5th Grenville Felix Memorial Cycle Race set for July 21
The fifth annual Grenville Felix Memorial 60-Mile Road Race, one of the most anticipated cycle races in Berbice, is set for staging this Sunday, July 21, and more than 50 cyclists are scheduled to participate therein.
A representative of the Felix family pose with Cycling Coach Randolph Roberts
Cycling Coach Randolph Roberts and organiser of the race, Joan Perry, daughter of the deceased Grenville Felix, have said the event is expected to cover the distance from Felix’s birthplace, Betsy Ground East Canje, to the No 51 Police Station and back to Betsy Ground for conclusion.
Perry has expressed her appreciation to Coach Roberts and the cyclists involved for making the event possible.
The race commences at 13:00h, and although officially due to start in front of the Betsy Ground Primary School, will actually commence at Lot 22 Canefield, East Canje, where Deputy Mayor of New Amsterdam, Wainwright Macintosh, will down the flag to commence proceedings.
Participating females will ride from Benjamin’s Gym and Sporting Goods Store at Fyrish, Corentyne, while the 12-14 cyclists will join the race from Roy Hanoman’s residence at No 19 Road, ECB.
Prizes will be awarded to the first eight finishers, three juveniles, four 12-14 riders, two females and three veterans. Eight sprint prizes will be up for grabs.
The late Grenville A. Felix had been a former Chief Administrator and Engineer at the Rose Hall Estate in East Canje for in excess of forty years. He died at age 96 in 2014, and his cause of death has been given as respiratory pneumonia. He had fathered 10 children, and had numerous grandchildren among other relatives.
