Pinaybiker's Chronicles: THE EPIC PALAWAN FINALE: NATIONAL ENDURO MTB RACE 2016

THE EPIC PALAWAN FINALE: NATIONAL ENDURO MTB RACE 2016

By: Ione Baron-Mejia

Mark Ibon of Team Downhill Enduro Palawan Rider ( DEPR)

Palawan finale, how thou I describe thee? Your trails are as ridiculously captivating as your city, as insanely enchanting as your people, as crazily delicious as your cuisine. Wait for me when I go back, dear Palawan.

The Enduro Pilipinas/The Endure Network, national enduro mountain biking race finale was held last November 5 and 6 in the city of Puerto Princesa, Palawan. enduro mountain bikers from all over the Philippines flew to Palawan to participate the event, but harkors from Manila dominated it. Certainly, we save the best trail for last.

Hat’s off to these winners! You guys rock! Palawan’s trail is every bit what an enduro rider's dream is made of. It challenges every rider’s technical skill, physical fitness, stamina , strong determination, mental toughness while fearfully at the same time excitably shredding those exceptionally gnarly trails and being treated with the most amazing views the Puerto Princesa had to offer. This trail definitely separates the men from the boys.

I will now let the pictures speak for themselves.

To the winners and finishers kudos to all of you.

Now,meet the big winners in Palawan!!!

Chino Mendoza, Chico Lavina, Ryan Solinap, Joseph Obra and Angelo Nick Velasco

ELITE CATEGORY

1^ST RYAN SOLINAP DIRT BROS.

2^ND FRANCISCO “CHICO” LAVINA TEAM BMC

3RD JOSEPH OBRA TEAM DEPR

4^TH CHINO MENDOZA TEAM RUROK

5^TH ANGELO NICK VELASCO TEAM DEPR

6^TH ROMMEL RAGASA REKLAMO RACING TEAM

7^TH IVES TORRENTE TEAM SIPAT

8^TH BETTY KULLALUL TEAM ZERO

9^TH ERNESTO DALIZON DEPR

10^TH MICHAEL HAMID TEAM ZERO

Renan Ricafrente, Heydar Hossieni, Heinz Tabinas, Jeffrey Calalin and Jerwin Ibon

AFICIONADO CATEGORY

1ST HEINZ TABINAS DEPR
2ND HEYDAR HOSSIENI TEAM ZERO
3RD JEFFREY CALALIN DEPR
4TH RENAN RICAFRENTE REKALAMO RACING TEAM
5TH JERWIN IBON DEPR
6TH GARY GEREVELA DEPR
7TH JOBERT FAJARDO DEPR
8TH DRU DEL ROSARIO TEAM ROTTENWHEELS
9TH NELSON CONAN DEPR
10TH AL MUKHAM UMAR DEPR

Jose Obra and Renax Lim

LEGEND CATEGORY

1ST RENAX LIM BIKE LAB
2ND JOSE OBRA DEPR

Mark Ibon, Shanville Villaflor, Joyce Del Socorro and Marjorie Ibon

FEMININO CATEGORY

1ST JOYCE DEL SOCORRO REKLAMO RACING TEAM

2ND SHANVILLE VILLAFOR DEPR

CURIOUS CATEGORY

1ST JAYSON OBRA DEPR

2ND CHRISTOPHER TORRES TEAM ZERO

3RD FERNAN HERAMIS DEPR

4TH MASHAR BERNAN DEPR

5TH MARVIN BALAN DEPR

THE ELITE RIDERS

RYAN SOLINAP - DIRT BRO.

CHICO LAVINA - BMC

JOSEPH OBRA - DEPR

CHINO MENDOZA - RUROK

ANGELO NICK VELASCO - DEPR

MARK IBON ( BULLET RIDER)

RHOMMEL RAGASA - REKLAMO RACING

IVES TORRENTE - TEAM SIPAT

BETTY KULLALUL - TEAM ZERO

ERNESTO DALIZON - DEPR

MICHAEL HAMID - TEAM ZERO

BRYAN KAISER LEONOR - REKLAMO RACING TEAM

OJ PETERSON LELINA - REKLAMO RACING TEAM

ALEC DY-LIACCO - REKLAMO RACING TEAM

LEGEND

RENAX LIM - BIKELAB

JOSE OBRA - DEPR

AFICIONADO

HEINEZ TABINAS - DERP

HEYDAR HOSSEINI - TEAM ZERO

JEFFREY CALALIN - DEPR

RENAN RICAFRENTE - REKALMO RACING TEAM

JERWIN IBON - DEPR

DRU DEL ROSARIO - TEAM ROTTENWHEELS

ELMER CABESAL - DEPR

GARY NOEL GEVELA - DEPR

JOEBERT PAJARDO - DEPR

NELSON CANON - DEPR

MATTHEW TOPPING - REKLAMO RACING TEAM

MARVIN CACHO - DEPR

FEMININO

JOYCE SOCORRO - REKLAMO RACING TEAM

SHANELLE VILLAFOR - DEPR

CURIOUS CATEGORY

JAYSON OBRA - DEPR

MARVIN BALAN - DEPR

FRANCIS FERNANDEZ - DEPR

Finally, i would like to thank the people of Palawan, especially the people in the community of Magarwak and Sta. Lourdes area of Puerto Princesa for welcoming us in their community.Thank you to the marshalls, drivers and everyone who helped in the event. Thanks to our race director Mr. Mark Ibon, for all your hard work, you were a one man team in organizing this successful event. Congratulations! Special thanks for the lechon and the "special carderetang kambing ", it was a treat, we loved it. To our race director's other half, Marjorie Ibon, thank you for the support. I truly enjoyed my stay there because of your company. Thank you very much Marj. I hope to see you soon in Manila.