Cycling

LONDON,  (Reuters) – The surface at the equestrian  venue for the London 2012 Olympics has been criticised by  competitors at the end of a three-day test event.

The eighth edition of the gruelling Wheat Up Cycle Road race sponsored by National Milling Company (NAMILCO) organized by Roraima Bikers Club will take place tomorrow (Caricom Day) on the East Bank of Demerara.

Walter Grant Stuart in a time of three hours, nine minuets and 21 seconds yesterday won the Guyana Cycling Federation’s (GCF) annual National Road Race Championships.

National Cycling Coach, Hassan Mohamed (MS) has organized a BMX cycle programme at the National Park Circuit on Saturday in honour of Olympic Day.

Yosimi Pol of Team Coco pedalled  his way to the title at the 29th annual Independence Three-Stage Road Race clocking 6:39:59s to dethrone defending champion Warren Mc Kay.

The Flying Ace Cycle Club of Berbice and the Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF) have announced their respective cycling teams that will compete in the 29th annual three-stage cycle road race, which begins Saturday at Corriverton, Berbice.

The Stretch D Dollar Supermarket  in collaboration with the Flying Ace Cycling Club of Berbice will stage its first cycling event this year on Sunday on the West Coast of Berbice.

National cycling coach Hassan Mohammed has organized the seventh Annual Cycle Programme sponsored by Universal and General Supplies for Saturday at the National Park Circuit.

Physically challenged cyclist Ian Jackson pedalled his way to victory in the second leg of the third annual Dr.

Senior cyclist Junior Niles raised the pace barrier for the annual Dr.

Junior Cyclist, Neil Reece of The Flying Ace cycling club delivered a top class performance to capture victory in the Mashramani cycle road race Sunday in New Amsterdam.

Cyclist Robin Persaud braved the rain to cross  the finish line in first position  when the Forbes Burnham 88th birth anniversary cycle road race ended yesterday morning at Carifesta Avenue.

Junior cyclist Paul DeNobrega pulled off a stunning victory yesterday at the National Park when he out-sprinted a number of senior cyclists to win the 18th Annual Ricks and Sari Agro Industries Limited youth race programme.

Cyclists will get a chance to put their racing skills to the test on the newly-resurfaced National Park Circuit today when the 18th Annual Ricks and Sari Agro Industries Limited Youth Programme pedals off from 9am.

Linden’s Michael Anthony defeated Berbice’s number one junior cyclist Neil Reece when the Flying Ace Cycle Club of Berbice staged the second annual Dhansar Tulshi 40-mile cycle road race on Sunday.

Fiery Essequibo pacer Ronsford Beaton is the lone new cap in a Guyana 13 man team named for the upcoming regional four–day tournament which bowls off next month.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Cycling in 2010 was struck by a  series of crises that threatened to wipe out most of its efforts  to fight doping, with the sport’s two biggest names involved in  scandals.

In a telephone interview with Stabroek Sport yesterday, national cycling coach, Hassan Mohamed said that the cycling season this year, which concluded with a cycle road race on November 28, was a good one.

(Cricinfo) A brutal performance by Sri Lanka, handed Australia its first Twenty20 defeat at home as Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara thrust the tourists to a commanding seven-wicket victory.

The ‘Ride for Life’ five-stage bicycle road race which is set to pedal off next Thursday is expected to be the “biggest ever”, according to Director of Sports Neil Kumar.