Camingao rules U23 road race

MANILA, Philippines — Rush Camingao crossed solo to win the gold medal in the Men Under-23 road race of the PhilCycling National Championships for Road in Tuy, Batangas yesterday.

Camingao had plenty to spare – some 90 seconds – in ruling the category for riders aged 18 to 22 and covered the 171km out-and-back event in four hours, one minute and 34.58 seconds.

Rking Roque claimed the silver in the championships organized by the PhilCycling headed by Philippine Olympic Committee president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino with a 4:03.54 clocking.

Commissaires, meanwhile, ruled on relegating Jude Gabriel Francisco one rung for foul riding in the final sprint to gift Steven Tablizo the bronze medal.

“A report from the chief judge (Armanda Filosopo) and chief and assistant timers (Willie Carandang and Philip Arao) prompted the handing out of the penalty on the rider,” said Dominic Carpio, the president of the commissaire’s panel for the race.