While others are basking in the glory of their lap victories, I had my share of back to back - flats. I was able to replace the broken Vittoria tire with old edition of Continental. However I got another flat at Mambog today. And my plan to scale climbs vanished. I saw Sec Noe again. However, there was a vulanizing shop nearby and had the flat repaired for P30.00. No need to walk 10 km.
Am awaiting my Chao Yang tires order from an electronic pllatform
Joseph Javiniar (JJ) scores another victory at Tour of Luzon at its 7th stage from Lingayen to Labrador. ahead of Yellow Jersey holder Joo of Korea Third was Marvin Corpus. Corpus who was just behind 1:56 Joo, now faces 2 mins + lead of Joo. Joseph scored a solo finish at the 5th stage Clark to Clark
Congratulations to the Excellent Noodles and Sir Alex Billan..
At the penultimate stage, Joo the Yellow Jersey maintains a 2+ minutes lead over Corpuz. It was less than 2 minutes at the 6th stage (1:56). Can Corpuz wrest the 2+ minuts lead of the Yellow Jeryse
Ean Cajucom of Victoria Sport scored a back to back victory earlier
Bashers abound saying that it was nauaght effort: since Excellent Noodles and/Or JJ are nowhere in the top 3 classification, for GC and/or Team standing.
But a win is a win is a win and if you experience riding at that distance at this pace and temperature then you must realize how hard challenging it is to win.
Our riders deserve a congratulations: To the winners and to the finishers. Bravo Zulu. Congrats
Joseph Bora Javiniar of Excellent Noodles triumphed at the 5th stage 160 km Clark to Clark route. He peeled off at the 5th km to finish of the 7 man breakaway group.
Joo of Korea continues to hold on to the yellow jersey with 4:30 advantage, 3 stages to go. All he has to do is to maintain his 4:30 advantage over Oranza which he can comfortably hold on to what with the punishing pace throughout the race PNSI meanwhile holds on to slim 30 lead over the 2nd place.
Respect and congratulations to Excellent Noodles, to our Filipino riders, and the MPTC organizer, sponsor, much thanks.
Ean Cajucom of Victoria Sport won the 4th stage of TOL from Agoo to Clark for a back to back victory. All ready only 99 riders remained; some from Malaysia and Korean teams having quit;
The yellow jersey remained with the first day winner Korean
The pace of the TOL is significantly higher, as rider JPMorales noted.
A Filipino Ean Cajucom of Victoria sports, this time won the 3rd stage of the TOL sponsored by MPTC, for the 123 km leg from Vigan to San Juan. Finally Filipinos proved we are not push over in cycling.
The Yellow Jersey is still held by first state winner the Korean. Can Oranza, or other Filipino riders take the Yellow in the next stages?
A foreigner, a Korean topped the TOL first stage, quite surprising considering that this is our home territory. The Korean ran the first stage at World Tour speed of 45 kph. Did our teams prepare hard enough for the TOL. Was it equipment, (we have world class bikes available), physiology, motivation or training.
We could do better in the next laps.
Also the media commentators: kept repeating Chinese rider (eh Korean iyon) Morales ang Morales eh si Oranza). they should know the names of riders.
The Tour of Luzon started today from Paoay Ilocos Norte. A Korean Dae Yae Jong won the first stage followed by Oranza. Many thought it was JPMorales who was second; the commentator I think erroneously mentioned Morales. Well its just the first stage. Many things can still change
Practiced again at DOMSA. This time the ride up was uninterrupted indicating my growing strength and endurance. Saw again Pres Ruben, Rommel and some new faces; two Villamayor cousins: one sone of Sancho (brod of Inta) and son of Felix. They were discussing a 30 hectare property in Jala2. Is this a business opportunity. I called up Inta, a former staffer and manager.
Had a conversation too with former staff of Mercury.
That is a big Wow. May be they are doing 50 kph about 400 km per day. Thats superhuman. In 5 days they were all ready in Mindanao. Typically many riders complete the epic journey in 14 days.
This is superhuman. Sakalam. Lodi Jeff2, Alan, Netoy an Gerry.
After a pause of 3 days (last ride was last Saturday) I rode 30 km one way for a 60 km out and back ride and then came home via Diversion road in Cardona. Was happy with this achievement and probably contributed to my strength and longevity
Our olds had admonished us to stay at home during Holy Week - JC is going to die and is dead and the Devil takes over. Many of us including myself did not believe in this until 1. I cut myself with a sharp bolo fashioning a toy on Holy Wednesday 2. I crashed when my front wheel got caught in the drainage grating of a famous mall along Edsa, on Black Saturday, after biking from Baguio. I had to be operated on a face on a generala anaesthesia spending 6 numbers. It could have been fatal and m must have caused the worseing of tinnitus.
Of late, last Holy Week, a number of accidents took place - multi collision, road accidents etc.
It may be coincidence but shit happens. I prefer now to stay at home or do short distance rides.
Last Good Friday, I joined the Entierro procession to commemorate the interment of Jesus Christ after his death on the cross.
The nephew of Ms. owns and manages the image for the Penas (Penance) and was one of those given the T shirt to join the procession. Unfortunately I did not see the message at DM at once. I was still able to join the procession, 50% done.
