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Cycling Open set Jan. 15
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Thursday, 08 January 2009 03:22

THE country’s top cyclists and up-and-coming riders will converge in Tagaytay City and at the Amoranto Velodrome in Quezon City next week for the national open championships for road, mountain bike (MTB) and track (velodrome).http://www.sportsnews.ph/images/ICONS/cycling.jpg
The road competition on January 15 will cover a 160-km out-and-back (Tagaytay International Convention Center) course, while the MTB race will cover a 50-km route, majority of which will be on rough, rugged and uphill terrain also in Tagaytay, Talisay and Laurel. Both races will commence at 8 a.m.

The track competitions on January 16 at Amoranto starting at 9 a.m. will be on three major events—individual pursuit, sprint and 1-kilo.

The national open will usher in the quadrennial elections of the PhilCycling, or the Integrated Cycling Federation of the Philippines, which are set at 1 p.m. of January 16 at the Amoranto Multi-Purpose Hall in Quezon City.

Pat McQuaid, president of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), has been invited by PhilCycling president Bert Lina to grace the elections, along with Asian Cycling Confederation president Cho Hee Wok and secretary general Choi Boo Wong and Asean Cycling Association president Haji Abu Samah Wahab and Philippine Olympic Committee—led by president Jose Cojuangco Jr.—and Philippine Sports Commission (PSC)—led by chairman William Ramirez—officials.

PSC commissioner Akiko Thomson has also been invited to be part of the three-member elections committee of the PhilCycling polls.

The PhilCycling will hold elections for the 15 members of its board. Among those who filed their candidacy are Tagaytay City Mayor Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino, Harbour Centre owner Mikee Romero, Danao City Councilor Oscar “Boying” Rodriguez and former Tour champion Modesto Bonzo and contender Juancho Ramores. Former Tour champion and Eagle of the Mountain Paquito Rivas is also seeking reelection.

Twenty-two cycling club presidents have filed their candidacies for the elections, which will be participated in by 87 clubs from all over the country. Eight more cycling clubs actually met PhilCycling requirements for recognition, but they could not take part in the elections because they failed to beat the deadline for the reevaluation or inclusion of their clubs. They will, however, be on the official roster of members in the new PhilCycling administration.

The road race will partially trace the route used in the 2005 Southeast Asian Games. The cyclists will negotiate a hilly course that would cover Batulao, Nasugbu (bypass), Lian, Calatagan (bypass), Balayan, Calaca and Tuy in Batangas.
Last Updated on Thursday, 08 January 2009 03:39
 
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