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!!!
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
1ST RYAN
SOLINAP DIRT BROS.
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
1ST RENAX LIM BIKE LAB
2ND JOSE OBRA DEPR
Mark Ibon, Shanville Villaflor, Joyce Del Socorro and Marjorie Ibon
FEMININO CATEGORY
CHINO MENDOZA - RUROK
ANGELO NICK VELASCO - DEPR
2ND FRANCISCO “CHICO” LAVINA TEAM BMC
3RD JOSEPH OBRA TEAM DEPR
4TH CHINO MENDOZA TEAM RUROK
5TH ANGELO NICK VELASCO TEAM DEPR
6TH ROMMEL RAGASA REKLAMO RACING TEAM
7TH IVES TORRENTE TEAM SIPAT
8TH BETTY KULLALUL TEAM ZERO
9TH ERNESTO DALIZON DEPR
10TH 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
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
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.
Thank you Palawan. I had a blast! I'm head over heels with your food, your trails and your mountains. I will be back soon. :-)
Click link for more pictures from the event:
TRACK READING PICS
TRACK READING PICS II
DAY 1 STARTING PICS
DAY 2 STARTING PICS
DAY 2 STARTING PICS II
DAY 2 PICS
Dirt Bros at Magarwak
PALAWAN FINALE SS7 ACTION SHOTS
AWARDING
PALAWAN FINALE SS4
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