Marcelo Felipe, Marc Ryan Lago, Ismael Gorospe Jr. and Marella Salamat pedaled with wits and legs chiseled to toughness by their experience in international races to rule the road races of the PhilCycling 2019 National Road Cycling Championships on Wednesday in Tagaytay City.
Registration for the PhilCycling 2019 National Road Championships set July 23 for the Road Races and July 24 for the Time Trial events in Tagaytay City breached the 100-rider mark in the Men Elite and Under-23 and Men Junior categories.
Dutchman Jeroen Meijers of Taiyuan Miogee Team bested all comers including top locals El Joshua Carino and Ronald Oranza in claiming Stage One victory Friday in the 10th Le Tour de Filipinas that started and finished at the Praying Hands Monument here.
From picturesque Taal to majestic Mayon, the Le Tour de Filipinas celebrates “10 Years of Cycling” with an explosive race starting with Stage 1 of the now five-stage International Cycling Union (UCI) event starting on Friday.
Filipino rider El Joshua Carino will defend his crown against 74 other world-class cyclists representing 15 solid teams in the five-stage 2019 Le Tour de Filipinas that will hit the road on June 14 to 18.
The organizer of the Le Tour de Filipinas (LTdF) has sought for the rescheduling of the race’s 10th edition in its effort to actively join preparations for the country’s hosting of the 30th Southeast Asian Games and to allow adequate time for the rehabilitation of calamity-stricken provinces in the Bicol Region.
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