TOUR NI FRANK UNFOLDS TODAY

Cebu Daily Newspaper

James Savellon, Correspondent

Rick Gabuya, Editor

March 11, 2017 Saturday issue

Meanwhile, 17-year-old Ica Maximo of YKKBikes-Forza is unlikely to defend her Women Open title due to conflict with her academic obligations at Sacred Heart School–Hijas de Jesus.

“The race this year is very tough. It has three stages in two days. You need to prepare for this. School always comes first. There will be some other time,” shared Maximo.

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15th TOUR NI FRANK ROLLS OFF TODAY

The Freeman Newspaper

CEBU, Philippines - Over a hundred pedal pushers are all raring to plunge into action in the bigger and better 15th Tour Ni Frank, which will roll off today starting at the JY Square Mall grounds in Barangay Lahug and ending at Tops in Barangay Busay, Cebu City.

The categories to be contested are the men’s under-23, 39-under, 40-above and 50-above and the women’s open where the decorated Cebuano junior cyclist Ica Maximo is the defending champion.

The 17-year-old Maximo of YKK Bikes-Forza, however, is unlikely to defend her title due to conflict with her academic obligations.

"I cannot train. We have our mid-term exams this week and I need to study. I almost missed the SAC Awarding last Tuesday due to the school exams. I have to hurry back home, thus, I was not able to finish the awarding and participate in the group photo with my fellow athletes," shares the former Batang Pinoy champion who received her third award from the Sportswriters Association of Cebu.

"The race this year is very tough. It has three stages in two days. Last year, it has only two stages. You need to prepare for this. School always comes first. There will be some other time," shared the Grade 11 student of Sacred Heart School-Hijas de Jesus... Read more

ICA MAXIMO BAGS WOMEN'S CROWN IN TOUR NI FRANK

 Decorated Cebuana junior cyclist Ica Maximo may be much younger than Louie Villacin, but her experience in road racing paved the way for her to claim not only the stage 2 victory but also the overall crown in the women's open of the 2016 Tour ni Frank in Danao City yesterday... Read more

TOUR NI FRANK 2013

 

17-year old Cebuano junior cyclist Luis Miguel "Igimax" Maximo of Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU) taking the steep roads of Transcentral Highway in Balamban, Cebu

A BRIDGE TOO FAR

Igimax crosses the bridge in Trans Central Highway

Stage 2 Road Race 36km, Tour ni Frank

Balamban to Busay Hills, Cebu City

organized by Frank Gatdula & Cebu Cycling

January 8, 2012

His YKKBike takes charge of the road's adverse conditions.

Ridley frame, Campagnolo groupset, Token wheels, FSA cranks, Vision bars, Lazer helmets, Fizik saddle, Carnac shoes, Santini apparel, Kenda tires

LUIS MIGUEL "IGIMAX" MAXIMO, 16yo

CHAMPION - Road Race, Juniors Division

OVERALL CHAMPION - General Classification, Juniors Division

2ND PLACE - Road Race, Open Category B

3RD PLACE - GENERAL CLASSIFICATION, Open Category B

MAXIMO NAKA-GOLD SA TOUR NI FRANK

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Published in Super Balita Newspaper on Jan. 10, 2012 Tuesday issue
by Erwin S. Lirazan, Staff Writer
Jun Migallen, Sports Editor

NAPRESERBA sa 16 anyos nga si Luis Miguel “Igimax” Maximo sa YKKBikes ang dungog sa Cebu cycling dihang nakalangkat siya’g gold medal sa 1st Tour Ni Frank Junior Cycling race ning bag-uhay.

Kini maoy labing unang higayon nga gilakip ang Junior Category sa lumba nga nanukad sa lungsod sa Balamban unya misubay sa Trans Central Highway ug nahuman sa bukirang barangay sa Busay, Cebu City.

Gawas sa Junior, ang ubang mga kategoriya nga gikombatihan sa lumba mao ang Open B ug Open C.

