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Post by warlock^_^ on May 9, 2006 19:53:14 GMT 8
Tour Pilipinas hits road Friday
EIGHTY CYCLISTS culled out of a grueling qualifying race in February and who have honed intensively for two months start their quest for fame and fortune in the 2006 Tour Pilipinas Padyak Pinoy which hits the road Friday (May 12).
The Padyak Pinoy, organized by the Dynamic Solutions Inc. (Dos-1) and presented by Tanduay Rhum, the country’s No. 1 rhum, in cooperation with Wow Magic Sing, is now a compact eight-stage, eight-day race, a principal component of which are three treacherous climbs in the Cordilleras, Batangas, Cavite and Quezon.
Also backed by Air21, Cossack Vodka, Mail and More, Sunbolt, Inca, Red Bull, Elixir, Sogo Hotel, Kool Pap, IWMI and Cargohaus, the Padyak Pinoy that runs this Friday up to May 19, consists of the following stages: Stage 1– Quezon City to Cabanatuan City (119.5 kms), Stage 2 – Cabanatuan City to San Fernando (La Union, 208 kms), Stage 3 – San Fernando to Baguio City (165 kms via Naguillan, Marcos Highway and Kennon), Stage 4 – Baguio City to Angeles City (195 kms), Stage 5 – Marikina City to Lucena City (155 kms), Stage 6 – Lucena City to Sta. Rosa (Laguna, 155 kms), Stage 7 – Tagaytay to Tagaytay (via Sungay in Talisay, 156.5 kms) and Stage 8 – Marikina Circuit (80 kms).
Warren Davadilla, seeking a second consecutive title and third overall, heads the cast that also includes former champion Arnel Quirimit and last year’s runner-up Frederick Feliciano, the 23rd Southeast Asian Games silver medalist in mountain bike’s crosscountry.
The 80 cyclists have been spread out evenly into 10 teams. Besides the overall team and individual titles, also at stake are the Mountain King, Sprint King and Rookie of the Year crowns.
Much unlike previous Tours when the Baguio City stage virtually determined who would be champion, the 2006 Padyak Pinoy has set the Baguio climb early in the Tour but spiked the edition with the Tatlong Eme climb in Quezon in the sixth stage and the Sungay climb from Talisay to Tagaytay in the seventh stage.
Cyclists actually consider the Sungay road that connects Batangas and Cavite in picturesque Tagaytay more treacherous than Kennon Road.
"Walang pahinga," says Davadilla of Sungay, a climb that could see the less conditioned riders preferring to walk their bikes rather than succumb to leg cramps.
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Post by mannydhonrado on May 9, 2006 23:23:13 GMT 8
Any maps for this tour's stages? from start to finish including the towns and municipalities along the way? I just wonder if the organizers have any maps to share with us.
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Post by warlock^_^ on May 16, 2006 8:38:01 GMT 8
Tsk you guys forgot that we have local talents here.... anyway here's the update
Barnachea opens hefty Tour lead
May 16, 2006 Updated 04:31am (Mla time) Musong Castillo Inquirer
ANGELES CITY--THE STAGE MANY THOUGHT would be a sleeper turned out to be anything but a ho-hum lap.
And after four of the eight stages on schedule, the Tour Pilipinas Tanduay Padyak Pinoy 2006 may have just opened its eyes to a prospective champion.
Pedaling hard yet again and getting help from a foe, Santy Barnachea opened a commanding lead halfway through the summer cycling odyssey by finishing with the six-man lead pack in the fourth stage.
Arnel Quirimit, inspired when the race again passed through his hometown of Pozzorubio in Pangasinan, bagged a second stage victory after forging an alliance with Barnachea.
Quirimit clocked 5 hours, 12 minutes and two seconds for the 194.9-kilometer ride from Baguio to this congested city, the same time that Barnachea got along with four others who formed the lead group starting from Binalonan, Pangasinan.
From a shaky 27-second lead over Ericson Obosa overnight, Barnachea pulled away to a seven-minute, 29-second advantage and a 7:58 edge over third placer Erick Feliciano with his total time of 17 hours, 57 minutes and 26 seconds.
Fagged out after his winning effort in the tough La Union-to-Baguio third stage on Sunday, Feliciano struggled and eventually finished in a 28-man group that checked in ninth for the day, seven minutes and two seconds behind Quirimit.
Obosa, who wore the yellow jersey in the first two days, rued his wrong choice of equipment as he faltered in what was supposed to be his favorite race.
Winds blew hard from all directions when the entourage hit the flat roads of La Union and Pangasinan. Using a wide rim frame, normally used in calm conditions, affected Obosa's balance.
Still, there was no denying that the day belonged to Barnachea, the 30-year-old from Umingan, Pangasinan, who was on attack mode for the fourth straight stage.
"Ayaw ko pang sabihin na akin na ang korona (I still don't want to say that the championship is mine)," Barnachea told the Inquirer. "Pero maganda na rin at nadagdagan ko yung lamang ko (But it's a good thing that I was able to pad my lead)."
