Locals challenged to win three stage event

Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Dr. Frank Anthony along with Permanent Secretary Alfred King, cyclists and national cycling Coach Hassan Mohamed pose for a photo opportunity at the sports ministry after the official send off of the cyclists for the 31st annual three-stage race. (Orlando Charles photo)

In excess of 75 cyclists including five females will vie for supremacy when the 31st annual Independence Three-Stage Road Race pedals off today in Berbice.

The crème de le crème of the nation’s cyclists and 14 foreign riders from Antigua, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, the United States of America and Suriname will battle on the roads of the Ancient County,