IGIMAX IKALIMA SA BUSAY MOUNTAIN ROAD RACE

Published in Banat Newspaper on Oct. 22, 2010 Friday issue
by Lemuel P. Maglinte, Staff Writer
Yoyo Abayan, Sports Editor

CEBU, Philippines - Mihakot na usab og laing titulo si 3-time junior Phil Premier Cycling League champion Luis Miguel 'Igi' Maximo human mipahiluna sa ikalimang dapit sa men's open category C sa Cebu Cycling Busay Road Race didto sa Busay Hills, ning siyudad.

Kini nagpakita og dakung kalamboan sa batan-ong cycling sensation sa Sugbu tungod kay human mipuwesto sa ika-15 nga dapit sa miaging Greenhouse Road Race didto gihapon sa Busay, milayat siya ngadto sa ikalima nagsunod sa mga beteranong cyclists nga sila si Toto Lim, Raffy Bacayo, Raymond Naquines ug Ryan Canada.

Sa category B, ang Italyanong si Mirco Valentine maoy misakmit sa kampiyonato, gisundan nila ni Amon Espinosa, Jonas Ponseca, Dadong Carcueva ug Ome Rodriguez nga maoy mikompleto sa top five finishers.

Ang trio nilang Espinosa, Carcueva ug John Christopher Gaspar mao ang misakmit sa kampiyonato sa Team C category, samtang sila si Bacayo, Naquines ug Canada maoy kampiyon sa Team B class.

Impresibo usab ang debut sa bag-ong cycling team nga Springdale School Junior Cycling Team nila ni Igimax ug iyang classmate nga si Johann Reyes human sila milampos pagtapos sa lumba sa team category. – BANAT NEWS

ITALIAN RULES BUSAY RACE

Published in The Freeman Newspaper on Oct. 22, 2010 Friday issue
by Caecent No-ot Magsumbol, Staff Writer
Manny Villaruel, Sports Editor

CEBU, Philippines - Italian Mirco Valentine topped Cebu Cycling’s Mountain Road Race in Busay. Valentine edged Amon Espinosa for the top spot of category B as Jonas Ponseca landed third. Dadong Carcueva finished fourth while one of the event organizers, Ome Rodriguez settled for fifth. The sixth to 10th placers were Tyre Lambo, Art Lambo, John Cristopher Gaspar, Orlan Toring and Miguel Flores.

On the other hand, Toto Lim ruled class C over Raffy Bacayo while Raymond Naquines came out third while Ryan Canada was fourth.

Paref-Springdale’s Igi Maximo also grabbed part of the limelight after landing fifth over much seasoned and older opponents.

Maximo’s placing in the latest mountain road race here was a big improvement from the last time he joined a race in Busay were he managed only a 15th place finish.

More to it, Maximo’s improvement also brought some more inspiration to his teammate at Springdale, Johann Reyes to practice harder and better his 16th place finish in the next battle.

Rounding up the top 10 of class C were Tata Ty, Crispin Solon, Camilo Iyas, Dodong Alonzo and Bogart de la Rosa.

The team competition saw the trio of Amon Espinosa, Dadong Carcueva and John Christopher Gaspar ruling class B while class C’s top squad was composed of Raffy Bacayo, Raymond Naquines and Ryan Canada. (THE FREEMAN)

MULTI-AWARDED MAXIMO FORMS CYCLING TEAM TO INSPIRE YOUNGSTERS

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Published in Cebu Daily Newspaper on Oct. 20, 2010 Monday issue

by Jonas Panerio, Correspondent

Rick Gabuya, Sports Editor

MULTI-AWARDED junior cyclist Luis Miguel "Igi" Maximo broke new ground in the Cebu cycling scene as he along with his classmate over at the PAREF-Springdale, Johann Reyes, formed the region's first-ever junior cycling squad and competed in the team category of the Cebu Cycling Busay Road Race held last Sunday at the steep hills of Busay.

Maximo, a three-time winner of the junior division of the Philippine Premiere Cycling League, teamed up with neophyte cyclist, Reyes, also a third year student, and strut their stuff in the team category.

Though they finished dead last in the rankings, they are hoping that their stint will be able to encourage other youngsters to try out the sport and help spur its growth in the region.

Maximo also did well in his stint in the category C of the men's open as he finished in fifth place out of a pack of 30.  It was an impressive achievement considering that he was the youngest racer to participate.  He also improved his stock coming from his 15th place finish in the Greenhouse Road Race in Busay Hills last May and his 9th place finish in the Uling Road Race in Naga last June to a 7th place campaign in the Naga Toledo Road Race last August.