“It was Igi’s local knowledge of the race route in Trans Central Highway that spelled the difference. It was a tactical race,” batbat ni Fil-Am organizer Frank Gatdula.

“I was following them, and I can see that he was letting his opponents go first at a fast pace, then attacked in a crucial part of the route - a killer climb. He was never caught after that and soloed to victory.”

Lakip sa gilupig ni Maximo mao si Miguel Gonzales sa Manila, kinsa maoy overall junior champion sa 2011 Pilipinas Cycling League (PCL).

Si Gonzales igo lang miangkon sa ikaduhang dapit unya ikatulo si Dexel Chu.

Nagkanayon si Maximo nga mapasigarbuon gyud siya nga nakuha niya ang bulawang medalya hilabi na kay dinhi sa Sugbo gipahigayon ang lumba.

Gipasabot ni Maximo, Paref Springdale School Student Council president, nga grabe gyud ang iyang preparasyon alang ning lumbaa ug malipayon siyang wala nausik ang iyang paningkamot. Sa sunod semana, molarga na paingon sa Manila si Maximo aron moapil sa ensayo sa Philippine National Junior team diin bag-uhay lang siyang nahisakop.

Gipatik sa mantalaang SuperBalita Cebu Enero 10, 2012.

ESPINOSA NIDOMINAR SA 10TH TOUR NI FRANK

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Published in Banat News on Jan. 10, 2012 Tuesday issue
by Lemuel P. Maglinte, Staff Writer
Yoyo Abayan, Sports Editor

Ang Sugbuanong seklista nga si Ramon Espinosa maoy midominar sa 2012 Cebu RECYCLE Cycling Series 10th Tour ni Frank sa miaging adlaw sa duha ka managlahing binyu dinhi sa Sugbu.

Si Espinosa nigawas nga overall champion human sa iyang back-to-back nga kadaugan sa class B.

Gisugdan ni Espinosa ang iyang kampanya pinaagi sa pag-angkon ca criterium event niadtong Sabado sa Mandaue city reclamation area, gisundan kini og laing kadaugan sa road race gikan sa Balamban ngadto sa Busay.

Nagsunod ni Espinosa ang teen cycling sensation nga si Luis Miguel "Igimax" Maximo sa Paref-Springdale, samtang mipuwesto sa ikatulo si Jonas Ponseca.

Hinuon, si Igimax naghari sa labing unang junior division sa Tour ni Frank.

Igimax

Gipilde ni Igimax ang pambato sa Manila nga si Miguel Gonzales, samtang laing Cebuano teen cyclist nga si Dexel Chu mi-okupar sa ikatulong dapit.

Sa Raymond Naquinis mipilde ni Joseph Carcueva alang sa titulo sa class C division, samtang si Jerome Beldida mipahiluna sa ikatulo. (Lemuel P. Maglinte)

IGI TOPS JRS CLASS OF TOUR NI FRANK

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Published in Cebu Daily News on Jan. 10, 2012 Tuesday issue
by Jonas Panerio, Correspondent
Rick Gabuya, Sports Editor

CEBUANO Luis Miguel "Igi" Maximo added another feather to his cap as he took home the title in the juniors division of the Tour ni Frank last weekend in the climbing race that took the competition from Balamban to barangay Busay, Cebu City.

For the first time in the event's inception, the organizers decided to add a juniors category and the 16-year-old PAREF-Springdale student was ripe for the crown as he blazed through the Trans Central highway to claim the win over Miguel Gonzales, the Manila-based rider who was the overall junior champion in last year's Philippine Cycling League (PCL).  Third place went the way of Dexel Chu.

"It was Igi's local knowledge of the race route in Trans Central Highway that spelled the difference," said organizer Fil-Am Frank Gatdula.

The PCL 4-leg series brought the cyclists to Subic Bay (Olongapo), Clark Field (Angeles City), Matabungkay (Batangas) and Manila.  Due to budgetary constraints coupled with school commitments, the student-athlete from Cebu was only able to join 2 legs and thus failed to contend for the overall plum.

