By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. I SEE it as my responsibility to respond to queries from our avid cycling readers here and overseas about Pangasinan cycling history in this two-wheeled sport. Yes, I can cite many details about it having been a 32-years veteran myself in this sport from 1961…
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. “LIGHTNING doesn’t strike twice at the same spot,” as the axiom says. And that’s what exactly happened to our contingent to the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) Sixth Season tournament last April 27. After losing its inaugural game against the league’s co-rookie squad the Abra…
Pangasinan elated over Heatwaves second win
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. I WAS shocked to receive a sad message from a retired cyclist and former Highway Patrol Group (HPG) member Anthony Valdez of Urdaneta City, informing me that 1976 Tour of Luzon champion Modesto Bonzo passed away last April 18 but it was not clear…
Goodbye, my cumpadre Modesto Bonzo
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. DUE to extreme heat that we’re suffering these days, two natives of my beloved town Mangaldan suffered ‘heat stroke’ and eventually died after staying in the hospital for just a few days. The first victim was my nephew, Ronnie Suratos, who died last April…
Extreme heat victimizes 2 basketball fans
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. SINCE basketball is my third favorite sports in life, after cycling and boxing, I made it a point to watch the sixth season opening of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basket League (MPBL) hosted this time by Calasiao at the town’s sports complex that featured two of…
Pangasinan losses first game in MPBL
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. I WAS not stunned but felt so sad when I learned from somebody last March 3 that my former cycling teammate, my town mate and most of all my cumpadre, the well-known Pangasinan cycling legend Cesar Catambay just passed away. I was not so…
Goodbye Pangasinan cycling legend, Cesar Catambay
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. AFTER my retirement in cycling, I found myself mingling with some of my old fans and new acquaintances, relatives and diehard cycling enthusiasts of competitive cycling. Of course, in most cases, these were done with alcoholic drinks but most of the time the less-liqueur,…
True confession
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. MANY say the month of March is the start of summer. We have to believe it because we now feel the heat wave of the season. And if it’s summer, unquestionably, it’s time for sports. Outdoor sports like running or track and field, baseball,…
Summer time is sports time
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. AFTER five years, the revival of annual Mapandan bikefest regularly conducted in the past in conjunction with the celebration of its Pandan Festival, will finally be realized on March 18 under the leadership of the town’s new chief executive Karl Christian F. Vega. According…
Revival of Mapandan bikefest set on March 18
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. UNKNOWN to many, our province already has six professional cyclists competing in many international races sanctioned by the world governing cycling body called Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). Our latest entry to the world of cycling was the Philippine Navy (PN), headed by 2018 Ronda…