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PHILIPPINE NATIONAL OPEN JUNE 27-28, 2015 TAGAYTAY CITY RACE RESULTS

PHILIPPINE NATIONAL OPEN

RACE RESULTS:

MASS START

Elite Category

Name	Race #	Time
Mark John Lexer Galedo – Champion	16	2:28:33
Marcelo Felipe -1st Runner Up	20	2:28:34
Jan Paul Morales 2nd Runner Up	5	2:30:22
Ronald Oranza	3	2:30:27
Jun Rey Navarra	13	2:30:27
Boots Ryan Cayubit	17	2:30:27
Rustom Lim	8	2:31:43
Baler Ravina	19	2:31:43
Nelson Martin	11	2:32:45
Rudy Roque	4	2:33:48
George Oconer	7	2:33:48
Lloyd Renante	1	2:36:44
Santy Barnachea	2	2:36:44
Ronnel Hualda	14	2:40:03
Joel Calderon	6	2:40:03
Ericson Obosa	18	2:40:03
Gerald Valdez	12	2:57:22
Jerry Aquino Jr.	9	2:57:22
Julius Mark Bonzo	10	2:57:22

UNDER 23 CATEGORY

Name	Race #	Time
John Mark Camingao – Champion	51	2:28:34
El Joshua Carino – 1st Runner Up	52	2:31:43
Jerard Estilo – 2nd Runner Up	60	2:34:08
Jay-Ar Martin	62	2:36:20
Dominic Simon Perez	61	2:40:03
Ar-Jay Peralta	63	2:40:03
Vladimir Ulanday	53	2:46:48
Job Christian Babagay	59	2:58:30

JUNIOR CATEGORY

Name	Race #	Time
Jay Lampawog – Champion	64	1:35:27
Mervin Corpuz -1st Runner up	102	1:39:12
Rex Luis Krog – 2nd Runner Up	105	1:39:12
Daniel Ven Carino	101	1:39:12
Adrian Zafe	106	1:40:18
Albert V. Gile	107	1:41:42
Juan Carlos Barrios	103	1:43:57
Kin Kenneth G. Krog	104	DNF

FEMALE CATEGORY

Name	Race #	Time
Jermyn Prado	151	1:42:42

ITT

Elite Category

Name	Race #	Time
Ronald Oranza – CHAMPION	3	36:29:191
Mark John Lexer Galedo – 1st Runner Up	16	36:58:683
Marcelo Felipe – 2nd Runner Up	20	37:27:118
Jun Rey Navarra	13	38:29:191
Boots Ryan Cayubit	17	38:44:077
Rudy Roque	4	38:44:077
Julius Mark Bonzo	10	38:57:399
Baler Ravina	19	39:09:773
Rustom Lim	8	39:11:675
Nelson Martin	11	39:22:683
Joel Calderon	6	39:55:139
Lloyd Renante	1	40:48:760
Santy Barnachea	2	41:42:163
Jerry Aquino Jr.	9	41:58:951
Gerard Valdez	12	44:50:413

UNDER 23 CATEGORY

Name	Race #	Time
Jhon Mark Camingao – CHAMPION	51	38:05.713
El Joshua Carino – 1st Runner Up	52	38:53.973
Ronald Lomotos – 2nd Runner Up	54	41:40:083
Lawrence Mendoza	55	42:28.305
Jerald Estilo	60	43:01:874
Jay-Ar Martin	62	43:54:900
Job Christian Babagay	59	45:09.111
Christian Mercado	65	45:19.896
Dominic Simon Perez	61	45:25:216
Joshua Gile	56	48:40.939

JUNIOR CATEGORY

Name	Race #	Time
Jay Lampawog – CHAMPION	64	39:29:001
Daniel Ven Carino – 1st Runner Up	101	40:02:147
Rex Luis Krog – 2nd Runner Up	105	42:52:138
Mervin Corpuz	102	43:48:748
Adrian Zafe	106	45:31.982
Juan Carlos Barrios	108	47:17.472
Morelon McCulley	108	49:54:105
Albert Gile	107	52:13:412

FEMALE CATEGORY

Name	Race #	Time
Jermyn Prado	151	49:38.625

SEAGAMES TERMINAL REPORT

Mens Road Race: Flat circuit race. Race ended in bunch sprint (mass sprint) finish. Malaysia are most technically capable country in SEA of executing lead outs in a flat bunch sprint. The Philippines tends to perform better in mountain climbing races.

Road Race Results:
15th George Oconer
18th Rustom Lim
21st Ronald Oranza
28th Jan Paul Morales
30th Mark Galedo
31st Jerry Aquino (flat tire)

Women’s Road Race: Flat circuit race. Race finished in bunch sprint also.