Barnachea, who bagged podium finishes in each of the first three stages, admitted a breakaway was not in his plan at the start of the day.
But when no one gave chase when he tried a solo breakaway from the second group that included Obosa, Feliciano and defending champion Warren Davadilla, Barnachea rode furiously and caught up with Quirimit's group in Binalonan.
Barnachea said he then assured Quirimit he would not contest the day's lap honors if he would help him sustain the breakaway.
"Di ko na hinahangad ang overall, mahirap na ‘yun (I am not aspiring to win the overall title anymore, it's almost impossible)," Quirimit said.
Quirimit outsprinted Aldren Calpito, who finished second, and Oscar Rendole as he duplicated his victory in the second lap Saturday.
The 2003 champion Quirimit went on to crash the Top 10, moving up to No. 8, 16:16 off the pace. Davadilla stood ninth, 17:23 behind, followed by Eusebio Quinones, who was 22:30 off Barnachea.
The event is being co-presented by Wow Magic Sing, organized by the Dynamic Outsource Solutions Inc. headed by Gary Cayton, supervised by the Philippine National Cycling Association headed by Paquito Rivas, sanctioned by the PhilCycling and supported by the Philippine National lespu, the departments of public works as well as tourism, and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority.
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Post by janix on May 16, 2006 8:44:57 GMT 8
Baguio start
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Post by warlock^_^ on May 16, 2006 8:49:39 GMT 8
I guess you can have the map from the organizers themselves, I dont expect it to be provided in the internet (ala-TdF) with the minimal sponsorship this Tour is getting. Any maps for this tour's stages? from start to finish including the towns and municipalities along the way? I just wonder if the organizers have any maps to share with us.
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Post by warlock^_^ on May 17, 2006 8:28:45 GMT 8
Barnachea's lead shrinks
May 16, 2006 Updated 11:56pm (Mla time) Musong R. Castillo Inquirer
LUCENA CITY--WHERE'S HELP when you need it?
Santy Barnachea couldn't find anyone willing, and his overall lead in the Tour Pilipinas Tanduay Padyak Pinoy 2006 yesterday diminished after Stage 5, where an obscure rider finally came to the fore and dangerous Frederick Feliciano emerged as his closest pursuer.
Barnachea got into a shouting match with some of the Tour's rookies who refused to help and lost significant ground as Reinhard Gorrantes outkicked Warren Davadilla at the end of the 144.5-kilometer, up-and-down journey from Marikina to here.
It was the first career stage win for the 26-year-old Gorrantes, who timed 3 hours, 30 minutes and 21 seconds, the same clocking of the third-placed Feliciano who zoomed to second from third overall, now just 4 minutes and 7 seconds behind Barnachea.
Gorrantes' victory also marked the first time a non-skipper won a stage in this Tour. Philippine Team members Arnel Quirimit of Elixir Sports (Stages 2 and 4), Feliciano of Air21 (Stage 3) and Ericson Obosa of Inca (Stage 1) were the previous winners.
Gorrantes also cracked the top 10, dislodging Eusebio Quinones at 10th, 22 minutes and 35 seconds off the overall leader.
Davadilla, whose quest for an unprecedented third win in the summer classic now but a dream, tried to win the stage but miscalculated a sharp turn heading to the finish.
Barnachea, who was hoping to rule the lap as a birthday gift to his son Darren, who turned two yesterday, arrived in a 22-man third wave, 3:47 behind the lap winner.
He now has a total time of 21 hours, 21 minutes and 35 seconds heading to the windup of the short edition of the Tour.
Quirimit, who helped Barnachea widen his lead to 7:29 over Obosa after Stage 4, was also in that group like Obosa, who dropped to third.
"I rode with a lot of rookies," Barnachea, who has been wearing the yellow jersey of overall leadership since Stage 2, said in Filipino. "They are young but already too opportunistic."
The still intact field of 80 riders have three more stages left with the event to be decided in the next two starting with today's trek to Sta. Rosa, Laguna, from here via the dreaded "Tatlong Eme" in Pagbilao, Quezon.
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Post by rad on May 18, 2006 15:57:01 GMT 8
any info for the lap winner today
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Post by warlock^_^ on May 18, 2006 16:17:09 GMT 8
Barnachea holds off Tour pursuers Thu May 18, 2006
SUNBOLT SKIPPER Santy Barnachea made good on his promise to stay on the heels of his closest pursuers as the Tour Pilipinas 2006 Padyak Pinoy heads to the homestretch.
Forging an alliance with former yellow jersey holder and eventual Stage 7 winner Ericson Obosa of INCA, Barnachea kept pace with Frederick Feliciano of Air21 on the way to the finish and preserve his lead of over four minutes.
"Kinabahan na ako nung una dahil nakawala si Eric (Feliciano) sa ahon," Barnachea confessed. "Ang ginawa ko hinintay ko na lang si Obosa para pagtulungan naming habulin sa patag."