However, the one who was beside me during the procession is an MTB rider and we did nothing but talk about our biking experiences for about 2 km of the procession.
I also met the widow of the late cousin who just died of diabetes last month, and a kababata who married the sister of JPE, a PMA yer and who retired a general. He owns an image too.
About P80M were reportedly spent by DPWH in new road construction in our subdivision. The trouble is since traffic was rerouted due to on going drainage construction at Baytown, So many MC and MVs pass at MDiaz going through Edenville, and Baytown. And they run through these streets at more than safe speed making it risky to cross M Diaz and even at times streets near our houses. But this is a residential subdivsiion where we are supposed to be safe and secure.
This post tried riding to km 10 today at MM. Surprisingly traffic was light, and not so hot. I felt stronger as I negotiated the fly over at 36 x 15. Formerly it was at 36 x 32. So much better now.
The only difficulty this post had was with an MC who overtook me from my right near an LTO testing center. How could they be so unsafe? And unmindful of traffic laws?
Many bloggers vloggers influencers make staggering amount of money pitching their posts. But this post cant expect to be rich because it was not the goal to enrich myself doing this. I was simply doing this for fun and as a sort of log of life events.
Many get rich by creating contents like: green jokes, slapstick comedies, showing wide expanse of flesh and many ladies show boobs and or peek into the origin of men. Others delve on hot political issues of the day and they risk being bashed.
I am sensitive to comments and cant live with bashers
I do not want to be employed too by the platforms as content creator.
Many small resorts for staycation mushroomed during the pandemic. For the project we developed that is overlooking the Laguna Lake (it is a good fengshui) this post did not realize that there were that many resorts in that residential subudivion (As many as twenty)
The owner of Villa Sophia contacted me via the former institutionn I used to work with for a decade. He needed additional parking space for his resort. He wanted buy the 400 sm beside his property. He was willing to pay an exorbitant price for that. At the same time this post did not want to lose that nice property. The reason why his resort clicked is that it had such a prime location/vantage point
So why not just allow him to use the lot for a nominal fee. The owner is an MD at a big and prestigious Medical Center in Pasig and is a gastroenterelogist
This post just charged him the Real Property Tax + % for the 400 sm or merely P10.00 sm. It was a sweet deal for him
Yesterday, climbed two hills: Sikatan in Mahabang Parang and Antenna Hills. What was surprising was despite that it was hot, the efforts seemed light.
For Sikatan, going up to Pitallo at 34 -36t was continuous and there was no stopping. This was on a road bike. This post invites other riders to visit Sikatan and patronize this establishment There were no customers when I biked there
For Antenna Hills, the plan was to go up only up to intersection of Aristorenas, then at the Church, then at the water tank and eventually ended up at the Antenna. Many think that the road bike is inappropiate for hill climbs but this post did this well on a road bike.
This post feels very much accomplished for this climb
Since Sunday, the number of road rage seem to have been on epidemic proportion: one lately at Masinag near Decathlon, the other a involving a baseball bat incident. Thus be careful kapadyak hold yout termpers in check and be paciencio.
Some lessons in the Boso boso incident:
1. Keep tempers in check;
2. Be humble; bikes should defer to motorcycle, motorcycle should bow to 4 wheels;
3. Do not exage. The allege victims were not sideswiped nor giniliran based on their own video;
4. If the offenders have fled do not pursue nor challenge them anymore. After all the alleged offender may not have meant no harm;
5. Your vehicle (car, mc, road bike, mtb) and your ego are not the same. If na bangga or scratched paciencia, you can touch the bike or your MV< MC up
6. Always presume that the MV owners are armed and dangers. Thats a caveat in US where everybody has the right to bear arms. Do not presume that the other party does not have arms that are lethal. They may be hidden in fanny sling bag, or even bike bag. Reduce your bravery or braggadocio.
7. Dispose off firearms. I did that decades ago. Guns do not allow you to think and your impulse may get the better of you. Guns have the devil with it and can cause you to take actions that you may regret later on and change the course of your life 180 degrees. So be careful
This post rode to Pasig MM and managed 17Km one way for total of 34 km. Was to see ftf somebody at The Grove This was a great practice in riding amongst MC, riding in fumes and heavy traffic. Traffic was heavy and you are always near danger - MC overtaking from your right; near collision with vehicles head on or from behind.
Its odd to see traffic at Highway 2000 being managed according to the whim of traffic enforcer. They turned off the traffic light and waiting can be as long as 5 minutes. And you inhale all the fumes
At this hour, the bike lanes are occupied by parked vehicles. They still have not acquired parking areas for their new cars!
You experience3 one great advantage ie being able to overtake at least 60 vehicles in bike lane. Some MV still respect bike lanes but in Pasig, vehicles: public and private hog the bike lanes. There are great practice for riding uphills going up Rizal Provincial Hospital and the flyovers. Great hill climbs.
Rode up to DOMSA on a Road Bike ((Sworks with Wheeltop gs) this morning. This was much better ride than before. It felt easier (maybe because thisi post shifted to the biggest cog early and rode less intensely) and because I am having more practice.
I met Ruben, Nolite and cousin Rommel Unidad (he was on Colnago with Campy groupset) and several other familiar faces
As usual, the males made Maritess of people who were not here, and talked about ladies with diabetes.
