Saipan Unity Lions Club\u2019s 6th Annual Bike Race will take place on April 24 with over 100 participants expected to take part in the fundraiser.<\/p>\n
Organizer Wilfredo Barbo said the race, dubbed Pedal for Health, will benefit the Lions Club\u2019s global causes like diabetes, feeding the hungry, and treating those visually impaired and childhood cancer.<\/p>\n
The SULC 6th Annual Bike Race will have two courses. The one-lap long course will take bikers from Banzai Cliff to the Mobil Oil gas station in Tanapag, to the turnaround at the Million-Gallon Water Tank turnaround, before going back north to Suicide Cliff and Bird Island before returning to Banzai Cliff.<\/p>\n
The one-lap easy course will have participants negotiate Banzai Cliff\/Mobil Oil gas station\/Banzai Cliff route. Both course will have categories for men\u2019s and women\u2019s MTB and road bike.<\/p>\n
Online registration fee is $21 (PayPal payments accepted) and include an event T-shirt. SULC will be offering cash prizes only to the long course Top 3 finishers in the men\u2019s and women\u2019s road bike and MTB. First place gets $100 and a plaque, second place receives $75 and a medal, while third place takes home $50 and a medal.<\/p>\n
Michael Aparte smoked the competition in the mountain bike category of Saipan Unity Lions Club\u2019s 5th Annual Bike Race held in November last year. He finished with a time of 1:18:32. In the MTB short course for men, Romando Lagrio won with a time of 1:04:28. Grace Salindo topped the women MTB short course after crossing the finish line in 1:09:46.<\/p>\n
Registration for Pedal for Health closes on April 20 and to register click on https:\/\/www.webscorer.com\/register?raceid=270299&fbclid=IwAR16sO2jV9M3wth0Xhen8nNJYbHRB0fzAd9KSBTgLfAkCseZADEpQdHLhT0.<\/p>\n
For more information on the SULC 6th Annual Bike Race, call Barbo at (670) 287-8216 or go to the event\u2019s link at https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Saipan-Unity-Lions-Club-NMI-Chapter-2035761286669026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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