Cyclists riding for ounce of gold on Sunday

For the fifth year in succession, the top riders in the country will competing for the top prize of one ounce of gold in the annual Mohamed Kadir Memorial 80-mile Road Race on Sunday.

The top wheelsmen will pedal off the familiar starting point, Homestretch Avenue from 07:30h with cyclists proceeding to the Linden Soesdyke Highway. Cyclists contesting in the Seniors, Juniors and Veterans U-45 will turn back at Dora (Coca Cola Sign) while Veterans Over-45, Juveniles and Mountain Bike races would proceed to Silver Hill before heading back to the point of origin for the finish.
Raynauth ‘Obeah Man’ Jeffrey would be looking to make it back to back victories but solid competition is expected to come from his Team Cocos teammate, Stephano ‘Sunny’ Husbands, who won the Victor Macedo Memorial Road Race in September, Hamza Eastman, Raul Leal, Shaquille Agard and Silvio Innis as well as 2014 winner Michael Anthony.
Junior Andrew Hicks will also be aiming to defending his title in the juniors against the likes of National Road Race Champion Christopher Cornelius, Raphael Leung and Dwayne Gibbs Jr.
In the Veterans Under-45 Horace Burrowes can expect stern competition from top ranked Junior Niles, Ralph Williams and Lear Nunes. Andrew Spencer, who won the Over-45 Veterans in the last road meet, is excited to try dethroning Ian Jackson in that category. Juveniles, Adealie Hodge and Zaman Khan are in top form and will be aiming for the position taken by Deeraj Garbarran in 2015. Also, all eyes will be on Ozia Macuallay in the Mountain Bike category was Ozia Macullay who has been unstoppable in recent times.
The event is organized by Flying Stars Cycling Club and is sponsored by Kadir Enterprise out of Bartica.
The prizes include one ounce of gold and trophy for the top rider while the other seven positions will receive cash prizes. Ten prime prizes are also up for grabs. Cash prizes will be given to the first four juniors, first three veterans U-45, Veterans O-45, Juveniles and Mountain Bikers.