Air Force dominates SLT ‘SpeedUp Cycle Sawariya’ on day-1

Flagging off the SLT ‘SpeedUp Cycle Sawariya’ 2017 at Gall Face, Colombo. Picture by Wasitha Patabendige

Airmen won major honours on day-1 as Samantha Lakmal and Sanju Deemantha finished first and second in the SLT SpeedUp Cycle Sawariya commenced at the Galle Face Green yesterday. Sandun Kumara of Team SLT secured the opening day third place.

Group Chairman of SLT Kumarasinghe Sirisena, Group CEO of SLT Dileepa Wijesundera, Group CMO Ajantha Seneviratne, the president of the Cycling Federation of Sri Lanka (CFSL) - Dr. Amal Harsha De Silva, Western Province Chief Minister Isura Devapriya, IGP Pujitha Jayasundara, members of the SLT’s senior management and CFSL officials were present at the flagging off.

The longest cycle race in Sri Lanka will travel through Puttalam, Vavunia, Trincomalee, Dambulla, Badulla to complete the race in Embilipitiya on July 29. The women’s race will be worked off on July 29 from Ratnapura to Embilipitiya.

The winners of day 1 marking the finish in Puttalam:

The winner - Samantha Lakmal (SL Air Force), 1 st runner-up - Sanju Deemantha (SL Air Force) and 2nd runner-up Sandun Kumara (Team SLT). Second day race will work off from Puttalam to Vavunia and Vavunia to Trincomalee in two legs today. 

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