93 year old Insurance company Jubilee has made a second push towards Uganda cycling family for their trip to Kenya for Grand Nairobi bike race at Nyayo stadium.
For the event scheduled to take place on Sunday, 29th September, Uganda will be represented by 100 cyclists doubling the number that raced at last edition.
Jubilee Insurance chief of distribution Linda Byaruhanga while at the flag off held at Lubiri Zone Mengo said: “We are thrilled to see 100 cyclists representing Uganda in Kenya this year, it is a significant increase from the 50 representatives last year, this Cycling event perfectly aligns with our mission to empower our customers and the wider community by promoting both financial and physical wellness.”
It is the second time Jubilee Insurance is funding the team with the first coming last year and Uganda will be represented in all event categories, in Main race Male and Female, Family Fun Ride, Black Mamba, Para Cycling and Single Speed race.
The main race will be 60 Km, Family fun ride is 12km, Para is 48 Km, Black Mamba is 48 Km while Single Speed race will be 2 km.
Uganda performed better than all teams last season with Paul Lamuria winning the main event while Charles Kagimu finished third just ahead of fellow Ugandan Jordan Ssekanwagi.
In Black Mamba Dowson Ssenabulya finished second while Hassan Kiryowa was fifth in the u23 event.
What they said
With that top performance team captain Ismail Ssebayiga Lance promised to pause a better performance this time “this is our four time and the second with Jubilee Insurance, time by time we are getting used to the event as we improve on performance.”
“Last season we performed well and this time we are going to perform better than last season, we have had intense training period in preparation for the race, the spirit is high, I am confident that we have what it take to excel at the event,” he said.
The event dubbed Jubilee live free race is in fourth edition and always attracts all East Africa countries and also some few European riders.
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