LA Sweat Rides Along with Belizean Youth Cyclists

Kaya Cattouse and a team of five riders from LA Sweat are gearing up for the Women’s Cross Country Cycling Classic scheduled for this weekend. The riders are hosting their team camp in Belize City ahead of the big race. Part of their team camp is a ride along with young riders from across the country. That was held just before news time. Riders gathered in front the Marion Jones Sporting Complex and journeyed to Ladyville. We heard from Cattouse and one of her teammates.

 

Kaya Cattouse, LA Sweat Rider

“As you guys know the Women’s Cross-Country Classic is coming up on Sunday. Team LA Sweat is here to compete, and we are also having a team camp this week and a part of our team camp is giving back to the community. That is what we do everywhere we go. That is no different in this team camp in Belize City. We are having a community ride engaging the Belize City youths and youths in cycling from across the country. We have some youths from Griga coming in. We have from Cayo, so that is what we are doing today. We would like to say a big thank you to our local sponsors, the Belize Tourism Board and Honorable Anthony Mahler, Kareem Musa, National Sports Council of Belize. WE also have Mayor Bernard Wagner and the Belize City Council as well as Loans to Go.”

 

Mia Scarlato, LA Sweat Rider

“Oh my, the cycling community here is amazing. Everybody is so supportive and so kind and welcoming. It has been more than I could ever ask for. I am so grateful. I think just being able to ride with the kids and show them there are opportunities in cycling. I am a collegiate cyclist as well. I am on a scholarship to ride in college. There are so many opportunities, things to help you go forward in life beyond riding that are available to them. So, showing them those opportunities are there and they are more than capable of doing it is so important.”