Randolph Roberts awarded for outstanding service to cycling

Former National cyclist and overseas-based Guyanese Franco Crawford made a great gesture in offering long-serving cycling coach and President of the Flying Ace Cycling Club, Randolph Roberts, an award in recognition of his outstanding services in cycling over the years.
The presentation was made on Thursday morning in New Amsterdam. After receiving this award, Roberts expressed gratitude to the former cyclist, now businessman Crawford.
“I would like to extend gratitude to Mr Franco Crawford for recognising what I am doing in the society for cycling. Crawford was a former national cyclist that came from my camp, and we worked together and we live as family. Whenever I leave the cycling scene, Mr Crawford will be my successor. He will take over the coaching. With him being around cycling, the cyclists will have more opportunities of going places and seeing faces,” Roberts has said.

Roberts took this opportunity to call on the business community to follow suit and come on board in supporting cycling.
Crawford, meanwhile, has said he decided to award Roberts for all the great work he has done for cycling in the country throughout the years.
“Mr Roberts has been a very standout coach in what he has been doing, and we are asking more people to come forward and sponsor more races,” Crawford has said.
“I would like to say Mr Roberts is a great man, and without him cycling would not have been in Berbice,” Crawford opined.
Roberts has been a cycling organizer and coach for an extended period. He has produced some top riders from the ancient county of Berbice.
Currently under his wings are top junior riders Jeremiah Joseph and Mario Washington. Balram Narine and Ralph Seenarine are also riders of the Flying Ace Cycle Club based in New Amsterdam.