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Over 1,000 cyclists in Lae bike race

Held on Saturday, August 5th, and Sunday, August 6th, the Rosso Cup event saw 1,200 competitors gather at the Lae Showgrounds to demonstrate their stamina and skills in their respective categories of children under 16, senior men and women and Person Living With Disability.

Due to time constraints, the senior men’s finals have been pushed to Saturday, August 12th, including the corporate race.

With the gate fee set at K1 only, hundreds of residents entered the Showgrounds to cheer for their representatives.

Race factored into Tupac and Madonna breaking up

In a note to Madonna, reportedly written by Shakur while he was serving time in prison in 1995, he acknowledges ending their romantic relationship because of her race.

"For you to be seen with a black man wouldn't in any way jeopardize your career, if anything it would make you seem that much more open and exciting," Tupac wrote. "But for me at least in my previous perception I felt due to my 'image' that I would be letting down half of the people who made me what I thought I was."

Pop in the City: the weirdest race you'll ever do

As I set off in a jog after munching my way through six dry-roasted worms, beetles and crickets, an earthy, unusual taste coats the back of my throat. I take frequent sips – or, rather, increasingly frantic gulps – from a bottle to try and prevent their spindly bodies from repeating. And this isn’t even the strangest part of today.