There will also be eight prime point prizes up for grabs.
Before the race, the riders are expected to be address by her worship the Mayor.
Balram Narine is the defending Champion and is expected to get stiff challenges from riders such as former national champion and overseas based Veteran rider Wilbert Benjamin, Ralph Seenarine and Syborne Fernandes among others. The event will be coordinated by Coach Randolph Roberts. (Samuel Whyte)

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