Hurricane Dean postpones Caribbean junior championships

The 2007 Juniors Caribbean Cycling Championships were postponed due to Hurricane Dean, now raging through the region. The event was set for August 18-19 in Barbados, with participants from 13 Caribbean Island. New dates for the race are expected to be determined within the next few weeks.

Keith Yearwood, President of the Barbados Cycling Union announced the decision in advance of the storm "due to impending weather approaching Barbados over the weekend, we have to cancel the championships for those dates," according to the Antigua Sun.