"I'm proud of this win because I did it in front of my hometown crowd," said the recently named Philippine team member.

The 36-kilometer race route started in Gaisano Balamban, traversed the Trans Central highway and finished at Buak, Busay Hills, Cebu City.

Category C was won by Raymond Naquinis with Joseph Carcueva and Jerome Beldida following suit in second and third, respectively.  Ramon Espinosa won Category B and was followed by Maximo and Jonas Ponseca./CORRESPONDENT JONAS PANERIO.

MAXIMO WINS JR. TITLE

Published in Sun Star Cebu Newspaper on Jan. 10, 2012 Tuesday issue
by Marian C. Baring, Staff Writer
Mike Limpag, Sports Editor

LUIS Miguel Maximo topped the Tour ni Frank Junior Cycling race last Sunday in Balamban.

The victory was doubly sweet as he was able to outrace Miguel Gonzales of Manila, the Overall Junior Champion of the 2011 Pilipinas Cycling League.

Organizer Frank Gatdula said it was Maximo's familiarity with the race route that got him the victory.

"It was Igi's local knowledge of the race route in Trans-central Highway that spelled the difference.  He was letting his opponents go first at a fast pace, then attacked in a crucial part of the route - a killer climb.  He was never caught after that and proceeded solo to victory," shared organizer Fil-Am Frank Gatdula.

The 36km race route started in Gaisano Balamban, and passed through the Trans-central Highway and finished at Buak, Busay Hills, Cebu City. MCB

TOUR NI FRANK

10th TOUR NI FRANK

January 7-8, 2012

North Reclamation Area,

Mandaue City, Philippines

Organized by: Frank Gatdula & Cebu Cycling

RACE RESULTS

Stage 2: CLIMBING ROAD RACE 36KM
CATEGORY B

 RAMON ESPINOSA

Champion

 LUIS MIGUEL "IGIMAX" MAXIMO 16yo
YKKBikes

2nd Place

 JONAS PONSECA

3rd Place

 RANILO SENA

4th Place

ADONIS "ISYOT" BOHOL

5th Place

PODIUM WINNERS

Category B

TOUR NI FRANK

10th TOUR NI FRANK

January 7-8, 2012

North Reclamation Area,

Mandaue City, Philippines

CATEGORY C

Last minute instructions from TnF founder Frank Gatdula (left) and Atty Maloy (2nd left).  "Due to some barricades, our new turnaround point will be in Lilo-an" said Jong :)

A very early breakaway by eventual winner Joseph Carcueva (left).  He was never caught from then on.

If looks could kill.  Centi was ferociously super fast that even the McDo delivery was dropped!  Then why he didn't place 1st in the race? He took his turnaround at Lilo-an :)

Past TnF champion Ronnie Adlawan (left) and Team Leo's leadout man Jun "JameBands" Omero (3rd left)

Tata Ty of Cebu Cycling TeamSix is a consistent criterium winner of TnF.  Above photo shows leading the group into a 2nd Place finish.

TOUR NI FRANK

10th TOUR NI FRANK

January 7-8, 2012

North Reclamation Area

Mandaue City, Philippines

UNOFFICIAL RACE RESULTS

Stage 1: CRITERIUM

CATEGORY B

CATEGORY C

TOUR NI FRANK

10th TOUR NI FRANK

January 7-8, 2012

North Reclamation Area

Mandaue City, Philippines

CATEGORY B

Start of the 40-minute + 3 laps race

Jonas Ponseca in yellow jersey

Ramon Espinosa (right) leads the race.  Behind him is Victor Viray of Manila

16yo student-athlete Igi Maximo kicked up to Cat B.  Ready for the BigBoyz race?

Ome Rodriguez negotiating the turnaround.

