Looking likely to clinch the MVP Sports Foundation's Best Young Rider title, Jay Lampawog is seeking a strong finish in what he considers a fairy tale run at the 2018 edition of Ronda Pilipinas presented by LBC.
The twenty-year-old cyclist is currently third in the overall individual classification, with his efforts anchoring a newly-establish Go for Gold Developmental team into second place overall in the team classification. He shares in Filipino, "I feel I’m in a dream, I couldn’t believe that I’m up there with the best of Philippine cycling. My goal now is to finish strong and get myself confidence going home."
He has already surpassed former Ronda champions Santy Barnachea and Irish Valenzuela, and is currently ahead of contenders George Oconer, Cris Joven, and Rudy Roque. Only Navy-Standard Insruance cyclists Ronald Oranza and Jan Paul Morales have a quicker time than the Villasis native.
According to his coach, Eds Hualda, he is not surprised with Jay's effort, noting that "The first time we took him in into our team, we knew he is special. So we really expected him to do good this year and if he keeps doing what he’s doing, I think he can also be a Ronda Pilipinas champion someday."
That quest to be a champion is something Lampawog also wants. He shares, "Everyone in cycling wants to be a champion, that’s my dream too."
The tour resumes later this week with Stage Nine's Silang-Batangas-Tagaytay, Stage Ten's Tagaytay-Calaca, and Stage Eleven's Calaca-Calaca, before capping it off with the Stage 12 criterium within Filinvest Alabang.
Ronda Pilipinas is presented by LBC and supported by MVP Sports Foundation, Filinvest, Philippine Rabbit, CCN, Petron, Versa.ph, 3Q Sports Event Management, Inc., Boy Kanin, Franzia, Standard Insurance, Bike Xtreme, SH+, Guerciotti, Prolite, Green Planet, Maynilad, NLEX Sports, Lightwater, LBC Foundation and PhilCycling.
The twenty-year-old cyclist is currently third in the overall individual classification, with his efforts anchoring a newly-establish Go for Gold Developmental team into second place overall in the team classification. He shares in Filipino, "I feel I’m in a dream, I couldn’t believe that I’m up there with the best of Philippine cycling. My goal now is to finish strong and get myself confidence going home."
He has already surpassed former Ronda champions Santy Barnachea and Irish Valenzuela, and is currently ahead of contenders George Oconer, Cris Joven, and Rudy Roque. Only Navy-Standard Insruance cyclists Ronald Oranza and Jan Paul Morales have a quicker time than the Villasis native.
According to his coach, Eds Hualda, he is not surprised with Jay's effort, noting that "The first time we took him in into our team, we knew he is special. So we really expected him to do good this year and if he keeps doing what he’s doing, I think he can also be a Ronda Pilipinas champion someday."
That quest to be a champion is something Lampawog also wants. He shares, "Everyone in cycling wants to be a champion, that’s my dream too."
The tour resumes later this week with Stage Nine's Silang-Batangas-Tagaytay, Stage Ten's Tagaytay-Calaca, and Stage Eleven's Calaca-Calaca, before capping it off with the Stage 12 criterium within Filinvest Alabang.
Ronda Pilipinas is presented by LBC and supported by MVP Sports Foundation, Filinvest, Philippine Rabbit, CCN, Petron, Versa.ph, 3Q Sports Event Management, Inc., Boy Kanin, Franzia, Standard Insurance, Bike Xtreme, SH+, Guerciotti, Prolite, Green Planet, Maynilad, NLEX Sports, Lightwater, LBC Foundation and PhilCycling.
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