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Maurice Coomaravel and Trevor de Silva put Sri Lanka’s cycling on map-By A C De Silva Trevor de Silva             Maurice Coomaravel  Source:Archives.sundayobserver CYCLING: Talk of cycling, I mean competition cycling in the past, two names that come to mind in a flash are those of Maurice Coomaravel and Trevor de Silva who stood the test of time to put Sri Lanka on the top rung. In 2008, the Sri Lanka government awarded National Sporting Honours to Sportsmen and Women who had brought credit to the country in the highest international sporting arena. Just two cyclists were included in this prestigious list (which also contained World Cup winning Cricket Team, our Olympic medalits etc). Their names are also in the unique sporting book: Sri Lanka Proud a tribute to Champions. These two great cyclists are the late Maurice Coomaravel and Trevor de Silva who now ...