Saturday, May 04, 2013

CEBUANA SETS MARK IN LUZON


CEBUANA SETS MARK IN LUZON


Published in Sun Star Newspaper on May 4, 2013 Saturday issue
Mike Limpag, Sports Editor


IT TOOK a Cebuana to break a record in a Luzon-wide cycling race.

Thirteen-year-old Ana Patricia “Icamax” Maximo of Sacred Heart School - Hijas de Jesus became the youngest female cyclist to compete in the tough Pilipinas Cycling League’s Tour of Clark, topping the 10-kilometer Individual Time Trial (ITT) race in the special Youth Girls 12-15 category held last Sunday in the sprawling Clark Air Field, Angeles City, Pampanga.

Using a specially fitted Ridley-Token racing rig designed by BikeGuru of YKK, Icamax negotiated the two-loop 10K ITT race in 18:10 minutes as recorded in the cyclocomputer, clocking an average speed of 30 kph and a maximum speed of 41kph achieved in downhill parts of the route.

“The race was so cool. You can really go as fast as you can because the roads are smooth and wide,” shares Icamax.

“I am lucky I have a brother who teaches me how to race a bike and sometimes lends me his racing gears,” said the sister of two-time Sportswriter Association of Cebu awardee Luis Miguel “Igimax” Maximo who represented the country last year in the Asian Junior Cycling Championships.th

A day before the race, Icamax also competed in the Asian Triathlon Championships, bagging a eigth-place finish in the 350-meter swim, 10-km bike and 2.5-km run in the Mini-Sprint Girls 13-14 division in the nearby Subic Bay Freeport, Olongapo City, Zambales.

She is currently attending the Triathlon Association of the Philippines Camp for the national youth developmental pool under coach Melvin Fausto. (PR)

Friday, May 03, 2013

CEBUANA TEEN SHINES IN TOUR OF CLARK


CEBUANA LASS SETS RECORD IN LUZON-WIDE CYCLING RACE


CEBUANA LASS SETS RECORD IN LUZON-WIDE CYCLING RACE


Published in The Freeman Newspaper on May 3, 2013 Friday issue
Manny Villaruel, Sports Editor


CEBU, Philippines - It took a Cebuana athlete to establish a record in a Luzon-wide cycling race.

Ana Patricia "Icamax" Maximo of Sacred Heart School-Hijas de Jesus became the youngest female cyclist to compete in the tough Pilipinas Cycling League's Tour of Clark, topping the 10km Individual Time Trial (ITT) race in the special Youth Girls 12-15 category last Sunday at the sprawling Clark Air Field in Angeles City, Pampanga.

Using a specially fitted Ridley-Token racing rig designed by BikeGuru of YKK, Icamax negotiated the two-loop 10km ITT race in 18 minutes and 10 seconds as recorded in the cyclocomputer, clocking with an average speed of 30kph and a maximum speed of 41kph achieved in downhill routes.

"The race was so cool. You can really go as fast as you can because the roads are smooth and wide," shared the 13-year-old Icamax.

"I am lucky I have a brother who teaches me how to race a bike and lends me his racing gears," beams the sister of two-time Sportwriters Association of Cebu (SAC) AC awardee Luis Miguel "Igimax" Maximo, who represented the country last year in the Asian Junior Cycling Championships.

A day before the race, Icamax also competed in the international Asian Triathlon Championships, bagging a respectable 8th place finish in the 350-meter swim, 1-km bike and 2.5km run in the Mini-Sprint Girls 13-14 division held in the nearby Subic Bay Freeport in Olongapo City, Zambales.

She is currently attending the TRAP Triathlon Camp for the national youth developmental pool under coach Melvin Fausto and organized by TRAP President Tom Carrasco. (FREEMAN)

CEBUANA TEEN SHINES IN TOUR OF CLARK


Published in Cebu Daily Newspaper on May 4, 2013 Friday
by Jonas Panerio, Correspondent
Rick Gabuya, Sports Editor


THIRTEEN-YEAR OLD Ana Patricia Maximo is starting to make a name for herself as she established a milestone of national proportions during the Pilipinas Cycling League's Tour of Clark, which was held over the weekend at the Clark Air Field in Angeles City.

Maximo is the younger sister of champion junior cyclist Luis Miguel Maximo of the Ateneo de Manila University.  This time, the younger Maximo stepped out of her brother's shadow and became the youngest lady biker to compete in the said event, wherein she won the title in the youth girls 12-15 class' 10km individual time trial.

Maximo navigated the two-loop race in 18 minutes and 10 seconds and had an averaged speed of 30 kilometers per hour and a maximum speed of 41 kph achieved in downhill routes.

A day before the race, she also competed in the international Asian Triathlon Championships, bagging a respectable eight place finish in the 350-meter swim, 10-km bike and 2.5-km run in the Mini-Sprint Girls 13-14 division held in the nearby Subic Bay Freeport, Olongapo City, Zambales.

Maximo is currently attending the TRAP Triathlon Camp for the national youth development pool under coach Melvin Fausto and organized by president Tom Carrasco./CORRESPONDENT JONAS PANERIO