Ronda Pilipinas 2012: Ronda fetes its Overall winners; Catalan wins final stage

Stage 15 Lap Honors:

1. Alfie Catalan (Philippine Army/RC Cola)
2. Joel Calderon (V-Mobile)
3. Rudy Roque (American Vinyl/LPGMA)

The final leg if this year’s highly successful Ronda Pilipinas was won by Alfie Catalan. Catalan is the lone 3-stage winner in Ronda 2012.  He won 50,000 for the lap victory while Joel Calderon and Rudy Roque received 25,000 and 15,000 respectively for their efforts.

Over-all winners:

Best Young Rider Competition

1. John Rene Mier (Philippine Army/RC Cola) 
2. George Oconer (RP Team)
3. Ronald Oranza (Northern Luzon/Ilocos Sur)

Cebuano John Rene Mier bested Ronda Pilipinas 2011 Best Young Rider/Best Sprinter George Oconer for this year’s best Best Young Rider award. Ronald Oranza was third. Mier, Oconer, and Oranza were awarded 50,000, 30,000, and 20,000 respectively.

King of the Mountain

1. Irish Valenzuela (American Vinyl/LPGMA) -50,000
2. Mark John Lexer Galedo (Roadbike Philippines) -30,000
3. Lloyd Lucien Reynante (Philippine Navy/Standard Insurance) -20,000

Irish Valenzuela won the King of the Mountain title over former 7-Eleven teammates Mark Galedo and Lloyd Reynante. Valenzuela has dominated the mountains in this year’s edition including strong finishes in Antipolo, Baguio, and the Individual time trial.

Top Sprinter: Cris Joven (American Vinyl/LPGMA)

Team Classification

1. V-Mobile – 1,000,000
2. American Vinyl/LPGMA – 500,000
3. Philippine Navy/Standard Insurance – 250,000

V-Mobile dethroned American/LPGMA for top team prize in Ronda 2012.

The top riders of Ronda 2012 (courtesy of Ronda Pilipinas Facebook page)

Over-all Classification

1. Mark John Lexer Galedo (Roadbike Philippines) – 1,000,000
2. Irish Valenzuela (American Vinyl/LPGMA) – 500,000
3. Lloyd Lucien Reynante (Philippine Navy/Standard Insurance) – 250,000

Mark John Lexer Galedo became an instant millionaire for bagging the top prize in Ronda 2012.  He plans to use the money to marry his long-time girlfriend and to expand a local bike shop.  Galedo won over King of the Mountain Iris Valenzuela and Navy’s Lloyd Lucien Reynante.

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Ronda Pilipinas 2012 Stage 14: Catalan wins another flat stage; Galedo protects lead

Route: San Fernando, La Union to Tarlac City (134.4 km)

Stage Honors

1. Alfie Catalan (Philippine Army/RC Cola) 3:03:03
2. Merculio Ramos (One Tarlac) same
3. Jerry Aquino (Souther Luzon/Bicol) same

Top 3 teams of Stage 13

1. Philippine Army/RC Cola 9:09:15
2. Roadbike Philippines same
3. One Tarlac same
4. American Vinyl/LPGMA same
5. East Pangasinan same

Top 10 in Individual Over-all Classification after 12 stages (Red Jersey)

1. Mark John Lexer Galedo (Roadbike Philippines) 49:11:58
2. Irish Valenzuela (American Vinyl/LPGMA) 00:00:33 behind
3. Lloyd Lucien Reynante (Philippine Navy/Standard Insurance) 00:04:13 behind
4. Oscar Rindole (V-Mobile) 00:05:56 behind
5. Cris Joven (American Vinyl/LPGMA) 00:06:23 behind
6. Baler Ravina (Roadbike Philippines) 00:08:50 behind  (up from No.7)
7. Joel Calderon (V-Mobile) 00:09:33 behind (up from No.8)
8. Harvey Sicam (Eastern Pangasinan) 00:09:39 behind (down from No.6)
9. John Rene Mier (Philippine Army/RC Cola) 00:11:13 behind
10. Rey Martin (V-Mobile) 00:12:44 behind

Top 5 Teams Overall after 13 stages

1. V-Mobile 135:20:27
2. American Vinyl/LPGMA 00:02:41 behind
3. Philippine Navy/Standard Insurance 00:13:16 behind
4. Metro Manila 00:14:36 behind
5. Roadbike Philippines 0:14:41 behind (Up from No.6)

Top 5 in Best Young Rider Classification (Yellow/Gold Jersey)

1. John Rene Mier (Philippine Army/RC Cola) 49:23:11 
2. George Oconer (RP Team) 00:05:36 behind
3. Ronald Oranza (Northern Luzon/Ilocos Sur) 00:08:46 behind
4. Rudy Roque (American Vinyl/LPGMA) 00:15:41 behind
5. Rustom Lim  (American Vinyl/LPGMA)  00:18:15 behind

Top Sprinter (Blue Jersey):

