CEBUANO JUNIOR CYCLIST TO TRAIN IN SOUTH KOREA



MAXIMO TO JOIN 50-DAY CAMP IN KOREA



Sun Star Newspaper.  AFTER leading Cebu MultiSport to the team title in the Cobra 70.3 Ironman 70.3 mixed relay division, 18-year-old Cebuano junior cyclist Luis Miguel “Igimax” Maximo of Ateneo de Manila University will represent the country in the UCI World Cycling Center Satellite Training Camp on Sept. 2 to Oct. 20 in South Korea.

Maximo, who is a student of Ateneo de Manila University and a product of YKKBikes.com junior program, was selected for the camp along with national track coach Carlo Jazul.

They were endorsed by Bambol Tolentino of PhilCycling, the governing body for cycling.

 

The 50-day training camp will give participants the opportunity to undergo a high-level training and education camp to develop their knowledge and skills.

The coaching and education program will be delivered by Keith Flory and Dr. Chester Hills of World Cycling Center in UCI Switzerland.

“I am willing to go and learn new and advanced cycling programs. I am thankful to Rep. Bambol Tolentino and Director Jojo Villa for the opportunity.

But I am also a student and I need to seek permission and support from my school especially that I will be absent for 50 days,” said Maximo, a two-time Sportswriters’ Association of Cebu awardee.

 

During his high school days, Igimax represented the country in the 2012 Asian Junior Cycling Championships in Malaysia and World Youth Day in Spain and was supported by his former school – Paref Springdale School. (PR)

CEBUANO IS COUNTRY'S REP TO INT'L BIKE CAMP

Cebu Daily News.  CEBUANO cycling sensation Luis Miguel "Igi" Maximo is expected to hone his skills even more with the hopes of representing the country in future international competitions after he was selected to participate in the UCI World Cycling Center-Korea Satellite Training Camp next month in South Korea.

Maximo, a student of the Ateneo de Manila University who led the Cebu Multisport Team to gold in the recent Ironman 70.3 in Cebu, was endorsed to join the elite camp by PhilCycling, the country's governing body of the sport, under president Bambol Tolentino. He will be joined there by national track coach Carlo Jazul.

The 50-day training camp will give the participants the opportunity to undergo a high-level training and education camp to develop their knowledge and skills. The coaching education program will be delivered by Keith Flory and Dr. Chester Hills of World Cycling Center in UCI Switzerland.

"I am willing to go and learn new and advanced cycling programs. I am thankful to Cong. Bambol Tolentino and Dir. Jojo Villa for the opportunity. But I am also a student and I need to seek permission and support from my school especially that I will be absent for 50 days," said Maximo, a former awardee of the Sportswriters Association of Cebu (SAC) Sports Awards.

Maximo is no rookie when it comes to international exposure as he represented the country in the 2012 Asian Junior Cycling Championships in Malaysia and World Youth Day in Spain with the backing of his former school - PAREF Springdale School.

The biggest cycling distributor in the country, Cebu-based YKK Trading, will be supporting the youngster by providing him with race-ready Ridley frame, Campagnolo groupset, Token wheels, Lazer helmet and eyewear, Santini jerseys, FSA crankset, Vision basebar, Lake shoes, Kenda tires, Fizik saddle, CycleOps trainer, and Challenge tires which will be used in the training camp.

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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)

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

TOUR OF CLARK

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