MANILA – Two young riders from Iloilo made their presence felt in the Criterium races in Day 1 of the PhilCycling National Championships for Road on Monday afternoon in Tagaytay City.
Allaeza Mae Gulmatico and Maria Louisse Crisselle Alejado took home the gold medals in Women’s Youth 1 and 2 categories to give Iloilo a head start in the five-day championships.
The riders, aged 16 years old and younger, raced over a 2.1-km circuit covering the perimeter of the Tagaytay City for 20 minutes with the final two laps determining the podium finishers.
Finishing behind Gulmatico is Joanna Mae Armendez, who settled for a silver medal finish, as Jems Lucas could only salvage bronze in the Women’s Youth 1 class.
Maritanya Krogg, on the other hand, wound up with the silver medal behind Alejado, while Yvaine Osias capture the bronze in the Women Youth 2 class of the competitions that gathered more than 700 cyclists.
Jazmine Kaye Vinoya, on the other hand, made Pangasinan proud by winning the Women’s Junior gold medal beating Yvonne Alejado and Eloiza Pajarito.
Narvacan’s CJ Cabreros, meanwhile, 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./PN
