New Champion to emerge in 34th Annual KREM New Year’s Day Cycling Classic; John DeLong won’t ride

Published by [email protected] at December 28, 2024

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Posted: Saturday, December 28, 2024. 11:57 am CST.

American John DeLong won his second KREM New Year’s Day Cycling Classic on January 1, 2024, ahead of Cory Williams and Derrick Chavarria – Photo Credit: John Delong/Facebook

By Rubén Morales Iglesias:

With American cyclist John DeLong not competing in the upcoming 34^th Annual KREM New Year’s Day Cycling Classic on Wednesday, January 1, 2025, the race is wide open for a new champion to emerge. The Cycling federation of Belize confirmed on Saturday morning that DeLong didn’t register for the upcoming race.

DeLong, riding for Skyline, secured his second KREM Classic win on January 1, 2024, in a thrilling final sprint against William’s Racing’s Cory Williams, 2023 winner G-Flow’s Derrick Chavarria, and William’s Racing’s Justin Williams. DeLong had previously won the Krem Classic in 2019.

Delong might not be competing, but Chavarria and the Williams brothers will. And so will Holy Saturday Cross Country champion, Honduran Luis López, Mexicans Cristian López and Miguel Ángel Cendales, and Canadian Jean-Michel Lachance. Plus, all the top Belizean challengers.

The upcoming race, organized by KREM Radio in collaboration with the Cycling Federation of Belize (CFB) under the regulations of the International Cycling Union (UCI), will feature a 92-mile journey from the Santa Elena Border in Corozal to Belize City. The route will take participants along the Philip Goldson Highway, passing through Corozal Town and Orange Walk Town, before finishing in front of Super Store on Central American Blvd.

Cyclists from various categories, including Open Elite and Masters, are eager to take on the challenge and aim for the prestigious title as they ride into the new year.

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