1. Cris Joven (American Vinyl/LPGMA) 98 pts
2. Merculio Ramos (One Tarlac) 79 pts
3. Irish Valenzuela (American Vinyl/LPGMA) 75 points

King of the Mountain (White Jersey):

1. Irish Valenzuela (American Vinyl/LPGMA) 88 pts
2. Mark John Lexer Galedo (Roadbike Philippines) 61 pts
3. Lloyd Lucien Reynante (Philippine Navy/Standard Insurance) 34 pts

Alfie Catalan won his second stage in 4 after out sprinting Merculio Ramos and 7 others at the finish line Tarlac City. The Philippine Army/RC Cola rider also won Stage 11 in his home province Pangasinan.  He denied Ramos a victory in front of his kababayans in Tarlac. Unheralded Southern Luzon/Bicol rider Jerry Aquino finished 3rd.  The penultimate stage had no effects in the rankings as leading teams and riders were preventing each other in making headway.  Mark Galedo is virtually the champion as tomorrow’s final lap will be a mere formality. Cris Joven, Irish Valenzuela, and John Mier kept their respective jerseys.

The successful Ronda Pilipinas 2012 will conclude tomorrow (image from Ronda Pilipinas Official Facebook page)

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Ronda Pilipinas 2012 Stage 11: Hometown bets win in Pangasinan; Oconer loses yellow/gold jersey

Route: Cabanatuan City – Lingayen City (122.2 Kms)

Stage Honors

1. Alfie Catalan (Philippine Army/RC Cola) 2:40:27
2. Arnel Quirimit (Western Central Pangasinan) same
3. Ferdinand Pablo (Eastern Pangasinan) same

Top 3 teams of Stage 11

1. Western Central Pangasinan 8:01:21
2. One Tarlac same
3. V-Mobile 25 seconds behind

Top 10 in Individual Over-all Classification after 11 stages (Red Jersey)

1. Mark John Lexer Galedo (Roadbike Philippines) 42:25:50
2. Harvey Sicam (Eastern Pangasinan) 00:00:16 behind
3. Oscar Rindole (V-Mobile) 1:24 behind (up from No.5)
4. Lloyd Lucien Reynante (Philippine Navy/Standard Insurance) 1:39 behind (down from No.3)
5. Cris Joven (American Vinyl/LPGMA) 1:52 behind (up from No.9)
6. Irish Valenzuela (American Vinyl/LPGMA) 2:50 behind (down from No.4)
7. Rey Martin (V-Mobile) 3:04 behind
8. Santy Barnachea (Philippine Navy/Standard Insurance) 4:01 behind(down from No.7)
9. Joseph Millanes (One Tarlac) 4:11 behind
10. Baler Ravina (Roadbike Philippines) 4:22 behind  (down from No.8)

Top 5 Teams Overall after 11 stages

1. Metro Manila 126:17:29 
2. One Tarlac 00:00:24 behind (Up from No.3)
3. Philippine Navy/Standard Insurance 1:28 behind (Down from No.2)
4. V-Mobile 00:03:19 behind
5. American Vinyl/LPGMA 00:12:45 behind

Top 5 in Best Young Rider Classification (Yellow/Gold Jersey)

1. Ronald Oranza (Northern Luzon/Ilocos Sur) 42:32:15 behind (up from No.4)
2. Denver Casayuran (Metro Manila) 00:01:22 behind
3. John Rene Mier (Philippine Army/RC Cola) 00:01:36 behind
4. George Oconer (RP Team) 00:01:58 behind
5. Rudy Roque (American Vinyl/LPGMA) 00:04:29 behind

Top Sprinter (Blue Jersey):

1. Cris Joven (American Vinyl/LPGMA) 82 pts
2. Warren Davadilla (Metro Manila) 64 pts
3. Merculio Ramos (One Tarlac) 62 points

King of the Mountain (White Jersey):

1. Irish Valenzuela (American Vinyl/LPGMA) 38 pts
2. Mark John Lexer Galedo (Roadbike Philippines) 25 pts
3. Baler Ravina (Roadbike Philippines) 16 pts

Pangasinan is one of the breeding grounds of the best of Philippine cycling. It was no surprise that Stage 11 was a 1-2-3 even 4 finish by Pangasinan-born cyclists. SEA Games pursuit king Alfie Catalan won the final sprint followed by kababayans Arnel Quirimit and Ferdinand Pablo. It was the second straight day that a member of the Philippine Army/RC Cola team bagged lap honors after John Mier won Stage 10. The biggest loser of the day was RP team member George Oconer who finished 54th on the day after suffering a flat tire in Camiling, Tarlac. Oconer lost his long held yellow/gold jersey. He was dislodged by young Pangasinense Ronald Oranza who switched places with him from being 4th in the young rider classification.  The other jersey wearers kept their rankings including red jersey holder Mark Galedo. The Ronda teams will be resting today to prepare for the grueling trek to Baguio City.

 

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