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Padyak Pinoy on May 17?: pag chur mo oy!

by ALLEZ By Jose Vicente Araneta - May 7, 2007 - 12:00am

Marian Baring of SunStar asked last week if the 16 Visayas and Mindanao riders, who passed the April 1 test handled by DOS1 to the 2007 Padyak Pinoy Tour were all taken for a ride by the organizers. The lady...

by ALLEZ By Jose Vicente Araneta - April 16, 2007 - 12:00am

We got home from the holidays two Sundays ago to a dead phone, courtesy of Globelines. Last week was what is called in pro cycling as the Belgian Week, the Belgian equivalent of the Tour de France. It''s the acme...

The Amazing Rex Gonzalez

by ALLEZ By Jose Vicente Araneta - April 9, 2007 - 12:00am

Rex Gonzalez was 8 and was walking home from the beach when something got stuck in his slipper. He saw a piece of wire, grabbed it with his left hand to remove it when, "Bam!" his hand suddenly fell off!...

by ALLEZ By Jose Vicente Araneta - April 5, 2007 - 12:00am

I'd like to congratulate Dodong "Gamay" Frasco and dutiful son Aljew for hosting the very successful "Titay's Centennial Road Race" last Sunday. Everybody had a blast!!! The road race, MTB race and 8 other...

Titay's Centennial

by ALLEZ By Jose Vicente Araneta - March 19, 2007 - 12:00am

During the Christmas Party of CebuCycling/RECYCLE at the Mandaue reclamation area last December, we invited cycling's very good friend, Dodong "Gamay" Frasco, whom we had not seen in years. But in all of those times,...

All over for Ullrich

by ALLEZ By Jose Vicente Araneta - March 5, 2007 - 12:00am

Had it not been for Michael Jordan, Karl Malone and Charles Barkley could have their championships rings before they retired. For Jan Ullrich, a cancer survivor from Austin, Texas, was his number 23.

Gays and Sports

by ALLEZ By Jose Vicente Araneta - February 12, 2007 - 12:00am

While racism has taken giant steps forward in the US, the issue of homosexuality has not. Homosexuality in the office, in school, in the military and in sports is an issue that most Americans feel queasy...

by ALLEZ By Jose Vicente Araneta - February 5, 2007 - 12:00am

A lot of people have asked me who'll win in today's Super Bowl XLI and I tell them that this year, the Indianapolis Colt's will lose. I can only go that far. However, deep in my heart, I would have loved...

The amazing Ernie H.

by ALLEZ By Jose Vicente Araneta - January 30, 2007 - 12:00am

There is a saying from the barrio that states, "old carabao eat young grass." Well, in the case of Ernie Hortaleza and Cesar "Ponga" Labramonte, these guys not only devoured the competition of younger riders,...

The amazing Ernie H.

by ALLEZ By Jose Vicente Araneta - January 29, 2007 - 12:00am

There is a saying from the barrio that states, "old carabao eat young grass." Well, in the case of Ernie Hortaleza and Cesar "Ponga" Labramonte, these guys not only devoured the competition of younger riders,...

by ALLEZ By Jose Vicente Araneta - January 15, 2007 - 12:00am

1983 Marlboro Tour champion Romeo Bonzo was killed in a traffic accident last week when a van hit him while he was driving his motorcyle. The rider from Pangasinan was the first rookie to win the fabled crown....

by ALLEZ By Jose Vicente Araneta - January 8, 2007 - 12:00am

It was an amazing 2006 for local road cycling in Cebu. And a giant "chapeau" is in order to the people who made 2006 the year to remember. From the Tour ni Frank in January to the coronation of Xerox Lauron...

A Christmas story

by ALLEZ By Jose Vicente Araneta - December 27, 2006 - 12:00am

(This story has been going around the cycling egroups. I don't know who wrote this but I think that this is one of the most heartwarming story this Christmas) Ever since I was diagnosed with having a possible...

by ALLEZ By Jose Vicente Araneta - December 18, 2006 - 12:00am

Doping scandals has sunk professional cycling's reputation to the bottom of the sea. Instead of attracting new fans, the petty bickering between the UCI, race organizers, cyclists, teams and WADA over money...

My Ali Memories

by ALLEZ By Jose Vicente Araneta - December 11, 2006 - 12:00am

According to an upcoming ESPN documentary, Muhammad Ali invented "rap", as in hip-hop music.

by ALLEZ By Jose Vicente Araneta - December 4, 2006 - 12:00am

Two Sundays ago, four executive riders form Manila came and raced in the Cebu Cycling Classic II. Team Waterwood-PLDT-DSL, a Bulacan based executive cycling team who is active in the national executive racing...

Basso dances the Disco

by ALLEZ By Jose Vicente Araneta - November 13, 2006 - 12:00am

While the move was certainly provocative, DISCOVERY CHANNEL's (DC) signing of Ivan Basso for 1.5M Euros per year for the next 2 years was no surprise. When Basso was released by FASSA BARTOLO after 2003,...

Mexican standoff

by ALLEZ By Jose Vicente Araneta - November 6, 2006 - 12:00am

We all know that the pro cycling scene has been in deep water since July. Instead of clearing up, the water has been getting murkier by the day.

Roof of the world

by ALLEZ By Jose Vicente Araneta - October 30, 2006 - 12:00am

Jens Funk is a German national who is connected for the Center for Industrial Technology and Enterprise. Although I've seen him in a few bike races, we finally were introduced a few months back during the...

by ALLEZ By Jose Vicente Araneta - October 23, 2006 - 12:00am

The Road Cyclist of the Year (RCM), an award given to the best all around executive cyclist of Cebu for 2006 is heating up. With a little over two months and about 12 races to go, the RCY is a toss up between...

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