Cariño brothers shine in Le Tour Stage 3
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan: The Cariño brothers proved on Tuesday that blood is thicker than water as Philippine Navy-Standard Insurance’s El Joshua and 7- Eleven Cliqq RoadBike Philippines’ Daniel Ven
punishing Stage 3 of the 2018 Le Tour de Filipinas.
The Cariño brothers thrived under sweltering conditions as they made a decisive breakaway in the town of Sta. Barbara, some 30
they engaged themselves in a mad
fellow Pangasinenses near the Pangasinan Provincial Capitol.
However, it was El Joshua who Joshua Cariño raises his bike after crossing the Le Tour de Filipinas Stage Three finish line in Lingayen, Pangasinan.
already pulled off an astonishing
the only International Cycling Union- sanctioned road race in the country.
“ cycling
UCI,” said El Joshua, savoring the feat in the presence of their father Bienvenido, 78. “ Dream come true history
Philippine national team Mervin Corpuz, one of the country’s promising riders, checked in a minute and 30 seconds behind the Cariños to cap another strong showing by local hopefuls who occupy seven spots in the Top 10 so far.
Navyman Jan Paul Morales, still the green jersey holder as the best
clocking of 8:19:11, followed by 2014 champion Mark Galedo (seventh, 8:19:17) and Marcelo Felipe (eighth, 8:19:17) of 7-Eleven Cliqq RoadBike Philippines and Navy’s climbing specialist Junrey Navarra (ninth, 8:19:30).
Korean Jung Hajeon of Uijeaongbu Cycling Team continued to be the best foreigner so far after he checked in at sixth in the stage. But he slipped two rungs lower down to fourth in the GC rankings with a total time of 8:19:11.
A pair of foreign riders still in the Top 10 are Indonesian Aiman Cahyadi of Team Sapura, who moved a rung lower to sixth with an aggregate time of 8:19:14, and Terengganu’s Eritrean rider Metkel Eyo who slid down from fourth to 10th overall with 8:20:11 clocking.
irrepressible Navymen continued
to show the way with a total time of 25 hours, 56 minutes and four seconds, just three seconds ahead of Team 7-Eleven. Uijeongbu Cycling Team is at third, more than 12 minutes behind.
It was the Cariño brothers, however, who put on a show as they pounced on their weary rivals in the homestretch, with the sweltering heat making it tougher
to several groups attacks early on.
“ said El Joshua. “
7-11 teammates gameplan foreigners.
after repeated foreigners