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And the immediate effect of this is that the cycling calendar remains shrouded in uncertainty, which directly affects the athletes. So yesterday, 7News asked the incumbent president, Emil Moreno, if the Valentine Classic, which is usually scheduled for the weekend nearest to February 14, is going to happen this year.

Emil Moreno
"I was approached by Raymond Cattouse from C-ray Cycling Club with interest to have the Valentine Classic. Last week Friday I was informed by him that members of the association namely Benny's Cycling team and Santino's Cycling team will boycott the race should the race happen. Of course this has happen before; they have boycott the Banana Classic and have been spreading the rumor that there is no president and there should be no race under my administration. Of course the UCI recognizes myself as the president and the executive body. "

And with the Annual Cross Country Cycling Classic only a little more than a month away, we wondered what kind of machinery is in place to raise funds and secure sponsorship for the different prizes.

Here's how Moreno responded to that question:

Emil Moreno
"Six weeks is enough time to plan it. Some people might say no we like to work on last minute but if you look at the race like Cross Country people still at last minute on Good Friday people are calling wanting to give prizes. It's something that has been there all along. We wanted to stop that process in that people donate or contribute to the race prior to the race happening - two weeks at least so that we could have all those details out and the names on advertisements and so forth as we go along. That has been a little reluctant on some of the sponsors and it's due to the cash flow that the country is experiencing as well."

The election is tentatively scheduled for tomorrow, but that is still not confirmed.