Zambian cyclists race for Christmas

The Cycling Association

of Zambia (CAZ) will on Sunday hold the first ever "Christmas

Carterium cycling race" to mark the end of this year's cycling

season, Zambia News and Information Services (ZANIS) reported

on Saturday.
The CAZ President Expendito Chipalo explained that the race

that will go around the capital city is celebrated worldwide aimed at

bringing together cyclists from different categories to battle it out at

the close of the season, according to ZANIS.
Chipalo said that the race will attract cyclists from different

walks of life and will range from cyclists with ordinary bikes to

more advanced ones such as mountain bikes.
He explained that ordinary cyclists will out race each other in the

15 kilometers race while those with mountain bikes will be in the 40

kilometers race.
He disclosed that the competition has attracted about 150

cyclists and will kick off at 07:00 hours at Saint Andrews Church a

kilometer from the Woodlands shopping center on Independence

Avenue road in Lusaka.
Meanwhile Chipalo has appealed for assistance to send a 19 year

old cyclist Obert Chembe for international cycling union training

course in South Africa.
He explained that the training was aimed at empowering Chembe

with modern cycling tactics to help develop the cycling standards in

Zambia.
He said that Obert is expected to travel to South Africa in time

for the course that would start January 11th, 2009 in the rainbow

nation.