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Veterans Prado, Felipe rule PhilCycling road race nationals

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MANILA -- Jermyn Prado completed a sweep of all three Women's Elite gold medals at stake in the PhilCycling National Championships for Road.

This, after the veteran ruled the Elite Road Race.

Prado clocked two hours, 39 minutes and 28.17 seconds in winning the 88-km race on a 44-km circuit covering Tuy, Balayan, Lian and Nasugbu with Maritoni Krogg coming in only a wheel behind for silver and Kate Yasmin Aquino, who's now a mom, crossing third for the bronze medal.

Kim Bonilla, meanwhile, added the Women Under-23 road race gold medal to her victory in the ITT over the same route and distance in 2:36:38.80—Wenizah Claire Vinoya claimed silver (42 seconds behind) and Princess Jamkyna bagged bronze (46 seconds behind).

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"It's all about training, dedication and the heart to keep on cycling," said Prado, who also won the Criterium gold medal at the Tagaytay City Criterium and the ITT on an uphill route from Tuy to Nasugbu in Batangas last week.

"I've been relentless in training, but all these are because of the One above," added Prado, winner of the ITT gold medal at the Philippines 2019 Southeast Asian Games also in Tagaytay City.

Marcelo Felipe celebrates as he crosses the finish line in the men's elite road race. Handout photoMarcelo Felipe celebrates as he crosses the finish line in the men's elite road race. Handout photo

Marcelo Felipe, who turned 35 last February 10, was as sharp as fellow veteran Prado in topping the Men Elite Road race.

A national team mainstay like Prado, Felipe won the 215-km race in 5:02:25.49, edging Jericho Lucero by two seconds and Jeremy Lizardo by four seconds.

"We [Lucero and Lizardo] broke loose in the last 20 kms and seeing that no one else made a chase, we worked hard until the finish," said Felipe after the race where the average speed was pegged at 43 kph.

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