Five former champions headed by two-time winners Jan Paul Morales of Standard Insurance-Navy and Santy Barnachea of Scratch it and a slew of worthy challengers battle it out for cycling supremacy as the 10-stage LBC Ronda Pilipinas 10th anniversary race unfolds on Sunday (Feb. 23) in front of the provincial capitol in Sorsogon. “I always aim to win in all the race I join and I’m confident of my chances this year,” said the 34-year-old Morales. “We’ll know when the race starts but for me, anything can happen in this kind of race,” said Barnachea. Meanwhile, LBC Ronda Pilipinas chairman Moe Chulani announced Stage Six will now be a Tarlac to Tarlac lap on Feb. 29 and Stage Seven Tarlac to Palayan City, Nueva Ecija on March 1 instead of Lingayen-Lingayen and Lingayen-Palayan. “We’re expecting an exciting race because most practically all the country’s top cyclists including most of our past LBC Ronda Pilipinas champions are joining,” said Chulani.

Source: Manila Times February 21, 2020 14:37 UTC