Road race results:
6th Avegail Rombaon
8th Marella Salamat

Mens criterium: Flat small circuit race. Finish was bunch sprint.

Mens Criterium results:
7th Jan Paul Morales
12th Jerry Aquino
20th George Oconer
24th Rustom Lim
27th Ronald Oranza
30th Mark Galedo

Women’s criterium: Flat circuit race ending in bunch sprint

Women’s criterium results:
6th Marella Salamat
7th Avegail Rombaon

Mens individual time trial: flat loop with small bridge.

Results:
4th Ronald Oranza
6th Mark Galedo

Women’s individual time trial: flat loop with small bridge.

Results:
1st Marella Salamat

Recommendations:
To be competitive in flat bunch sprints in international events like SEA Games and Asian Games, Filipino cyclists must race internationally to learn that unique skill set which is rarely practiced within the style of racing found locally in the Philippines. There is much more informality in terms of teams organizing strong lead out sprints in our local races. It is quite difficult to produce results in those international races when other countries like Malaysia have perfected the technique through years of international racing experience.

Marella Salamat has Asian Games medal potential in the future (with proper support).

REPORT COURTESY OF COACH CHRISTOPHER ALLISON.

SEAGAMES June 10-14 for Cycling

SEAGAMES BOUND CYCLIST leaving on June 8 for Singapore. Have all the luck and power to bring glory to Philippines. Jerry Aquino, Mark Mark John Lexer Galedo, Rostum Lim, Jan Paul Morales, George Oconer, Ronald Oranza, and the Females: Avegail Rombain, Marella Salamat.
Games starts on June 10 up to 14. Accompanied by Chris Allison, Coach Lobramonte and Bert Oconer. Our President will be in Singapore to check you out for real presence and support.

Ariana on 2014 Asian MTB

Ariana’s Coach/Dad gives his report about their stint in the 2014 Asian Mountain Bike Championships held over the weekend in Indonesia.
“First and foremost, I would like to thank everyone who had a hand in making Ariana’s stint in the Asian Championships possible. I can not express hard enough how much valuable it is for Ariana, and I as her coach, to experience firsthand the tough competition the Asian Championships is known for. As much as we would haved like to train more for this event, being advised only a little less than 4 weeks that Ariana was chosen by Philcycling to join this event, we took no time in accepting this challenge and privilege to represent the country, knowing Ariana will gain a lot from this experience. I know a lot of things needed to be ironed out for our stint to push through, but Congressman Abraham Tolentino, Philcycling’s Jojo Villa, and National Team Coach Christopher Allison made sure it would.
To get to the race site, which was in Lubuklinggau, Indonesia, we had to take 2 air flights of 6 hours total and a 5-hour car ride. This in itself was already very hard, but who are we to complain. We really wanted this and we accepted all the hardship it brings.
We got to the race venue 4 days before Ariana’s race and we immediately practiced the race track which was challenging indeed as per our standards. A 4 kilometer loop, 70 percent of which were rocky, twisting climbs, some having a gradient of more than 40 %. The downhill sections were also equally challenging, with two double arrow descents and numerous rock descents as well. It reminded me of the Danao race course, but much tougher. These are the kinds of tracks Ariana enjoys to ride on but unfortunately we were not able to train on this kind of tracks back home due to their unavailability due to the rains. In the future, we know what to expect.
We were able to scout most of her opponents because there was a relay event they joined in and I was able to record their lap times. The fastest we saw was 21 minutes per lap. Ariana, in her practice time trial, timed 18 minutes. So initially, we knew that with all things even, Ariana could defeat these ladies. The lone lady we were not able to scout was the girl from Thailand, the eventual Gold medal winner, because her team did not join the relay event as well.
Come race day, our game plan was for Ariana to start strong but ride with the group in the first 2 laps because we were pessimistic with her endurance on this kind of terrain, knowing that we had less time to train for this event and she was practically coming from an off-season and did not have a race for more than 2 months. We hoped that on the 3rd lap she can hammer it out and break away for the win. But that did not happen. Close to the end of the 2nd lap, Ariana crashed on one of the double arrow descents and misaligned her handle bar and wounded her thigh and shoulder. This did not surprise me because with this kind of tracks, and the intensity of the race, crashes are common. What followed was the lead two (Thailand and Japan) broke away from Ariana and the 4th lady (Chinese-Taipei) over took Ariana for 3rd place at the start of the 3rd and final lap. But with all the experience Ariana has with her many years in racing, she regained her composure, despite the pain of her injuries, and biked to the Feed Zone where I was in and I repaired her handle bar. She chased the Chinese-Taipei girl and managed to overtake her midway in the 3rd lap and maintain the lead up to the finish line and win the Bronze Medal.
Now, the question is, can Ariana defeat those two ladies who were ahead of her if she would not have crashed? My answer would be that if she would have been able to stay close to the two up to the last lap, she would have had a great chance in challenging for the win.
I am amazed at the level of competition at the Asian junior level, with Japan and Thailand showing that they are really serious in their mountain bike program, producing these really strong young riders. Simply put, for us to accomplish our goals, we should push harder in training and also develop tracks like they have here so that we can continuously hone the skills and endurance of our riders for these kinds of terrains and races.
I also believe that if we were told earlier of this Asian level event, with at least 2 months to prepare and train, there is no doubt in my mind Ariana could have done better and maybe even win the Gold. But nevertheless, we are very thankful for this experience because it gave us the knowledge on the level of competition Ariana will have to face, and the kind of race tracks where it will happen, for her to get a slot in the 2020 Olympics in Japan, which is our ultimate dream for her.
Now, with the help of the National Team in calendaring the races next year for Ariana, we can now train months in advance for the tough competition ahead.
To end this report, what this experience has done is that it made our planning for Ariana’s career a lot more clearer now, knowing the competition at hand and the equivalent training it needs. Thank you very much for reading my report.
-Donjie Dormitorio/ Ariana’s Coach and Father.

