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 ‘Tour of Tobago’

Unwittingly it seems, the Tobago House of Assembly has conspired to alter the course of this years staging of the regions premier cycling road race. After 20 years in the saddle of the cycling classic, the organizing committee has been left with little choice but to change gear in midstream. However, far from being distressed, the promoters of the event are extremely ecstatic.

Jeff Charles, president of the Trinbago Wheelers, host of the Tobago International Cycling Classic indicated that as the planning started for this year’s race the organizers were looking to repeat the same tested and tried track that had become the hall mark of the race course over time. But, upon traversing the new Link Road from Bloody Bay to L’Anse Fourmi then on to Charlotteville and Speyside, we were totally blown away by what can only be described as the ‘Beauty and the Beast’. “This strip of terrain is awesome, with some brutal climbs for parts of the way, undulating through the lush green rainforest reserve on one side and a steep decline down to the blue Caribbean Sea on the other side. It is absolutely breathtaking”.

Charles, a first cousin to Tobago-born Caribbean champion cyclist Emile Abraham was high in praise for the Tobago House of Assembly vision, which he said, was bringing real development to the island. In addition to the spectacular scenery that the new road brings into view, it is also a vital link that connects the coastal Villages of Bloody Bay to Charlotteville.

Prior to the recent construction of this roadway, commuters had to journey all the way to the other side of the island to access their neighbouring village. It is understood that not very long ago, the only means of getting to and from these areas was by using a boat.

Charles spoke about the foreign riders in the past being intrigued by the sun, sea and vegetation which have been the back drop to this event year after year. “This new beautiful piece of roadway takes “Stage Five” to a whole new dimension for the Cycling Classic. Cyclists can now circumnavigate the island, point-to-point, coast to coast, in a race that will challenge the body but satisfy the mind. Now we can truly call this race ‘the Tour of Tobago’.