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                    [Title] => Barba, Borja cop cycling’s silver, bronze
                    [Summary] => Joey Barba earned a silver and Michael Borja clinched a bronze in men’s downhill of mountainbike, an event the country was not likely to dominate but one which defending champion Suguianto Setyawan of Indonesia ruled practically by the skin of his teeth.


Barba, 21 of Dumaguete City, rode with a 3-cm wound in his chin and clocked a second-best two minutes and 38.26 seconds while Borja, 27 and a Tour veteran, timed 2:42.65 for the country’s first medals ever in men’s downhill in the SEA Games.
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The seeding run will determine a riders' kick off in the final run. The rider with the best time in the seeding will be the last to go during the final battle set tomorrow.

Although the time set in the seeding run will not be carried in the final race, it is still something to look forward to for the enthusiasts and participants as well for them to know who are the top riders competing in the event. [DatePublished] => 2005-11-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096583 [AuthorName] => Caecent No-ot Magsumbol [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Sports [SectionUrl] => cebu-sports [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 296046 [Title] => Barba leads RP quest in pre-SEAG mountainbike today [Summary] => DANAO CITY - A downhill king will be proclaimed today as the pre-Southeast Asian Games Mountainbike Championship reels off at the famous but dangerous Manlayag-Patag here even as the seeding run was called off yesterday.

Instead of having the seeding run yesterday afternoon, organizers allowed the riders, both the national open and pre-SEA Games and Asian Invitational contenders to do their final practice.

National mainstay Joey Barba looked very impressive as far as his performance is concerned and is expected to lead the country's quest for gold and glory.
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Scheduled today is the seeding run for the national squads and the classification of riders for the national open.

Danao City Councilor Oscar "Boying" Rodriguez, Jr., the event organizer, is hoping that the weather will cooperate to ensure a smooth running of the games.
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In a special SCOOP Forum at Baseline Sports and Recreational Center, members of the RP cross-country squad feels they can beat the visiting foreign riders.
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Yayushi Adashi, a 27-year-old veteran of this rugged Asian event, made good use of his US-built Cannondale Gemini bike as he took the gold in the elite men’s downhill race at Sitio Magarwak with his time of two minutes nine seconds.
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Nagtala ng 2 gold finish ang mga Hapones sa pangunguna nina Yasushi Adachi at Mio Suemasa na kumopo ng gold medal sa men’s at women’s divison, ayon sa pagkakasunod.
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Hawak ni Quinones ang gintong medalya sa cross country ng 2003 Southeast Asian Games na ginanap sa Vietnam at ang pagbubukas ng Southeast Asian MTB Championships noong June sa Danao City habang nakasukbit naman kay Quinones ang bronze mula rin sa Vietnam SEA Games at 2002 Asian MTB sa Chinese-Taipei.
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Barba, 21 of Dumaguete City, rode with a 3-cm wound in his chin and clocked a second-best two minutes and 38.26 seconds while Borja, 27 and a Tour veteran, timed 2:42.65 for the country’s first medals ever in men’s downhill in the SEA Games.
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The seeding run will determine a riders' kick off in the final run. The rider with the best time in the seeding will be the last to go during the final battle set tomorrow.

Although the time set in the seeding run will not be carried in the final race, it is still something to look forward to for the enthusiasts and participants as well for them to know who are the top riders competing in the event. [DatePublished] => 2005-11-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096583 [AuthorName] => Caecent No-ot Magsumbol [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Sports [SectionUrl] => cebu-sports [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 296046 [Title] => Barba leads RP quest in pre-SEAG mountainbike today [Summary] => DANAO CITY - A downhill king will be proclaimed today as the pre-Southeast Asian Games Mountainbike Championship reels off at the famous but dangerous Manlayag-Patag here even as the seeding run was called off yesterday.

Instead of having the seeding run yesterday afternoon, organizers allowed the riders, both the national open and pre-SEA Games and Asian Invitational contenders to do their final practice.

National mainstay Joey Barba looked very impressive as far as his performance is concerned and is expected to lead the country's quest for gold and glory.
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Scheduled today is the seeding run for the national squads and the classification of riders for the national open.

Danao City Councilor Oscar "Boying" Rodriguez, Jr., the event organizer, is hoping that the weather will cooperate to ensure a smooth running of the games.
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In a special SCOOP Forum at Baseline Sports and Recreational Center, members of the RP cross-country squad feels they can beat the visiting foreign riders.
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Relying heavily on their experience and top-of-the-line equipment, the Japanese scored one-two finishes in two of three events contested yesterday in the 10th Asian Mountain Bike Championships.

Yayushi Adashi, a 27-year-old veteran of this rugged Asian event, made good use of his US-built Cannondale Gemini bike as he took the gold in the elite men’s downhill race at Sitio Magarwak with his time of two minutes nine seconds.
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Nagtala ng 2 gold finish ang mga Hapones sa pangunguna nina Yasushi Adachi at Mio Suemasa na kumopo ng gold medal sa men’s at women’s divison, ayon sa pagkakasunod.
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Hawak ni Quinones ang gintong medalya sa cross country ng 2003 Southeast Asian Games na ginanap sa Vietnam at ang pagbubukas ng Southeast Asian MTB Championships noong June sa Danao City habang nakasukbit naman kay Quinones ang bronze mula rin sa Vietnam SEA Games at 2002 Asian MTB sa Chinese-Taipei.
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