Digicel Bermuda is pleased to announce that it has entered into a personal sponsorship agreement with up and coming local Team Madison cyclist Dominique Mayho, along with a separate sponsorship deal with Team Madison itself.
Eighteen year old Mayho has taken the local cycling scene by storm this season. He recently won the Bermuda National Road Race Championships, the prestigious May 24th Sinclair Packwood Memorial Road Race along with several Road Race Series events.
Mayho has also broken a long standing local Time Trial record this season, and is also the current Adult National Mountain Bike Champion.
Under the guidance of the their President, Peter Dunne, Mayho only started cycling three years ago when he joined the Bermuda Bicycle Association’s youth programme.
He was quickly recruited by Team Madison, whose founder Phil Trussell, commented “It has been hugely rewarding to watch Mayho progress from a complete novice to a National Champion in such a short period of time. Mayho has a huge talent for bike racing, and this sponsorship from Digicel will assist him in traveling abroad to compete against wider fields, which is essential for Mayho to elevate him into the next levels of cycling.”
Trussell continued, “The timing of this sponsorship is particularly good, as Mayho will shortly be visiting France for a two month period to race with the Vivonne Cycling Club under the guidance of UCI Pro Team Saxo Bank Director Sportif, Philippe Mauduit. In fact, it was Philippe who took future Olympian, Tyler Butterfield, under his wing in a similar project several years ago.”
‘Mayho is an excellent role model, has a superb training ethic and we hope to utilize his success and Digicel’s team sponsorship to bring other young Bermudians into the sport, which is currently enjoying a fantastic growth period here in Bermuda.’
Digicel’s CEO, Wayne Caines commented, “This opportunity to support a budding young Bermudian athlete is welcoming to Digicel. At only 19 years, Mayho has already raised the level of cycling in Bermuda and represents a very positive image for other youths. We are happy to align ourselves with this excellent young man and wish him a successful training experience in France. I do hope that one day I will have the privilege to witness Dominique Mahyo in the Tour de France.”
A clearly delighted Mayho stated, “I’m extremely honoured and excited by this sponsorship, which along with the other financial assistance I’ve received from a number of individuals, will help me pursue my cycling ambitions to the very best of my ability.”
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