MAXIMO JOINS TOUR NI FRANK

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Published in Sun Star Cebu Newspaper on Jan. 7, 2012 Saturday issue
by Cheska D. Geli, Staff Writer
Mike Limpag, Sports Editor

THE youngest member of the Philippine Cycling team, Luis Miguel “Igi” Maximo, is off to his first race of the year in the 10th Tour ni Frank this weekend.

The race, organized by Fil-Am Frank Gatdula, will be always be remembered by the junior cyclist as it was his first race experience since he joined cycling back in 2010.

"This is a sentimental race for me," said Maximo.

He started at the age 14 and was discovered then. He was the youngest participant in the event but finished ninth overall in the Category C Open Age.

He had an improved finish last year, having placed fifth in the same category.

"My target this time is to be in the top three. My only regret is that this event falls on the same date with the Cebu City Marathon. Running is my other sport and I would have wanted to run the CCM again," said Maximo.

Riders from Manila, Leyte, Bohol and other parts of Visayas and Mindanao have signed up for the Categories B and C in the Open Age.

The two-day series will have two stages, the criterium race and climbing road bike race in Mandaue Reclamation Area and Transcentral Highway.

Maximo was supposed to fly to Manila this weekend for training but begged off to participate in the Tour ni Frank.

Published in the Sun.Star Cebu newspaper on January 07, 2012.

TOUR NI FRANK FIRES OFF TODAY

Published in Cebu Daily News on Jan. 7, 2012 Saturday issue
by Jonas Panerio, Correspondent
Rick Gabuya, Sports Editor

Top riders from Manila, Leyte, Bohol, Cebu and the other parts of the Visayas and Mindanao will be converging here today to compete in the Tour ni Frank at the North Reclamation Area in Mandaue City.

The race, organized by Frank Gatdula, will have B and C divisions with the first stage being a criterium race.

All cyclists will start simultaneously and they will navigate a 2.4-kilometer loop for 40 minutes for category C and 50 minutes for category B.

After completing the desired time, three additional laps will be added to determine the winners.

Stage 2, which is scheduled for tomorrow, will be a climbing road race from Toledo City to the Busay Hills in Cebu City.

The approximate distance that will be traversed by the participants will be 55 kms.

Slated to compete in this race is newly named Philippine team member Luis Miguel "Igi" Maximo, who will be back in the race that basically started his career in 2010.

"My target this time is a Top 3 finish," said Maximo.

CHANGES IN TOUR NI FRANK

Published in The Freeman Newspaper on Dec. 16, 2011 Friday issue
by Caecent No-ot Magsumbol, Staff Writer
Manny Villaruel, Sports Editor

CEBU, Philippines - Organizers of the 10th edition of the Cebu RECYCLE Cycling Series popularly known as the Tour Ni Frank set January 7 and 8 decided to change the route to toughen it.

The reason for the decision is to make it worth the while of those who traveled far just to make it to the event.

The criterium race will still be held at the Mandaue Reclamation Area on January 7.

What has been changed is the second stage on January 8, which was originally announced to be race to the southern part of Cebu.

Organizers said that they would instead start in Toledo City going north to the town of Balamban then east to Cebu City via the Transcentral Highway.

Frank Gatdula, the man behind the event, bared the change to The F .

Registration fee for the event is only P200 and this is only for category B and C cyclists.

Trophies, medals and cash prizes await the top performers of the event.

Riders, who will not make it to the podium, however, still have a chance to bring home something with lots of items to be raffled off courtesy of the sponsors like Atty. Jong Sepulveda, Vellum Cycles, Raldy Vios Construction, OZ Racing, Pocari Sweat, Nagashima, Kia Motors, Habagat, Zyke Shirts, BBC Print, ReCycle, and LUZVIMIN (USA) Racing. – (FREEMAN)

IGI MAXIMO TO RACE IN TOUR OF JALA-JALA

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Published in Cebu Daily News on Jan. 23, 2011 Sunday issue
by Jonas Panerio, Correspondent
Rick Gabuya, Sports Editor

UP-AND-COMING rider Luis Miguel “Igi” Maximo will try his hand at conquering the roads of Mabitac, Rizal today as the 15-year-old competes in the juniors division of the Tour of Jala-Jala.

