TWO visitors from Metro Manila humiliated the local bets by conquering the annual Werweran ed Mangaldan bikefest held February 27 in conjunction with the celebration of the town fiesta.

Unheralded Paulo Maala of Taguig City astonishingly got the better of the 22-man main field, outsprinting them in the last 800 meters to win the 94-kilometer master-executive division with a top prize of P5,000.

Tour veteran Ruel Gendrano of Cebu came in a distant second worth P3,000 while Mangaldanon dusky cyclist Salvador Torralba emerged as the best bet for Pangasinan by landing third pocketing P2,000. The top three finishers also received trophy apiece.

In the 112-kilometer amateur and ex-professional category, 2011 Le Tour de Filipinas qualifier and Pitaki Boyz member John Gerald Mendoza of Quezon City outpedalled his two breakaway partners in the last 700 meters to pocket the P5,000 top prize. San Fabian bet Rene Esteban came in a far second for P4,000 while Asingan entry David Buen finished third worth P3,000.

The two categorizes, exclusively sponsored by Excellent Noodles, were participated in by 156 cyclists.–JAGJr.

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