Flying Ace Cycle Club names strong team for National Cycling Championships

Jun 27, 2013 Sports

The Flying Ace Cycle Club of Berbice has selected a strong six man team to participate in the National Cycling Championship slated for this weekend, Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th June in Demerara.
The championship will begin on Saturday with the time trials from the Linden Highway to Georgetown. The second day will see competition among the seniors, junior, veterans and females in the grueling road race. The race will begin in Georgetown and journey up the Linden Highway and back to its point of origin. The senior

Four of the six cyclist named to represent the club along with Coach Randolph Roberts (right).

cyclists are expected to cover over 100Miles while the other three categories will be required to cover less distances.      The cyclists named on the Flying Ace team are Neil Reece and Keith Griffith as the senior cyclists, Gary Benjamin and Syborne Fernandes in the veteran category, while first timers Audrel Ross and Triston Kamal will ride in the junior category.
The Club which has been in existence for over 26 years will be looking to make its mark in a big way.
According to coach and founder Randolph Roberts, the club remains strong and the cyclists who have been hard at training are ready to go.
The club, which is New Amsterdam based, is one of the leading clubs in Guyana and is headed by Businessman John Lewis of Water Chris International Hotel who has been at the helm for a number of years. The other executive members are Attorney at Law Mursaline Bacchus as first vice president with Edward Davis and Ganesh Singh the second and third vice presidents.
The other executive members are Neil Reece secretary and club captain with Roberts tripling up as Treasurer, Public Relations Officer and the Club Coach.
Former New Amsterdam Mayor and Businessman Errol Alphonso is the club Patron.
The committee members are businessmen Fizal Ally, Rudolph Blair, businesswoman Pearl Arokium, Dharry Tulsie and Kuma and Rhonda Russell.  (Samuel Whyte)