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It’s not a good time to be a pro cyclist these days
by Jose Vicente ‘JV’ Araneta - April 7, 2025 - 12:00am
I’m talking about both local and international cycling professionals.
Can Pogacar replace Merckx as the GOAT?
by Jose Vicente ‘JV’ Araneta - March 17, 2025 - 12:00am
By now, everyone knows Tadej Pogacar.
Comparisons
by Dr. JV Araneta - February 18, 2025 - 12:00am
Two years ago, I was at the Changi Airport waiting for a flight back to Cebu.
Iloilo: Cycling Capital
by Jose Vicente ‘JV’ Araneta - February 3, 2025 - 12:00am
The first time I was in Iloilo was in 1999.
This Sinulog feels familiar!
by J.V. Araneta - January 20, 2025 - 12:00am
I don’t know about you but this year, there was this familiar buzz around the Sinulog, both procession and Mardi Gras, that I haven’t felt in years. And I mean like pre 2000.
The Year That Was
by Jose Vicente ‘JV’ Araneta - January 6, 2025 - 12:00am
While 2024 was one of my best years the past five years, I would still say that 2020 was a whole lot better. But my Dad passed away in 2020 so how could it be better than last year?
Cyclocross, anyone?
by Dr. Jose Vicente Araneta - December 29, 2024 - 12:00am
There are basically two types of bicycles used for competition here- the road bike and the mountain bike.
The Evolution of the Cycling Kit
by Jose Vicente ‘JV’ Araneta - December 16, 2024 - 12:00am
A cycling “uniform” is called a kit. A kit basically includes the jersey, bib shorts, shoes, socks, helmets, eyewear and gloves. However, a kit these days includes the jersey and the bib shorts only...
Is it easy to organize cycling events?
by Jose Vicente ‘JV’ Araneta - November 18, 2024 - 12:00am
I used to be an amateur bicycle race organizer.
Compete at any Age
by Dr. Jose Vicente Araneta - October 28, 2024 - 12:00am
It makes me chuckle now when I m at this point of my life and I am just training my butt off trying to win a bicycle criterium or a road race.
The Tour of Spain is on!
by JV Araneta - August 27, 2024 - 12:00am
It’s pity sometimes that the most exciting events are not as popular as the traditional professional cycling events
Taking a Second Look at basketball
by Dr. Jose Vicente Araneta - August 19, 2024 - 12:00am
There is no sport I don t like. Any sporting competition, I am all for it, be it mental or physical. Even today, I don t hate basketball, I just don t watch it like I used to back in the late 70 s and then during...
Bagsakan
by Jose Vicente "JV" Araneta - June 10, 2024 - 12:00am
Three years after the Mandaue City government, through Mayor Jonas Cortes, gave us the green light to use a portion (actually 2.2km) of the Mandaue Reclamation Area exclusively for cyclists every Sundays from 5AM-9AM,...
Dominance in pro cycling: Is it good or bad?
by Jose Vicente ‘JV’ Araneta - May 13, 2024 - 12:00am
Every time he laces up his shoes, I would sigh to myself and tell myself that the race is over. Because he wins almost all of the races he pins a number on, I think that Tadej Pogacar is making professional cycling...
Superstitious
by Jose Vicente ‘JV’ Araneta - April 15, 2024 - 12:00am
Like many sports, cycling has its own share of superstitions beliefs.
Illegal Advantage
by Jose Vicente ‘JV’ Araneta - January 8, 2024 - 12:00am
In business, sandbagging is a strategy of lowering the expectations of a company or an individual’s strength and core competencies in order to produce relatively greater-than-anticipated results.
2023 Tour of Matabungkay:  the hardest edition that I joined
by Jose Vicente ‘JV’ Araneta - November 20, 2023 - 12:00am
I haven’t written anything the past 2-3 weeks because I’ve been to a lot of places to race my bike.
Will a Filipino  ever race in the  Tour de France?
by Jose Vicente ‘JV’ Araneta - August 21, 2023 - 12:00am
It is a long and steep road for a Filipino to ride in the Tour de France, the international stage for cycling talent. But how about our neighboring Asian countries? Are there races there that we can join where we...
Watching Bike racing: From VHS to GCN+
by Jose Vicente ‘JV’ Araneta - June 19, 2023 - 12:00am
When I started to enjoy bike racing, I also followed the professional side of the sport. However, in the late 80’s it was very difficult to get hold of a good copy of the Tour de France.
The Manngagahan Bike Fest Stage 2
by Jose Vicente ‘JV’ Araneta - May 15, 2023 - 12:00am
The Manggahan Bike Fest in Guimaras a week ago was a 2-day, 2-stage race.
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