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Philstar.com
February 24, 2025 | 3:32pm
Riders aged 16 years old and younger raced over a 2.1-km circuit covering the perimeter of the Tagaytay City Atrium.
PhilCycling
MANILA, Philippines — Two young riders from Iloilo and one each from Narvacan and Pangasinan dominated the Criterium races in Day 1 of the PhilCycling National Championships for Road presented by the MVP Sports Foundation and Standard Insurance on Monday in Tagaytay City.
Allaeza Mae Gulmatico and Maria Louisse Crisselle Alejado won the gold medals in Women’s Youth 1 and 2 categories to give Iloilo a head start in the five-day championships organized by the PhilCycling, which is headed by Philippine Olympic Committee president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino.
Riders aged 16 years old and younger raced over a 2.1-km circuit covering the perimeter of the Tagaytay City Atrium that’s made a popular destination by the Praying Hands monument — they raced for 20 minutes, with the final two laps determining the podium finishers.
Joanna Mae Armendez bagged silver behind Gulmatico as Jems Lucas could only salvage bronze in the championships also backed by the POC, Tagaytay City and Excellent Noodles as well as the Philippine Sports Commission, which supports the national teams of cycling.
Maritanya Krogg wound up with the silver medal and Yvaine Osias capture the bronze in the Women Youth 2 class of the competitions that gathered more than 700 cyclists vying in Criterium, Individual Time Trial and Road races in Men and Women’s Youth, Junior, Under-23 and Elite caterories.
Jazmine Kaye Vinoya, on the othe hand, made Pangasinan proud by winning the Women’s Junior gold medal — 20 minutes plus three laps — beating Yvonne Alejado and Eloiza Pajarito; while Narvacan’s CJ Cabreros beat llocos Sur province mate from Banayoyo, Joelian Abdul Hamid, in the men’s Youth 1 class.
Raven Vidaz, Jerick Cabael and Silmar Khen Silao finished 1-2-3 in Men Youth 1 and Nheytan Pascua, Nathan Omana and Justine Yu completed the podium in the Men Youth 2 of the championships which resume with the ITT races on Tuesday in Tuy and Nasugbu in Batangas.
