LUCENA City Joshua Mari Bonifacio won stage honors again for Excellent Noodles but the day belonged to Jonel Carcueva who put his Go For Gold continental team on top of the general classification halfway through the 11th LBC Ronda Pilipinas on Monday. Bonifacio crossed solo in the 206-km Stage 5 with…
Jonel Carcueva of Go for Gold LUCENA CITY Jonel Carcueva of Go for Gold came through with a ride of his life as he finished seventh in Stage Five to supplant Jan Paul Morales of Excellent Noodles from the top in the 11th LBC Ronda Pilipinas on Monday, March 14. Carcueva, 26, clocked five hours, 17
(Photo courtesy of LBC Ronda Pilipinas) LUCENA CITY-Jonel Carcueva of Go for Gold came through with a ride of his life as he finished seventh in Stage Five to supplant Jan Paul Morales of Excellent Noodles from the top in the 11th LBC Ronda Pilipinas on Monday. Carcueva, 26, clocked five hours, 17 minutes and 49 seconds in the 212.5-kilometer stage-the longest in this 10-stage race-that was topped by 23-year-old Joshua Mari Bonifacio of Excellent Noodles in 5:15:59. The effort by the Mendenilla, Cebu native shook up the overall individual general classification that was highlighted by him leapfrogging to the top with an aggregate time of 15:02:52 while shoving Morales down to second with a 15:04:09 after wearing the red LBC jersey in the first four stages. "Being a mountain biker taught me tricks in riding downhill and this experience helped me today (Monday)," said Carcueva, whose best finish was sixth overall four years ago. Bonifacio, formerly of Go for Gold, stole some of
Navy Standard Insurance's George Oconer (the one raising hand), followed by Excellent Noodles' Mervin Corpuz and Drey's Arjay Peralta
DAET, Camarines Norte Defending champion George Oconer and 2018 winner Ronald Oranza of Navy Standard Insurance made their presences felt after a slow start and bou