By Ibrahim Karim Bangura (Tanko)

The long-awaited Cycling race has kicked off last Sunday morning on Pademba Road, featuring several cycling clubs in Freetown and other from parts in the country.

Nearly five key clubs are featured in this year’s race and they include: Lunsar, Kono, Lungi, Freetown, Treasure, Brookfields, Bo, Makeni and C2C Cycling clubs.

Cyclists will be riding at a slow pace from the start off point on Pademba Road, close to the iconic Cotton Tree through the Freetown central business district before picking up pace at St. Joseph’s Convent School enroute the Main Motor Road, Brookfields.

The race will see cyclists racing to Tokeh (Freetown Peninsular) and then to Aberdeen where they will do a 5-lap crit before ending at Family Kingdom Resort, Aberdeen Beach in Freetown.