MANILA, Philippines –Jermyn Prado ruled the elite race for her second gold medal while Kim Bonilla bagged the under-23 crown in the individual time trial (ITT) races for women of the PhilCycling National Championships for Road on Tuesday, February 25, in Batangas.
Prado covered the 19.91-km route in 45 minutes and 50.04 seconds to add to her criterium gold medal on Monday, February 24, in Tagatay City.
Shagne Yao crossed from being a mountain bike champion to road medalist and clinched the silver medal after crossing the finish line in Batulao more than three minutes behind Prado, the ITT gold medalist in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games.
Phoebe Salazar crossed six seconds slower than Yao to claim the bronze medal in the championships that will evaluate the current members of the national road team, as well as include the new winners to the PhilCycling program.
Bonilla, on the other hand, won gold in the 14.34-km ITT for riders aged 19 to 22 in 36:08.90, around 44 seconds faster than silver medalist Angelica Elvira, and 51 seconds quicker than stablemate and criterium tormentor for the gold, Angelica Mae Altamirano.
Also winning gold in the ITT races on Tuesday were Nash Lim (43:47) in the men elite and Anselmo Lazatin in men under-23 of the championships presented by the MVP Sports Foundation and Standard Insurance, and also backed by the Philippine Olympic Committee, Tagaytay City, Excellent Noodles, as well as the Philippine Sports Commission, which supports the national cycling teams.
On Wednesday, February 26, Jazmine Kaye Vinoya won the women junior road race over a 44-kms circuit that started and finished in Barangay Putol and covered Nasugbu, Balayan, and Lian in 1:27:47, with Mary Gwennielle Francisco finishing a very close second and Danna Eme Barizo winding up third only four seconds behind.
Mark Arvin Armendez won the 88-km men junior road race in 2:05.40, two bikes length over Carl Ivan Alagano and three bikes further back Ruben de la Cruz.
The road races resume on Thursday, February 27, in the combined women elite and under-23 and men under-23. – Rappler.com