It would appear that the Bermuda Bicycle Association has decided to cancel the Sinclair Packwood Memorial Race (SPMR) that is usually held on Bermuda Day.
According to their tentative Plan Schedule, the Sinclair Packwood Memorial race does not appear on the list, with an Individual Time Trial scheduled for the day after Bermuda Day.
Peter Dunne the President of the Bermuda Bicycle Association in response to a question from www.islandstats.com said, “We currently do not have it in our tentative calendar.
You will have noted that in May we are looking at just time trials which are easier to run in Covid conditions than a mass start race such as the SPMR.
For us to be able to have this event we would need events to permit up to 50 people and remain compliant.
If the community gets to the point where Government permits larger events then I am sure we will revisit this important race.
What makes the SPMR special is the huge number of spectators along the route and in Hamilton. It appears that an event attracting such numbers is beyond the expectations of the Government at this time.
I know that the Half Marathon Derby organizers are holding off until May 1st to determine if they will open their event to registrations, and the BBA could use a similar timeline.
This assumes that the Corporation of Hamilton, Corporation of St. George, and necessary public resources are willing and available.
Fingers crossed that the health of the community improves rapidly so that this and other important events in the calendar can resume.”
Tentative Plan
May 2nd - Individual Time Trial
May 15th - Individual Time Trial
May 23rd - Marathon XC - Ferry Reach
May 30th - Individual Time Trial
June 6th - Team Time Trial
June 20th - Time Trial Championships - Clearwater
June 27th - Road Race National Championships
July 4th - MTB National Championships - Ferry Reach
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