Plans are ongoing to ensure that the 13th edition of the Junior Caribbean Cycling Championships, to be hosted in Guyana for the first time ever, are a resounding success.
CCF Technical Director Henny Banasacio (2nd left), Bartica Mayor Gifford Marshall (2nd right) in discussion with GCF Secretary Maria Leung and Assistant Racing Secretary Joseph Britton, when he visited Guyana
Under the auspices of the Caribbean Cycling Federation (CCF), these championships will be staged during the period August 10-11, and the Town of Bartica has been chosen as the venue. Twenty (20) nations are expected to descend on these shores for the championships, and His Worship, Bartica Mayor Gifford Marshall anticipates they will have a memorable experience.
With the Caribbean Cycling Federation (CCF), through its Technical Director Henny Banasacio, already visiting and approving the race route, minor works to ready the route are expected to commence in the new week, and will last for a few days, Mayor Marshall has indicated.
“The municipality of Bartica is honoured, to say the least, to host the Junior Caribbean Cycling Championships; and we first of all want to thank the Guyana Cycling Federation, Director of Sports of the National Sports Commission, and all other stakeholders who would have displayed confidence in the township of Bartica to host such an event,” he said.
Mayor Marshall reminded that active mobility is part of the Town’s Green Agenda, and he said he is positive that cycling is one of the platforms.
“This being the first of many major events to come, we are more than privileged to (be) host. We want to also thank members of the business community, who have so far expressed an interest by coming on board and offering their support; and, most importantly, the residents of the town, who continue to give their unwavering support to activities of this nature.”
As host, Mayor Marshall declared, Bartica would endeavour to be the best. He noted that Guyana would be on display to the Caribbean region, and the fact that Bartica has lots to offer, given its geographical location.
GCF President Horace Burrowes informed that this historic event would showcase what Guyana has to offer from a sports tourism perspective.
“The GCF will, this weekend, meet with the parents of the cyclists that we have selected to form the Guyana team, to let them understand what this event is all about, and what we expect from them. In the coming days, the team would be making its way to Bartica, where we will take the training to another level,” he promised.
Both Marshall and Burrowes agree that, with support of all the main stakeholders, the event would be a major achievement for all involved.
High ranking executive members of the Caribbean Cycling Federation and the Pan American Cycling Confederation (COPACI) will be in Guyana for the staging of the Junior Caribbean Cycling Championships.