Maximo, a Cebuano racer who has made waves in the national racing scene after winning three titles in the Philippine Premier Cycling League series, will be competing in the 55-kilometer race, which will pit him against an estimated 200 racers from all over the country in the men, women, open and junior categories.

The race starts at the Bahay Pamahalaan in Pilila, Rizal and will finish at the Mabitac Hilltop in Mabitac, Rizal.

Maximo last competed and placed fifth overall in the men's category C in the 2011 Tour ni Frank earlier this month. He was the youngest rider in the adult class.

“I am excited because the final kilometers will be an uphill route. So this will be a climbing finish. I hope that whatever I have learned in the recent Tour ni Frank, I can apply it here. I will still be using the Token carbon wheels provided by YKK Trading. The equipment upgrade made my bike lighter and more aerodynamic. It has made my racing more fun,” said Maximo. /Correspondent Jonas Panerio

2011 TOUR NI FRANK

2011 TOUR NI FRANK

Stage 1: CRITERIUM

Jan. 8, 2011 Reclamation, Mandaue City

CATEGORY C

Photos by TEAM maX1mo

2011 TOUR NI FRANK

2011 TOUR NI FRANK

Stage 1: CRITERIUM

Jan. 8, 2011 Reclamation, Mandaue City, Phils

CATEGORY B

Photos by TEAM maX1mo

SURBAN RULES 2-STAGE TOUR NI FRANK

Published in The Freeman Newspaper on Jan. 11, 2011 Tuesday issue
by Caecent Noot-Magsumbol, Staff Writer
Manny Villaruel, Sports Editor

CEBU, Philippines - After dominating the criterium action, bemedalled Cebuano cyclist Niño Surban made it a clean sweep with a resounding victory in the men's class A of the mountain road race that wrapped up the 2011 Tour Ni Frank yesterday starting at the Toledo City Hall grounds and ending in Buak, Busay Hills, Cebu City.

The rain, slippery road and ensuing fog in the mountain ranges of TransCentral Highway made the lung-busting, 55-kilometer route extremely difficult and dangerous to traverse.

Nevertheless, Surban banked on his big fighting heart and vast experience to take home the overall title followed by Rolly Cabaluna and Nilo Barbalose. Adan Abrenica placed fourth, while Elmer Navarro came in fifth.

In class B, Elmo Clarabal took the first place honors as Jonas Ponseca and Ramon Espinosa claimed the next two spots. John Christopher Gaspar and Danny Sena settled for fourth and fifth, respectively.

Adri Van Dongen of Holland stole part of the spotlight after lording in over in class C.

Dongen is one of the only three foreign entries of the two-day event sponsored by longtime cycling patron Frank Gatdula, a Fil-Am from Stockton, California, and organized by Miguel Flores and Cebu Cycling with technical assistance from RECYCLE.

Ronnie Adlawan wound up second, while the succeeding two seats were occupied by Raffy Bacayo and Ryan Ocañada.

Luis Miguel "Igi" Maximo, the youngest participant, caught everyone by surprise as he landed at a decent fifth place.

The 15-year-old student of PAREF-Springdale, riding on his new carbon wheelset provided by YKK Trading, made a huge leap from his 16th place finish last year passing through the same treacherous route.

Inspite of his young age, Igimax surprisingly conquered the tough terrains that is rolling and undulating with very steep mountain ranges without stopping or even just dismounting on his bike.

Igimax attributed his remarkable finish to his daily climbing practices in Busay Hills during Christmas break, opting to forego a holiday vacation outside of Cebu just to be able to harness his climbing skills.

"His sacrifice really paid off," said Igi's proud dad Jonathan "Maxi" Maximo. "His new token wheel equipment, made of carbon fibre, is much lighter and more aerodynamic than his previous one, making him more faster," added the award-winning sportsman.