Wilson Blas wins races on both Southern California / Nevada Cycling Association’s (SCNCA) 2014 Elite and Masters Track Championship

Please congratulate former National Track Team Cyclist Wilson Blas for winning races on both Southern California / Nevada Cycling Association’s (SCNCA) 2014 Elite and Masters Track Championships! That’s 4 gold medals and a bronze medal!
His race results from SCNCA Elites Track Championships (June 14-15, 2014):
1. Team Sprint with Quinn Hatfield and Edward Horvet – 1st place, gold medal – Champion
2. Keirin – 3rd place, bronze medal
And more race results from SCNCA Masters Track Championships (July 12-13, 2014):
1. Match Sprint – 1st place, gold medal – Champion
2. 30-lap Points Race – 1st place, gold medal – Champion
3. Team Sprint with Henry Shibata and Kirk Edwards – 1st place, gold medal – Champion
4. 30-lap Scratch Race – 5th place
In addition, please congratulate:
2013 3-km Team Pursuit Masters Champion Christina Ricafort for becoming a repeat Champion:
1. 3-km Team Pursuit with Jan and Elise – 1st place, Gold medal – Champion
2. 2-km Individual Pursuit – 3rd place, Bronze medal
2011 and 2013 Team Sprint Masters Champion Tony Zaldua Jr. for winning the 1-kilometer Individual Time Trial:
1. 1-km ITT – 1st place, gold medal – Champion
2. 30-lap Points Race – 3rd place, bronze medal
3. Team Sprint with Deo and Shon Halasi – 3rd place, bronze medal
4. 30-lap Scratch Race – 4th place
And finally, our 1984 Olympian Deogracias Asuncion for winning the 3-km Team Pursuit:
1. 3-km Team Pursuit – 1st place, Gold medal – Champion
2. 500-meter Individual Time Trial – 2nd place, Silver medal
3. 20-lap Scratch Race – 2nd place, Silver medal
4. 24-lap Points Race – 3rd place Bronze medal
5. Team Sprint with Shon Halasi and Tony Zaldua, Jr. – 3rd place, Bronze medal

Galedo rules 144-km qualifying race Print Email Details Published on Wednesday, 04 September 2013 00:00 Written by BONG PEDRALVEZ

ORMER Ronda Pilipinas champion Mark Galedo reasserted his status as one of the country’s top road riders yesterday by topping the 144-kilometer qualifying race for the 27th Myanmar Southeast Games in Tagaytay.

Carrying the colors of 7-Eleven-Roadbike Phils., Galedo, who won last year’s lung-busting cycling marathon, beat LBC-MVP Sports Foundation’s Junrey Navarra in a photo finish, both clocking three hours, 31 minutes and 33.38 seconds in the race organized by the Integrated Cycling Federation of the Philippines.

Navarra’s teammate, Ronald Oranza, overcame a crash in the final ascent to bag third in 3:31.34 in the race that started at Canyon Woods and ended in front of the Tagaytay City Hall.

“Pinatunayan ko na may karapatan akong maging miyembro ulit ng national teamt,” said Galedo, a double silver medalist in the 2011 SEA Games, who will turn 28 on Sept. 11.

The top finishers are shoo-ins for the national squad that will compete in the 27th SEA Games set on Dec. 11-22 in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar.

