TOP CYCLIST. Ronald Oranza bagged the men's criterium bronze medal at the 32nd Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia in May 2023. He will lead the cast of 85 elite cyclists in the 2nd Lumba Tamo Zambales on May 7, 2024. (Contributed photo)
MANILA – Ronald Oranza, a double bronze medalist at the 2023 Cambodia Southeast Asian Games (SEAG), will lead the cast of 85 elite cyclists joining the 2nd Lumba Tamo Zambales beginning Tuesday.
Gun start is at 6 a.m. in front of Maloma Barangay Hall in San Felipe town. The 150-kilometer race will end at the Zambales Sports Complex in Iba.
Oranza will be up against members of the national team, and riders from top clubs Philippine Navy-Standard Insurance, 7-Eleven Roadbike Philippines, Excellent, Army, Go For Gold, Victoria Sports Pro Cycling Team and D’Reyna.
Jan Michael Pulidu of Zambales will banner D’Reyna, which also has Efren Reyes Jr., Jude Gabriel Francisco, Mark Julius Bordeos, Ian Valeriano Timbang, Mervin Corpuz, Rustom Lim and Ismael Gorospe Jr.
A total of 245 riders are entered in the Junior category, while 221 registered in the Youth category of the event sanctioned by the Integrated Cycling Federation of the Philippines (PhilCycling).
The tournament, which is a part of the province’s celebration of the Dinamulag Mango Festival, also serves as prelude to the PhilCycling national road team training camp. (PNA)
