Tour of Subic set Saturday

Close to 300 cyclists representing varied sports clubs from around the nation are set to converge at the Subic Bay Freeport as the two-day Aboitiz Power Tour of Subic begins on Saturday at 7 a.m. Incoming search terms:tour of subic (4)aboitiz power tour of subic (1)aboitiz power tour of subic 2013 race result (1) var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true,"data_track_addressbar":true,"data_track_textcopy":true,"ui_atversion":"300"}; var... 

US files formal complaint against Armstrong

WASHINGTON (AFP) – The US Justice Department filed a formal complaint Tuesday against Lance Armstrong, saying the doping-disgraced cyclist and team owners defrauded the US Postal Service of sponsorship money. The government, which said in February that it would join a whistle-blower lawsuit brought by former Armstrong teammate Floyd Landis in 2010, says the USPS spent about $40... 

Ravina starts Le Tour defense

By CLYDE MARIANO PAGUDPUD, Ilocos Norte – Jonipher Ravina stakes his title on the line against a horde of local and foreign cyclists from Europe and Asia when the fourth Le Tour de Pilipinas pedals off Saturday. This will be the first time in cycling history that the Tour will start in this sleepy coastal town of Bangui famous for its windmills, although the fabled Marlboro Tour, the... 

Le Tour riders start arriving

Manila, Philippines – Riders from Hongkong-based Team Direct Asia planed in on Monday while their rivals from three other foreign squads also arrived in earnest on Wednesday for the fourth edition of the Le Tour de Filipinas—obviously to adopt to the Philippine summer that is getting hotter each day.  Read More »

Ravina defends le tour crown

Manila, Philippines – All eyes will be on Baler Ravina when he starts defending his crown in the fourth edition of the Le Tour de Filipinas that kicks off Saturday (April 13) in Bangui, the Ilocos Norte town made famous by its coastal windmills. Ravina won last year’s edition to become only the second Filipino to win an International Cycling Union (UCI) multi-stage race. This... 

Ravina is Le Tour target

Manila, Philippines – Baler Ravina rides as the marked man of the 2013 Le Tour de Filipinas, yet the pride not only of Asingan town in Pangasinan but the entire country in the world cycling map is not to yield that easily. “I will do my best to defend my crown. I waited and prepared a year for this and I want to become back-to-back champion,“ said the softspoken 31-year-old... 

Le Tour lures 130 cyclists

By CLYDE MARIANO Manila, Philippines – The fourth Le Tour de Pilipinas pedals off on April 13 featuring crack riders from 20 foreign and local teams clashing in the hinterlands of Northern Luzon and Cordillera Administrative Region. A total of 130 cyclists are competing in the four-day, 608.20-kilometer race sanctioned by Switzerland-based International Cycling Union and Philcycling... 

RP cyclists in Asian tourney

Manila, Philippines – Ronald Oranza and Rustom Lim will compete in the Asian Cycling championships starting on Thursday in New Delhi, India. Coached by American Chris Allison and running under the colors of LBC Cycling Pilipinas, Oranza and Lim are entered in the under-23 and elite division.  Read More »

Defiant Armstrong

WASHINGTON (AFP) – Lance Armstrong said Wednesday that he will not cooperate with a US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) investigation into dope cheats in cycling but would be willing to help other anti-doping inquiries.  Read More »

Italian training

By CLYDE MARIANO Manila, Philippines – Newly crowned LBC Ronda Pilipinas champion Irish Valenzuela is on his way to Italy in April to train under an Italian coach. The reward came courtesy of Party-list Rep. Arnel Ty after Valenzuela ruled the third staging of the Tour. Incoming search terms:liquigaz sportsfest kasangga 2013 (2) Read More »