Rounding up the top 10 were 7-Eleven’s Boots Ryan Cayubit (3:31.40.56), LBC-MVPSF’s Lim (3:31.58.81), Navy’s John Paul Morales (3:32.13.99), Cycleline’s Raymond Lapaza (3:33.21.69), Standard’s Joel Calderon (3:36.44.41), 7-Eleven’s Baler Ravina (3:36.48.29) and RP Track’s Arnold Morales (3:37.01.00).

After the race, PhilCycling president Bambol Tolentino said all the winners will be pooled together under the current national coaches.

“We will determine the final nine cyclists who will compete in the SEA Games. They will be pooled and will be quartered to be trained under the national coaches. Those who will not follow the rules will be removed immediately from the list,” he said.

2013 Terry Larrazabal Bike Festival

Pls find below details of the 2013 Terry Larrazabal Bike Festival. Events: Road “Tour de Larrazabal” 3-day, 4-stage road race* * (Limited to 200 slots/competitors) Time Trial 5 kms. Road Race 90 kms. Mountain Stage Race 140 kms. Criterium 2km / loop MTB Cross-Country Single-Speed Cross-Country 27.5 / 29er Cross-Country Downhill Competition BEER RUN – after completing a pre-determined cross-country course, participants must finish drinking 5 bottles of beer, before being declared as winner. BMX Supercross CYCLOCROSS FOLDING BIKE Non-cycling events: Pineapple Trail Run (Off-road marathon – the trail runs through and across a pineapple plantation) Schedule of activities: October 24 9:00 a.m. Start of on-site registration / confirmation 2:00 p.m. Kids riding clinic 10:00 a.m. Start of “FilBike” 5:00 p.m. END OF REGISTRATION 7:00 p.m. TEAM MANAGERS MEETING October 25 8:00 a.m. ROAD I.T.T. 8:30 a.m. MTB Downhill (seeding Run) 1:00 p.m. ROAD Road Race 6:00 p.m. TEAM /COMPETITOR MEETING 7:00 p.m. NIGHT RIDE (TLBF Secretariat) 7:00 p.m. Live Bands Night October 26 5:30 a.m. Pineapple Trail Run 7:30 a.m. ROAD Mountain Stage Race 9:00 a.m. MTB Downhill (final run) 6:00 p.m. TEAM / COMPETITOR MEETING 8:00 p.m. Chill-out night party/Live Bands Night October 27 7:30 a.m. MTB Cross-Country 9:00 a.m. Folding Bike Adventure Race 1:00 p.m. ROAD Criterium 7:00 p.m. Dinner 8:00 p.m. Awarding ceremonies 11:00 p.m. PARTY Event Categories: MOUNTAIN BIKE Cross-Country Youth 14 – 17 yrs. old Juniors 18 – 23 yrs. old Seniors 23 – 29 yrs. old Masters I 30 – 39 yrs. old Masters II 40 yrs old. and above Womens OPEN Open/Pro OPEN Single Speed X-Country Open OPEN 27.5 / 29er Cross Country Open OPEN Downhill Competition Beginners /Hardtail OPEN Intermediate OPEN Executive OPEN Pro/Open/Foreign OPEN BEER RUN Open OPEN ROAD BIKE 3-day, 4-stage road race Total number of participants for the TdL = 200 “Tour de Larrazabal” EXECUTIVE CAT. • Time Trial CAT “A” 23 – 29 yrs. old • Road Race CAT “B” 30 – 39 yrs. old • Mountain Stage CAT “C” 40 and above • Criterium WOMEN BMX Supercross Pro/Open OPEN CYCLOCROSS Philippine Cyclocross Competition OPEN FOLDING BIKE 1st Philippine Folding Bike Adventure Race OPEN Registration may be done through the festival website: http://www.tlbf.ph starting August 23, 2103. Participants may register from August 20, 2013 until October 15, 2013 at the following bike shops: LUZON: Bike Town Cyclery – 2240 Chino Roces Avenue, Makati City (02) 387.2173 Cycling Zone – Shell Madrigal Gas Station, Alabang, Muntinpula City Specialized Store – 2241 Pasong Tamo St., Makati City The Brick – 1 Woodridge Apartment, Upper McKinley Road, McKinley Hill, Taguig City VeloCity Bike Shop – YSL Condominium, 2195 Leveriza St., Pasay City VISAYAS: Hotel Don Felipe – Ormoc City, Leyte Bikecology Bike Shop – Banilad Town Center, Cebu City Specialized Store – 424 Gorordo Ave., Lahug, Cebu City Dan’s Bike Shop – EAC Bldg., Lacson St., Mandalagan, Brgy. Banago, Bacolod City The Brick – 04A, J Center Mall, 165 AS Fortuna St., Bakilid, Mandaue City MINDANAO: Barney’s Bikes – 5th Level, Gaisano Mall of Davao, JP Laurel Ave., Davao City