The KREM New Year's Day Cycling Classic is a single day

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race held in

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since 1991 on New Year's Day, January 1, and is thus the first race on Belize's cycling calendar. The race was restricted to elite and junior men until 2001, when females became eligible to ride. It is considered the second most prestigious race in Belize after the Holy Saturday

Cross Country Cycling Classic The Holy Saturday Cross Country Cycling Classic is a one-day amateur cycling race held in Belize every year during the Easter holidays. It is Belize's biggest cycling event and has begun to be recognized internationally. Format of the race The rac ...

. The usual route is over the Northern Highway from

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(at first

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, now the Santa Elena northern border) to

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, finishing at the corner of Central American Boulevard and Mahogany Street, approximately two blocks from the home of the race's sponsor, Kremandala Ltd., located on Partridge Street.

Past winners

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Results
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