Muscat,(ONA) - Yesterday, the second stage of the Oman Cycling Association (OCA) race for the 2020/2021 season, for a distance of 18 kilometers, was held on the Al-Batinah coastal street, with the participation of 146 riders and competitors of different nationalities and for several categories.
In the junior category, Islam Walid Ayyad won the first place, and Muhammad Al-Ghaithi came in the second place, while Abdulaziz Al-Mundhiri won the third place.
In the women's category, Asta Parker won the first place, and Robin Pollard ranked second, and in the open race category Paul Welkos won the first place, Abdullah Al-Ghailani came in the second place, and Daniel Baldwin ranked third.
As for the Under-23 race, Abdullah Al-Ghailani came first, Mundhir Al-Hasani came second, and Walid Al-Fahdi in came third, and in the over forty-year-old category, Paul Welkos came first and Haitham Al-Farsi came second.
At the end of the race, Saif bin Saba Al-Rashidi, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Oman Cycling Association, awarded the medals to the winners of the first three places. The OCA has taken all the precautionary measures followed in such events and the medical protocol approved by the competent authorities in the Sultanate to prevent the outbreak of coronavirus (Covid 19).
It is worth noting that the third race will be held next Friday, November 27 at the Halban area, and it will be a general race for a distance of 90 km. The fourth race will be held on September 18 on the airport road for a distance of 98 km and it will be a general race. The Wilayat of Nizwa will host the fifth race on January 8 for a distance of 123 km. It will be a general race. As for the sixth race, it will be held in the Wilayat of Qurayyat for a distance of 87 km, which is a general race. On February 5, the villages of Wakan and Wadi Mustal will witness the seventh race for a distance of 96 km, which is also a general race. The Oman Cycling A concludes its season races with the eighth race, which will be held on March 26 for a distance of 84 km, which is also a general race and will be held at the Civil Aviation Authority.
(ONA)