The Philippine Navy men grabs almost all jerseys in the recently concluded Ronda Pilipinas 2015 International one of the richest cycling event in Asia where the winner takes home Php1 Million as the grand prize where the ageless Santy Barnachea of Umingan, Pangasinan takes home the pot money and five more Navy team mates made in Top 10 that includes No. 3 & Petron Blue Jersey Sprint King John Paul Morales (He is also the silver medalist Track Event in Asian Cycling Championships), No. 4 spot goes to the pride of Villasis, Pangasinan Ronald Oranza who won several stages as well (Stage 2 and 8’s criterium race), followed by No. 5 Lloyd Lucien Reynante and making it the 10th place is El Joshua Cariño from Mangaldan, Pangasinan who also bags Under 23 Juniors Category wearing Standard Insurance White Jersey, not to mention his brother Daniel Vien Cariño takes the top 2 spot in Under 17-18-19 category, I heard that the Mayor of their home town gave them all out support and award for their efforts.
Other noticeable cyclists, stage winners and promising riders from Pangasinan are the following:
Stage 1 Winners:
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2nd Place –
3rd Place –
Sprint –
King of the Mountain -
Stage 2 Winners:
1st Place – Ronald Oranza Villasis, Pangasinan
2nd Place – Marcelo Felipe Nueva Ecija
3rd Place – Mark Julius Bordeos Laoac, Pangasinan U23 (My Hometown and Kababayan) tied with Daniel Rien Carino of Mangaldan, Pangasinan U17Juniors category.
Sprint –
King of the Mountain -
Stage 3 Winners:
1st Place – Jonipher Ravina Asingan, Pangasinan
2nd Place – Santy Barnachea
3rd Place –
Sprint – John Paul Morales
King of the Mountain – Jonipher Ravina Asingan, Pangasinan
Stage 4 Winners:
1st Place –
2nd Place –
3rd Place –
Sprint –
King of the Mountain -
Stage 5 Winners:
1st Place –
2nd Place –
3rd Place –
Sprint –
King of the Mountain -
Stage 6 Winners:
1st Place –
2nd Place –
3rd Place –
Sprint –
King of the Mountain -
Stage 7 Winners:
1st Place –
2nd Place –
3rd Place –
Sprint –
King of the Mountain -
Stage 8 Winners:
1st Place –
2nd Place –
3rd Place –
Sprint –
King of the Mountain -
Stage 3:
Stage 4: Rustom Lim from Guimba, Nueva Ecija (Nueva Ecija is my birth place)
To be continued… (Sorry haha)
I created this article to highlight cyclists from my home town and birthday because I am so proud of their achievements and I’m really a die hard fan of cycling since Marlboro Tour glorious days so I’m sorry it this is a bit biased. I apologize in advance. :-)