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Flying Stars Cycling Trifecta 4th Memorial Races start Saturday with Aubrey Gordon race in Mahaicony
(Kaieteur Sports) – This year’s 4th Flying Starts Cycle Club’s Memorial event will be a trifecta affair and President of the club, who is a Florida resident in the United States of America, Victor Rutherford, is here for the annual spectacle as usual.
Flying Stars Cycle Club President, Victor Rutherford.
Speaking about it, Rutherford, a former National cycling champion himself disclosed that… “…the first event is on Saturday October 18 in Mahaicony, the second is in the mining town of Linden and the third is in the capital city of Georgetown.”
He indicated that, “We will be having criterium races where all the top cyclists will be involved and also some international cyclists from the Caribbean and from North America.”
The opener is on Saturday at Mahaicony and starts at 7.30am outside the Mahaicony Circuit by the ball field and would go around for five laps, with the country’s top cyclists in action.
According to the Flying Stars top official, they will be catering for male and female cyclists and youngsters.
The event then will go to the mining town of Linden next Monday where he noted, “Linden we know was the Mecca of cycling. It’s Monday, Diwali Day the holiday, at the Amelia’s Ward Circuit starting at 10.00 outside Bernard’s Variety Store, and with races for all categories, including women and kids,” Rutherford said.
He continued, “Following that the action switches to Georgetown next Saturday starting outside the Guyana Defence Force at 2.00 in the afternoon. Once more the local cyclists will face the challenge of international cyclists.”
Prizes at stake throughout the trifecta include trophies and cash incentives and Rutherford said, “We are grateful to those sponsors, including Office of the Prime Minister, the National Sports Commission, Republic Bank, Ansa McAl Trading, Linden Electricity Inc., Lorraine Darnley, Bernard’s Variety Store, Maggie’s, DaSilva’s Optical, Sarah Parris, Singh’s Family, Dr. Rhonda Archer, Louis London Jr., Michael Roger’s, Avery Trim, Wayne Henry, Michelle Binning, Oscar Sandiford and the Rutherford Family.”
The trifecta event at Mahaicony is to honour Aubrey Gordon, while at Linden those to be remembered for their role in promoting the sport include the late Haslyn Parris, ‘Chex Doc’ Anderson, George ‘Speedy’ Binning and Michael ‘Brother Mike’ Sampson.
The final criterium race next Saturday in Georgetown, will be in honour of the late Rudolph ‘Duckie’ Singh, Charles Chichester Sr., Donald Robinson and Barry Massay Sr.
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