With a noted sprinter helping him, Barnachea succeeded in chasing down Feliciano midway in the 157.2km route from Lucena City to Sta. Rosa City in Laguna.
Obosa beat defending champion Warren Davadilla of Mail & More in a mad dash to the finish for his second lap victory in the tour presented by Tanduay Rhum in cooperation with Wow Magic Sing.
"Sinamantala ko na ang pagkakataon dahil nasa lead pack ako. Last three kilometers pa nagbakbakan na. Sa last 200 meters nakaagwat na ako kaya tinuloy ko na," said Obosa, who also ruled the first stage.
Obosa and Davadilla checked in at three hours, 57 minutes and 32 seconds, the same time submitted of 13 others including Barnachea and Feliciano.
Feliciano tried to breakaway in the dreaded Tatlong Eme, but failed to sustain his momentum.
"Sayang ‘yung pagkarga ko nung una. Malakas talaga si Santy kaya mahirap iwanan," he said.
But Feliciano’s not ready to wave the white flag just yet. "Ibubuhos ko na lahat sa Tagaytay. Last chance ko na ‘yun," he said.
Today’s penultimate stage will cover 147.4kms of up and down road starting and ending in Tagaytay City.
Barnachea, who has a bigger promise to fulfill after the summer odyssey, will wear the yellow jersey for the fourth straight day after accumulating 25 hours, 29 minutes and eight seconds, four minutes and seven seconds faster than Feliciano.
Also maintaining their respective spots in the leader board were Obosa and Cossack Vodka rookie Irish Valenzuela. They’re not considered a major threat though with more than seven minutes separating them from the yellow jersey.
Obosa will try to console himself with the Sprint King title, which he secured by gaining six more points yesterday.
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Post by nightcrawler on May 18, 2006 17:17:47 GMT 8
Thanks for the update Sir Warlock...May I aks if you have a copy to post the current standing of the riders. Thanks very much..
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Post by warlock^_^ on May 19, 2006 12:30:28 GMT 8
No spoiling Barnachea victory ride today
May 19, 2006 Updated 02:56am (Mla time) Musong R. Castillo Inquirer
TAGAYTAY CITY-- Even with his natural mountain-climbing skills, Frederick Feliciano could only finish just slightly ahead of overall leader Santy Barnachea in the back-breaking penultimate stage of the Tour Pilipinas yesterday.
And Feliciano wasted little time acknowledging the inevitable victory of Barnachea, who allowed his chief rival to slice only nine seconds from his huge overall lead at the end of the 147.4-kilometer Tagaytay-to-Tagaytay lap won by unheralded John Ricafort.
With an overall lead of 3 minutes and 58 seconds over Feliciano, Barnachea is expected to use the 75-km criterium final race in Marikina City today as nothing more than a victory ride as Tanduay Padyak Pinoy bikathon champion.
“Matagal kong pinag-handaan ito. Salamat sa Diyos (I worked long and hard for this. Thank God),” Barnachea said before getting a warm, tight hug from fiancée Michelle, whom he will marry on June 18.
“Lahat naman kami naghahangad na mag-champion sa Tour, ako lang ang pinalad sa awa ng Diyos (All of us dream of winning the Tour, it just so happened that God blessed me this year).”
Feliciano, winner of the strength-sapping Baguio lap, attacked as expected but could gain little headway in the excruciating climb along “Sungay Road" in Talisay town, Batangas province, less than 10 km from the finish.
Barnachea, who later admitted to being “groggy,” came up with one final push to check in alone at 15th spot for the day with a time of 3 hours, 49 minutes and 50 seconds.
Feliciano, 4:07 behind at the start of the day, checked in with the eight-man fifth group only nine seconds ahead of Barnachea, who later praised his main challenger for his gallant stand.
“Congratulations din kay Feliciano (I also congratulate Feliciano),” said the weary, tearful Barnachea at the finish.
The 29-year-old Ricafort broke down after securing his first career lap win with a time of 3:43:55 for the seventh stage that took the riders through the up-and-down roads of western Batangas.
Defending champion Warren Davadilla tried to salvage a lap win but came up short, finishing second for the day over Oscar Rendole, just 1:17 minutes behind Ricafort.
Also the champion in 1998, the 30-year-old Davadilla is doomed to finish fifth overall, exactly nine minutes off Barnachea’s time of 29:18:39.
“He (Barnachea) rode like a true champion,” Davadilla said. “He deserves it.”
Ericson Obosa, the first stage winner and owner of the yellow jersey until after the La Union to Baguio third stage, stayed in third, 7:04 behind.
Rookie Irish Valenzuela, a member of the champion team Cossack Vodka, kept fourth spot, just 28 seconds ahead of Davadilla, with Tomas Martinez in sixth spot, close to 10 minutes behind.
Rounding out the Top 10 were Renato Sambrano in seventh (12:05); Harvey Sicam, another rookie (16:41); 2003 champ Arnel Quirimit at ninth (16:49) and Ricafort, who was just 18:53 off.
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