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Elite/U-23 Caribbean Cycling Championship pedals off this weekend in Guyana

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Jamual John (front) and Briton John will lead Guyana's charge in the Elite Championship (Photo: News Room/Avenash Ramzan/October 2024)

The eyes of Caribbean cycling will be focused on Guyana this weekend when the country hosts the 2024 Elite/Under-23 Caribbean Cycling Championship and the annual Congress of the Caribbean Cycling Union.

Cyclists from approximately 20 member countries of the Caribbean Cycling Union will compete in the Elite male and female categories, alongside the Under-23 cyclists for championship titles.

Team Guyana comprises Briton John, Jamaul John, Curtis Dey, Segun Hubbard, the experienced Marlon Williams and Kwame Ridley, while Aaron Newton will represent the U-23 category and veteran Denise Jeffery will participate in the female category.

Alex Mendes and Christopher Griffith are the reserves.

The Guyanese will face stern challenges from their counterparts from Anguilla, Barbados, Bermuda, Belize, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Curaçao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and Suriname.

On Saturday, the Women Elite 85km Road Race will pedal off on the Mandela/Eccles/ Heroes Highway at 09:00h, while at 11:00h, the Men Individual Time Trials will commence on the same circuit.

On Sunday, the Men Individual Road Race 155km will commence from the Linden Highway along the East Bank Corridor to the Heroes Highway Circuit.

This will be followed by the Women Individual Time Trials on the Mandela/Eccles/Heroes Highway Circuit.

See below team members 

See below race routes 

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