Flying Stars Cycling Trifecta 4th Memorial Races start Saturday

…pedal off with Aubrey Gordon race in Mahaicony
This year’s fourth edition of the Flying Stars Cycle Club’s Memorial event will be a trifecta affair, and Club President Victor Rutherford, a resident of Florida, United States of America, is here in Guyana for the annual spectacle as usual.

Speaking about the event, Rutherford, a former national cycling champion himself, informed Guyana Times Sport that the first event was scheduled for Saturday, October 18 in Mahaicony, while the second was in the mining town of Linden and the third was in the capital city of Georgetown.
He indicated, “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 on Saturday at Mahaicony starts at 07:30h, 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 will then move 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 continued, “Following that the action switches to Georgetown next Saturday, starting outside the Guyana Defence Force at 14:00 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.
Rutherford shared, “We are grateful to those sponsors, including the 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 Rogers, Avery Trim, Wayne Henry, Michelle Binning, Oscar Sandiford, and the Rutherford family.”
The trifecta event at Mahaicony will 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.