• First performance trial as a new member of the team (almost 3 weeks of training with the team every mon-wed)
• 34.5 km individual time trial in trece martirez
• Average heart rate – 185 bpm; maximum heart rate – 198 bpm
• Terrain – uphill; maximum speed – 58.2 kmh
• First time to use Cannondale Six13 as an ITT bike

The road team with the mountain bikers and the tracksters left the quarters at 6 in the morning of April 12, Thursday. It was earlier than usual because our destination, Trece Martirez in Cavite, is 54km away and about 2hour ride. It was the venue for the first performance trial, an individual time trial, for the new team. The route was 8.625 kms one way, 17.25 kms complete round. The every member of the team was asked to do 2 rounds so the total distance covered by each cyclist was 34.5 kms. (more…)

Cycling is much like equestrian. An equestrian rider can not excel on a bad horse, like a cyclist can not succeed on a terrible bike. No matter how good the rider is, nor the cost of the equipment is – the rapport of the rider with his bike is still the x factor. A cyclist can ride any bike, can perform tricks on other’s bike, and even win races on his teammate’s bike, but can not perform as well unlike on his own beloved bike.

I am a competitive cyclist for 16 years now, or more than half of my life. Although, I have a number of bikes and frames, about 10 different foreign brands and 5 locally custom-made, there are favorites and memorable that I treasured more than the others. These are the bikes I rode my very best and brought home with me success and honor. These are the bikes that I am most comfortable, I am most confident, and I feel most supreme. My winning bikes that brings sweet and victorious moments. (more…)