Category C of the men's open was won by Toto Lim who was followed by Raffy Bacayo and Raymund Naquines.  Category B on the other hand, was won by Italian racer Mirco Valentine, who was followed by Amon Espinosa and Jonas Ponseca./CORRESPONDENT JONAS PANERIO

3-TIME RP LEAGUE CHAMP "IGI" RANKS 5TH

Published in Sun Star Cebu Newspaper on Oct. 20, 2010 Wed issue
by Iste S. Leopoldo, Staff Writer
Januar Yap, Sports Editor

THE three-time Junior Philippine Premiere Cycling League champion Luis Miguel “Igi” Maximo of Cebu secured the fifth spot of the Men’s Open Category C of the Cebu Cycling Busay Road Race last Oct. 17, 2010 in Busay Hills, Cebu City.

Toto Lim dominated the race. Trailing him was Raffy Bacayo in second, Raymund Naquines in third and Ryan Canada in fourth.

Category B was won by Italian Mirco Valentine. He was followed by Amon Espinosa and Jonas Ponseca. Dadong Carcueva came in fourth and Ome Rodriguez won the fifth spot.

Encouragement

It was an improvement of Igi’s past road races in the Cebu Cycling’s Men Open Cat C race series. He was the youngest cyclist in the field.

“What I admire about my son is how he has been encouraging his classmates and friends to try cycling as a sport. He wants them to experience the fun and excitement in a cycling race. Prior to the race, he asked permission from his school, Paref Springdale School, to form a cycling team. The school supported the idea, which led the formation of the school’s, and perhaps Cebu’s, first ever school-based junior cycling team,” Jonathan Maximo said in an email to Sun.Star Cebu.

Johann Reyes, a 3rd year student of Paref, enjoyed every moment of the race, climbing up the steep hills of Busay and matching stride for stride the other adult cyclists in the competition. The race has taught them courage and perseverance.

Growth

“The boys are hoping that what they did will encourage more kids to try the sport and will hopefully spur the growth of junior cycling in Cebu,” Jonathan said.

He said they are thankful to the race sponsors, expat Nob Clark and Australian Brett Harrington, and the organizers, headed by Ome Rodriguez of Cebu Cycling, for allowing them to participate in the race in spite of their young age. Thirty racers participated in both the Cat B and C categories.

ARANETA: BATANGAS BOUND

Published in The Freeman Newspaper on Oct. 18, 2010 Monday issue
by JV Araneta, Columnist - Allez
Manny Villaruel, Sports Editor

Two Cebu Cycling teams, made up of 9 riders per squad, will be leaving for Batangas this week to join in the all-executive, 3-day, 4-stage, Tour of Matabungkay. Cebu Cycling Team A (don't ask me why we're team "A") is made up of Tony Codina, Jong Sepulveda, SankxOntanillas, Kiko Lim, Mike Flores, RaldyVios, Ronnie Adlawan, Brett Harrington and yours truly. Team B, Cebu Cycling-Hortaleza-HBC is made up of Ome Rodriguez, John Gayatin, Phillip Sainz, Ned Revilla, Art Lambo, Tyre Lambo, Ernie Hortaleza, Ramon Espinosa and MirkoValentin...

RCM RESULTS CAT C: 1ST- TATA TY, 2ND- TATA MATUDAN, 3RD- NONOY ABASOLA, 4TH- JV ARANETA, 5TH-- DANNY SIMBAJON RCM OVERALL:TATA TY-45 PTS, JV ARANETA-38, TATA MATUDAN-36, NONOY ABASOLA-32, RAFFY BACAYAN-13, DANNY SIMBAJON-11, RONNIE ADLAWAN-11

OTHER RESULTS: MANDAUE CRIT RESULTS GOLDEN BOYS: 1ST-GARY FERNANDEZ, 2ND-ROGELIO BASIRGO, 3RD-MICHAEL NACU GREENHOUSE ROAD RACE: CAT B:1st-Mirko Valentin, 2nd-Ramon Espinosa, 3rd-Jonas Ponseca, 4th- Dadong Carcueva, 5th- Ome Rodriguez CAT C: Toto Lim, 2nd-Raffy Bacayan, 3rd-Raymond Naquines, 4th-Ryan Ocanada, 5th-Igi Maximo... Read more