Showing posts with label Lucena. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lucena. Show all posts

Monday, March 7, 2022

Recyclist Long Ride to eme (Bitukang Manok) last February 25, 2022

Wheels of Happiness

This post joined the February 25 -26 2022 long ride of Recyclists.   It was well participated with 30 + joining the ride.   The group left Angono at 5:25.  While it was initially planned that there would be three groups, no one dared do that.   Most of the joiners were strong riders and trained hard since January  (except for a couple)

The first stop was in Pililla at the Euluch lomihan. This was about 7:00 am.    They served the lomi rather late because they were overwhelmed.     We left the Lomihan at about 7:30 and were in Bugarin by  8:00.   Was able to get close to some of the fast riders including VM

Next stop was at Pakil at Manay's and we simply feasted on the eggs, bananas and softdrinks brought by Bernie T at Defender.  Next stop was at Pagsanjan, where we had photo ops and more eggs and bananas.   We were at Luisiana by  12;00 but lunch stop was at Lucban.   We ate at the diversion.  This post caught with some of the riders at Cavinti. and Lusiana.  Some had to resort to Defender ride because of cramps.

We were at Pagbilao by 3:00 and at Atimonan by 4:00 pm.  Returned to Lucena by 4:30 and was at Lucena by 5:30 However this post crashed in Pagbilao and the wounds were promptly dressed by the Hotel staff at Doorz and by Bernie.   I had two major rashes at the left elbow and hips.  And aching left shoulder.  

The following day, the riders (me no longer included because I was disabled by the crash) left at 6:00 am after prayers.  We had breakfast at 7:00 am at Ranch resto along the diversion road.   Going up to Sariaya the troop coasted at about 30+ kph.  We were two casualty at the Defender because somebody else had cramps    

At San Pablo they turned right and passed via San Pablo Calauan road which was steep.  It rained at thet time until the troop reached Calamba

We had lunch at Calamba by 12:00 We lunched  at MacDonald.     We were at C6 by 2:30 and home by 4:00  So since I was injured I requested that I be delivered home first.   





Thursday, March 30, 2017

This guy, Bert, born in Marinduque biked solo evening to Lucena to go home to Marinduque

Wheels of Happiness

Rizal Philippines
March 30, 2017



This guy Bert who hails from Marinduque, made kuwento that he went home to Marinduque via Cavinti Luisiana, Tayabas and Lucena up to Dalahican a couple of weeks ago to go home and attend high school reunion.  He left at 4 pm and arrived 11 pm in Lucena city, in time for the 11:;30 trip.  He encountered rains in Cavinti but he went on.    He just relied on his bike mounted LED lamp for his illumination.  Imagine that, night ride. solo.  We could not even ride that well during day  time.

But he went home solo and at night.

He did not even go home to their house in Marinduque.   He went straight to the reunion. and then later on went home again.  Solo.

Isnt that great.?

This guy even catches fish diving the murky waters of Laguna Lake (he could see the fish) and stay underwater for 5 minutes.  Wow.

Friday, February 19, 2016

I met the first stage of Le Tour de Filipinas in my bike ride yesterday, February 18, 2016

Wheels of Happiness

Rizal Philippines
February 19, 2016

No winner in Le Tour de Filipinas opening stage as heavy traffic forces organizers to stop race

Le Tour de Filipinas


I met the phalanx of riders and support vehicles  at about 9 am  +  between Tanay and Pillila riding home in my new Mosso MTB.  There must be at least 3 bunch of riders:  the breakaway (maybe only 3 seconds away), the main pack (peloton ) about 50 plus and the stragglers. There are about 30 hi ace sponsor vehicles and 50 plus support team vehicles (mostly cars with bike racks)  The riders  whizzed by at about 40+ kph and they began from Antipolo.

There were foreign riders

One could not help but be elated with this tour. The tour honored the bike riders and gave much honor to humble riders like us.  The power of the tour, the sirens screaming, the chains and tire squeaking on the road fire up adrenaline and gives excitement to an ordinary rider like me.

I understand, there was no winner and the first lap was scrapped because of the road under construction and extreme traffic in Lucena?

No winner in first stage of Le Tour de Filipinas

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