In a few days, Navy-Standard Insurance’s Jan Paul Morales could emerge the very first back-to-back winner of the LBC Ronda Pilipinas.
But first things first: Morales, 31, is focused on hurdling the last three stages of the LBC Ronda Pilipinas 2017 including Thursday’s Stage 12 Individual Time Trial in Guimaras in what he thinks will make or break his bid.
Morales and the rest of his Navy teammates already went to Iloilo as early as last week, or two days after the Calamba-Antipolo Stage 11, the last stage before the race took a weeklong break.
It will resume in Guimaras on Thursday before winding up with 209-km Iloilo-Antique-Iloilo Stage 13 and the 50-km Stage 14 criterium also in Iloilo City.
And perhaps the final two stages will be Morales’ coronation ride.
onda is staking P1 million to the champion courtesy of presentor LBC and in partnership with MVP Sports Foundation, Petron, Mitsubishi, Versa.ph, Partas, Maynilad, Standard Insurance, CCN, Bike Xtreme, NLEX, PhilCycling and 3Q Sports Event Management.
