Cycling: Morales rules Stage 12, closes in on Ronda title

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/sports/03/02/cycling.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">Jan Paul Morales and Rudy Roque of Navy-Standard Insurance. <cite>Handout photo</cite></div></figcaption></figure></div>MANILA, Philippines – Jan Paul Morales of Navy-Standard Insurance ruled the 40-km Individual Time Trial Stage 12 to virtually clinch the 2017 LBC Ronda Pilipinas crown at the Provincial Capitol of Guimaras on Thursday.The 31-year-old Morales proved himself a class above the rest, as he completed the ITT with plenty of time to spare, clocking in at one hour, five minutes, and 42 seconds to solidify his grip on the overall individual lead. So dominating was Morales that he overlapped his closest pursuers, Rudy Roque of Navy, Cris Joven of Kinetix Lab-Army and Go for Gold&#x27;s Bryant Sepnio, and nearly caught up with erstwhile No. 5 Leonel Dimaano of RC Cola-NCR at the finish.Another Navyman, Jay Lampawog, finished second in the stage in 1:09:13 while Kinetix Lab-Army&#x27;s Marvin Tapic checked in at third in 1:09:19.<ul class="op-related-articles" title="Read:">	<li>Read: <a href=" http://sports.abs-cbn.com/cycling/news/2017/02/21/roque-wins-stage-11-closes-solo-leader-morales-22202">Roque wins Stage 11, closes in on solo leader Morales </a></li></ul>It was Morales&#x27; fifth lap victory after he topped the Stage Two criterium in Vigan, Ilocos Sur, the Angeles-Subic Stage Three, the Pili-Daet Stage Seven and the Stage Nine criterium in Sta. Rosa, Laguna.The Ronda&#x27;s last two stages in Iloilo City will now become Morales&#x27; victory ride. He currently has a whopping nine-minute lead over Roque in the individual race, with Roque registering an overall time of 38:40:55.However, Morales plans to be cautious in the 209-km Iloilo-Antique-Iloilo Stage 13. The 14th and final stage -- a 50-km critierium that starts and ends in Iloilo City -- is on Saturday.&quot;I need to ride intelligently and avoid potential problems and I think I can do that,&quot; said Morales. Joven checked in seventh in the stage in 1:10:54 to eat some minutes from Roque&#x27;s nine-minute edge. He has an overall time of 38:47:57, or now just seven minutes off Roque.Rounding up the top 10 were Sepnio (38:55:05), Navy&#x27;s Daniel Ven Carino (38:59:07), Dimaano (38:59:24), Navy&#x27;s Lloyd Lucien Reynante (38:59:54), Navy&#x27;s Ronald Lomotos (39:00:20, Ilocos Sur&#x27;s Ryan Serapio (39:01:27) and Kinetix Lab-Army&#x27;s Reynaldo Navarro (39:02:44).(For more sports coverage, visit the ABS-CBN <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com" target="_blank">Sports website.</a>)

Jan Paul Morales of Navy-Standard Insurance ruled the 40-km Individual Time Trial Stage 12 to virtually clinch the 2017 LBC Ronda Pilipinas crown at the Provincial Capitol of Guimaras on Thursday.

Jan Paul Morales of Navy-Standard Insurance ruled the 40-km Individual Time Trial Stage 12 to virtually clinch the 2017 LBC Ronda Pilipinas crown at the Provincial Capitol of Guimaras on Thursday.

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Cycling: Morales rules Stage 12, closes in on Ronda title

Cycling: Morales rules Stage 12, closes in on Ronda title

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Published Mar 02, 2017 04:59 PM PHT

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