THE annual Mapandan bikefest, which has been put on hold for eight long years due to financial constraints, is back and will hit the road on April 12 in time for the town’s fiesta celebration. Mayor Maximo Calimlim Jr. said the bikefest, dubbed this year as “Bikebakan ed Mapandan”, will…
CASH incentives were given to the young athletes of Dagupan, as well as their coaches and trainers, for bringing home 76 gold medalss, 58 silver and 43 bronze medals from the recent Region 1 Athletic Association (R1AA) Meet. Keeping her promise, Mayor Belen Fernandez handed out P1,000 cash for each…
TUNE-UP FOR ASIAN GAMES THREE of the province’s promising young cyclists – Ronald Oranza of Villasis, Joshua Carino of Mangaldan and Mark Julius Bonzo of Sual – are off to Spain, the Netherlands, Malaysia and Indonesia next week to compete and train in several top races in the under-23 category…
ULTRA MARATHONERS—Thirty-four year old Eugene Postrado (left) of Camarines Sur is all smiles as he steps across the finish line of the 100-kilometer race in the first Hundred Islands International Marathon, grabbing the champion’s trophy and P100,000 in cash prize. Rene Desuyo (right), meanwhile, topped the men’s 50-km race. (Punchphoto…
ALAMINOS CITY– Filipino runners outrun their foreign counterparts, grabbing the top four spots in the first Hundred Islands 100-kilometer ultra international marathon held March 15-16. A Masbate native, Eugene Portado, was first at the finish line, clocking in 7 hours and 57 minutes, a record faster than the 9h45m in…
ALL is set for the first Bangus Triathlon on April 13, one of new additions to this year’s Bangus Festival celebration. Dr. Cecil M. Reyna, event co-chairman, said the race, organized by Mayor Belen Fernandez, the Pangasinan Triathlon Association (PTA), Team Bike Stop (TBS) Multi Sport Group and Reyna herself, has been…
ALAMINOS CYCLING CHAMP—David Perez, born in Naga City now based in Tarlac, outsprints his teammate Romeo Camingao in the last half kilometer to win the First Jing Aquino Ronda Alaminos Bikefest, his first after four tries in Pangasinan races this year. The duo clocked the 105-kilometer rolling course in two…
VISITING cyclists recently dominated the two bike races in the province with Felipe Marcelo of Nueva Ecija topping the Bayambang open bikefest on March 16 and David Perez of Tarlac ruling the Alaminos City tiff on March 14.
FOR SENIOR CYCLISTS ELATED by the success of the two Bayambang cycling races on February 23 and March 16, Mayor Ricardo M. Camacho is ready to host the town’s third bikefest of the year set on March 29 with a different format and sponsors.
WHEEL-TO-WHEEL BATTLE—Romeo Camingao (left), a Davao City-born and now Marikina City-based cyclist, and San Manuel, Pangasinan’s ace Modesto Nicolas (right) are locked in a wheel-to-wheel battle to the finish during the Mangaldan Men’s Cycling Challenge on March 2. Camingao won the sprint by half a wheel, his third conquest of…
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