Danao City To Host Mountainbike Event On June 10-12

Danao City will host the Philippine National Championships Mountain Bike Asian Invitational on June 10 to 12 at the Danasan Eco Adventure Park.

The bike competition, which will have the cross-country race and downhill events, is sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), the world’s governing body of cycling.

The race is the third edition of the Philippine National Championships but the organizers incorporated the Asian Invitational for this year.

“This is the first time for Philippine National Championships that we merge with the Asian Invitational. The reason for putting the two events together is to attract foreign participants. By doing this invitational, the foreign participants can also earn UCI points,” MTB national commissaire Athena Beltran-Mendoza said.

Oscar “Boying” Rodriguez Jr., one of the organizers and a board member of PhilCycling, said the track in Danasan Eco Adventure Park is built to accommodate all classes of MTB riders.

“The course in Danasan Eco Park is different from the one in Manlayag, Patag, which is a very hard course. The new course is made for all classes of MTB riders, as we aim to do this event annually,” said Rodriguez.

“The level of competition is much higher. So we expect the top riders in the country to be around,” said Beltran-Mendoza.

The downhill competition will also serve as the first leg of the Commencal Philippine National Downhill Series.

The second leg will be in Iligan City and the third leg will be in Ilocos. (PNA) SCS/EB/MP/PJN