Victoria Sports Pro Cycling Team set for Asian conquest

Victoria Sports

With the European campaign in the books, Victoria Sports Pro Cycling is set to continue representing the Philippines in the international scene of professional cycling.

Composed of Filipino riders Pako Ochoa, Daniel Ven Cariño, Edson Corbadora, Ean Cajucom, Ismael Grospe Jr., Kenneth Maramba, Miguel Omerga, Alexis Pagara, and Nichol Blanca Pareja, they are supplemented by seasoned international cyclists Jeroen Meijers from the Netherlands, José Mendes from Portugal, Edgar Nieto from Spain, and Nícolas Sessler from Brazil.

VSPC has seen some semblance of success in their recent competitions.

Pareja claimed the Individual Time Trial stage of the 2024 edition of the PhilCycling National Championships for Road, while Pagara finished third.

In the Tour de Taiwan, Meijers claimed fourth spot on its opening stage, with Sessler putting forth quality times at the Volta NXT Classic.

At the Belgrade - Banja Luka race, Sessler finished fourth on its third stage, while ending up eventually at that position in the General Classification.

Felipe claimed the King of the Mountain title in Stage 1B of the International Tour of Hellas, eventually yielding a 19th place finish overall. Meanwhile, Sessler, Mendez, and Nieto very much accounted for themselves with respectable results at the 6th Grande Prêmio Internacional Beiras e Serra da Estrela.

Lastly, the Lumba Tamo Zambales 2024 bore witness to Cajucom clinching the 150km Road Race category.

Looming in the horizon are a few races for VSPC. They will be in China for the Trans-Himalaya Cycling race on August 21-25, with Meijers, Ochoa, Nieto, Cajucom, Corbadora, and Maramba in tow, followed by the Tour of Routhe Salvation on August 30 - September 2. For this race in Turkey, it will be Sessler, Mendes, Nieto, Pareja, Pagara, and Carino, as well as Marcelo Felipe.

VSPC is also scheduled to participate in a couple more races next month: the Tour of Salalah in Oman on September 8-11 and the Oita Urban Classica Road Race on September 28.

Ochoa shares about their upcoming schedule, "We know that we have a challenging road ahead but we have a team that is determined to follow the footsteps of other great Filipino athletes and show that we can compete at the highest level."

Building on these successes, Victoria Sports Pro Cycling looks forward to the road ahead in 2025 and beyond, thanks to their tactical brilliance and signature determination.

For updates on the VSPC team and their international competitions, follow the Victoria Sports Pro Cycling on Facebook.