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The year 2016 saw the launch of the SLT Speed Up Cycle Sawariya – the country’s longest cross-country cycle race, organised by Sri Lanka Telecom. The launch was announced on 21 July, 2016 and immediately took the country by storm as such a venture had never been attempted before in Sri Lanka.
The men’s race began on 27 July in Colombo and concluded on 31 July in Batticaloa. The women’s race also began on the same day in Colombo but concluded that very day in Ambalangoda. The event enjoyed tremendous publicity and was successful thanks to the excellent planning of SLT with the support and partnership of the Cycle Federation of Sri Lanka.
On 30 June, 2017, Sri Lanka Telecom announced the approach of the second annual SLT Speed Up Cycle Sawariya, at a press conference held at the Cinnamon Grand.
The men’s race is scheduled to begin on the 25 July in Colombo and end in Embilipitiya on 29 July. The overall winner will receive a cash prize of Rs. 1 million, while the overall best team will be awarded a total of Rs. 100,000.
The women’s race will be a single-day event, beginning in Ratnapura and ending in Embilipitiya on 29 July. The overall winner of the women’s race will secure a cash prize worth Rs. 200,000.
