The Holy Saturday Cross Country Cycling Classic is set for April third,
but this Sunday, March 28th the juniors will have a go at it. They’ll
ride only 72 miles in the eleventh annual Junior Cross Country. That’s
about half the distance of the senior riders – but it will be a proving
ground for these young riders. They start at 9:00 a.m at the Succotz Ferry
and finish at Leslie's Imports in Belize City. Cycling official Jerome “Komigeez”
Williams told us why he’s excited.
Jerome “Komigeez” Williams, Belize Cycling Assocation
“What happened is these are the future of the elite racing and so
what we try to do is we have a program in place whereas these guys are trained
properly, these guys are taught the best way how to ride their bikes on the
road so that when they go to the next level they don’t have a problem
adapting. So this is the really critical part of the sport, the juniors and
the youths of Belize.
There are two teams in Cayo, Clear the Land, and High Road. These two teams
have their own little rivalry going and so right now they have dominant in Cayo
High Road with the likes of the defending champion Anselm Armstrong. So he is
one of the guys they are watching in the junior circuit right now for the last
two years and then there is Daniel Choto, you know the youngest of all the Choto
brothers. He is one to contend with as well.
It gets better every year and with the Mexican team coming in, it should
be very interesting and then you have the likes of Team Smart, they always bring
in like three Mexicans to ride on their team. So come out this Sunday, have
an exciting day of racing. Come to the finish line at Acros.”
The first prize finisher will get $600.