There are a handful of competitors who can win this year’s Sinclair Packwood race on May 24, according to Bermuda Bicycle Association (BBA) president Peter Dunne.Friday’s race will see more than 110 riders vie for the King of the Road crown with former champions all in the hunt to test their mettle against the up and coming riders.While there aren’t any changes to the format this year, Dunne believes the racing on the day will between five riders at the front of the pack that will decide the winner of the race.“The main contenders in the male race would be Dominique Mayho, Shannon Lawrence, Mark Hatherley and Darren Glasford,” Dunne said. “Johan Vivier is not racing as he is away so his team will probably focus on Richard O'Connell as their main contender.“I like to think that everyone who enters the race is a dark horse.“The longer the race stays together the greater the chance of the sprint being a roll of the dice. I think there is enough institutional memory in the peloton to remember what happens if you let a strong rider get too much of a lead so it is unlikely that they will let a solo escapee get too much of a gap on the group.“That being said, on any given day with the right combination of riders getting off the front there could be a real interesting scenario of Kent Richardson and any other strong time trialist pairing together to leave the rest behind. So many permutations, it should be an exciting day.”Last year saw Mayho hold off veteran cyclist Mark Hatherely, who came second, in the dying stages of the race, with O’Connell finishing a distant third.Joanna Shillington won last year’s women’s race but there will be strong challenges for her crown this time around.Shillington left the Island last year.“In the women's race it will most likely be Nicole Mitchell, April Galda but maybe Zoenique Williams has a shot as well as Earlena Ingham. Nicole is certainly the strongest but whether she can drop the other women to avoid the uncertainty of a sprint will have to be seen.“In the junior boys and girls I would look to Deshi Smith or Nico Barclay if they can race intelligently and stay out of trouble.“Gabriella Arnold and Kamryn Minors are the major threats for the junior female title and the winner will be the one who can hang on to the leading women the longest.”The race starts at Somerset at 8.50am, finishing on Cedar Avenue.