Cowbell Homowo Cycling commences Sunday

Over 80 professional cyclists are expected to compete for honours in the three-stage Cowbell Cycling Challenge Homowo Edition which starts this Sunday at Osu in Accra.

According to the organisers of the road race, the Osu stage will cover over 81 kilometres and see the cyclists ride along a three-kilometre loop.

Twenty cycling clubs from across the country are expected to participate in the race which starts at the Castle Junction bus stop with the riders expected to race to the Kingdom Books & Stationery and make a turn back to the starting point for 27 laps.

According to the Brands Manager of Cowbell, Mr Joseph Ashong, the race is being held as part of activities to commemorate the Homowo festival celebrated by the Ga people of the Greater Accra region of Ghana.

He said the organisation of the three-stage race was a collaborative effort between Promasidor Ghana Limited and the Greater Accra Cycling Association.

Mr Ashong added that the Osu stage will be followed by similar races in Prampram and Teshie on August 31 and September 7 respectively.

"All the three stages will have prizes but the cash prizes will be handed out to the overall winners on September 7. The prizes include souvenirs, Cowbell-branded cycling equipment as well as Cowbell products," Mr Ashong told the Daily Graphic in an interview on Tuesday.

According to the Chairman of the Greater Accra Cycling Association, Kofi Boakye Yiadom, the cyclists will amass points over the three stages and the overall winner will be crowned after the Teshie stage.