Elite/U23 Caribbean Cycling Championships/Congress for November 1-4
Jamual John (pink at the back) and Briton John will be gearing up to represent Guyana
Cycling will be the main event as the Guyana Cycling Federation prepares to host the annual Congress of the Caribbean Cycling Union and the 2024 Elite/Under 23 Caribbean Cycling Championships in Georgetown from November 1–4, 2024.
Alongside the U23 cyclists vying for championship titles, more than 20 Caribbean Cycling Union (CCU) member nations would be competing in the Elite male and female divisions hosted by the local federation.
Aaron Newton will represent the U23 division, and veteran Denise Jeffery will compete in the female division. Briton John will lead Team Guyana, with assistance from Jamaul John, Curtis Dey, Segun Hubbard, the seasoned Marlon Williams, and Kwame Ridley. The Golden Arrowhead’s backups are Christopher Griffith and Alex Mendes.
Aaron Newton (red in front)would compete in the U23 division
Other participating nations, including Anguilla, Barbados, Bermuda, Belize, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Curaçao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, and Suriname, will provide formidable obstacles.
On Saturday, November 2, the Women Elite 85km Road Race will pedal off on the Mandela/Eccles/Heroes Highway at 09:00hrs, while at 11:00hrs, the Men’s Individual Time Trials will commence at the same circuit.
On Sunday, November 3, the Men’s Individual Road Race over 155km will commence on the Linden Highway and travel along the East Bank Corridor to the Heroes Highway Circuit. This will be followed by the Women Individual Time Trials on the Mandela/Eccles/Heroes Highway Circuit.
