THE national women’s road team earned a podium finish behind two Vietnamese squads in Stage 1 on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, of the 13th Biwase Cup in Vietnam, where the nationals’ modest
in the field of 90 cyclists spread out over 18 teams from the host country, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiawan, Thailand and Kazakhstan.
They all finished in a bunch 12 seconds behind 1-2-3 individual finishers Maneephan Julatip and Nguyen Thi Thu Mai of Vietnam and Nur Aisyah Binti Mohd Zubir of Malaysia. Velasco, Dacumos, Rombaon and Krog are regular riders of the Philippine Navy-Standard Insurance team, while Linda, who’s racing abroad for the first time, made the national team from Team Excellent.
Philippine Olympic Committee and PhilCycling president Rep. Abraham fielded the team—coached by Marita Lucas, Alfie Catalan and Joey de los Reyes and supported by the POC, Philippine Sports Commission, Tagaytay City, MVP Sports Foundation, Standard Insurance, Excellent Noodles and 7-Eleven—to Vietnam for exposure ahead of the Cambodia SEA Games from may 5 to 17.
Two other Filipino riders— Maura de los Reyes and Jelsie Sabado—rode for the Kazakhstan Women Junior Team with three Kazakhs and were caught deep in the peloton to wind up up 63
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