De Nobrega wins Benjamin Memorial race

By Indrawattie Natram

Paul De Nobrega has emerged winner of the Evolution Urban Benjamin cycling competition, held on Sunday in Region Two. The race commenced at 9:00 hours and concluded at midday.
Riders rode 70 miles — from Charity to Supenaam and back to the starting point (Charity). It was quite impressive, as many persons gathered along the roadway to witness the local and national riders. Coming in second in the senior category was Geron Williams, followed by Christopher Griffith, Romollo Crowpel, Alonzo Ambrose and Jamal John in that order and at a bunch time of 2:55:52.

Paul De Nobrega being presented his top prize by wife of the late Urban Benjamin

In the Juniors category, riding in first was Curtis Dey, followed by Christopher Cornelus and Zeiford John.
In the Veteran-45 race, Stephen Fernandes rode in first, while Leer Nunes came in second and Steve Ramsudial third. The Over-45 category race was won by Andrew Spencer and Amrita Santeur.
Cash and gold prizes were presented by Gomes Mining Company. Coordinators of the races, Keith Fernandes and Andrew Arjune, said the race was held in memory of Urban Benjamin, who lost his life one year ago in the gold mines.
Before the start of the race, Arjune commended the efforts of the cyclists and wished them well on their journey. He was happy to see the number of riders participating in the competition. Chairman of the Essequibo Chambers of Commerce, Deleep Singh, who was also present during the race, called on the sponsors to make the race an annual feature. The event attracted both local and national riders.
Presenting tokens to the winners was Region Two Chairman Devanand Ramdatt. The race was organised with help from the Guyana Cycling Federation.