PINOY FIXIE: Our Pinoy Prides won races at SCNCA Track Championships!

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Sunday, July 13, 2014

Our Pinoy Prides won races at SCNCA Track Championships!

Our Pinoy Prides showed their strengths, talents, and track cycling skills at the recent Southern California / Nevada Cycling Association (SCNCA) Track Championships!

Please congratulate former National Track Team Cyclist WILSON BLAS for winning races on BOTH Elite and Masters Track Championships! That’s 4 GOLD medals and a bronze medal!

Wilson’s race results from SCNCA Elites Track Championships (June 14-15, 2014) held at Encino Velodrome, California:

1. Team Sprint with Quinn Hatfield and Edward Horvet – 1st place, GOLD medal – CHAMPION

2. Keirin – 3rd place, Bronze medal

He also competed and won 3 out of 4 events he competed on at SCNCA Masters Track Championships 35-39 age group (July 12-13, 2014) which was held at San Diego Velodrome, California. Here's the CHAMP on the 2nd day of the event, topping with the fastest time for the Match Sprint seeding, the Flying 200-meter Individual Time Trial:

His amazing results:

1. Match Sprint – 1st place, GOLD medal – CHAMPION

2. 30-lap Points Race – 1st place, GOLD medal – CHAMPION

3. Team Sprint with Henry Shibata and Kirk Edwards – 1st place, GOLD medal – CHAMPION

4. 30-lap Scratch Race – 5th place

Next we have Christina Ricafort with her teammates Elise Traylor and 1976 Olympian Jan Palchikoff (Rowing). You'll see her in this photo on her turn to pull the team for the GOLD medal!

2013 3-km Team Pursuit Masters Champion CHRISTINA RICAFORT (left) for becoming a repeat Champion:

1. 3-km Team Pursuit with Jan and Elise (35+ age group) – 1st place, GOLD medal – CHAMPION

2. 2-km Individual Pursuit (35+ age group) – 3rd place, Bronze medal

Now it's time for Tony Zaldua, Jr. to strut his quickness! Here, he's prepping up for 1-kilometer Individual Time Trial:

2011 and 2013 Team Sprint Masters Champion TONY ZALDUA, Jr. for winning the (35+ age group) 1-kilometer Individual Time Trial:

1. 1-km ITT – 1st place, GOLD medal – CHAMPION

2. 30-lap Points Race – 3rd place, Bronze medal

3. Team Sprint with Deo and Shon Halasi – 3rd place, Bronze medal

4. 30-lap Scratch Race – 4th place

Here's Tony at the top of the podium!

And finally, our 1984 OLYMPIAN DEOGRACIAS ASUNCION for winning the 3-km Team Pursuit: on the first day of competition:

1. 3-km Team Pursuit - 45-54 age group – 1st place, GOLD medal – CHAMPION

2. 500-meter Individual Time Trial - 55-64 age group – 2nd place, Silver medal

3. 20-lap Scratch Race - 55-64 age group – 2nd place, Silver medal

Here's Deo on his turn to pull his Team Pursuit teammates Ed Kissee, Mark Ulrich, and Michael Birditt for their GOLD medal run!

And two more races on the second day of the event:

4. 24-lap Points Race - 55-64 age group – 3rd place Bronze medal

5. Team Sprint with Shon Halasi and Tony Zaldua, Jr. - 45-54 age group – 3rd place, Bronze medal

At the end of the event, Deo collected medals on all the events to competed on!

Thanks to Alex Tellez for getiing Deo and Tony their fast times with his aerobar!

Please congratulate Wilson, Christina, Tony, Deo, and their teammates for their hard work at the height of 2014 Southern California racing!

Arden Arindaeng

1 comment:

Unknown said...: Talagang walang kupas si idol Deogracias Asuncion. Imagine, late 70's hanggang sa 1981 Sea Games pa lang nagpapakita na ng galing hanggang ngayon.; August 2, 2014 at 2:35 PM