The Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF), in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Sport (MCYS), has organised the first-ever “One Guyana” 3-Stage Road Race.
This event is scheduled for the weekend of October 12–13, as anticipation for the Caribbean Elite Championship, to be staged next month, grows.
This 3-stage race promises to provide a spectacular weekend of cycling action, and over $750,000 would be up for grabs across both the Elite and Junior divisions.
The two-day event will feature three intense stages, including two road races to be run over a combined distance of 220 kilometres (km) and a criterium event covering a distance of 60km to be held on Main Street, Georgetown.
What to expect on Saturday and Sunday
The action kicks off on Saturday, October 12, with Stage One being a 140km road race that commences from the New Amsterdam State House at 9:00am. Contestants are slated to pedal to a certain point in #46 Village Corentyne before returning to State House for the finish. The scenic yet challenging course is expected to test both endurance and strategy, as riders compete for an early lead.
Stage Two takes place the following day, October 13, with cyclists assembling at the Schoonord Roundabout on the West Bank of Demerara to compete in an 80km race to Parika and back, completing two loops of the Vreed-en-Hoop-Schoonord Highway.
The third and final stage is a 60km criterium which will be held later that Sunday in the heart of Georgetown. Anticipated to be fast-paced, this race begins at 15:30hrs at Middle and Main Streets, circles the Cenotaph, and extends northward before a U-turn is made at Lamaha Street. This route is repeated several times before the race culminates on Main Street.
Riders participating in this 3-stage race will be looking to sharpen their skills ahead of the Caribbean Cycling Championship that is set to take place from November 9-11 in Guyana.
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