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Pals, family bid farewell to Ironman cyclist
DRESSED in their triathlon orange and black jerseys, athlete friends of Ramon Igaña yesterday carried his coffin to his final resting place in the Cebu Memorial Park in Cebu City, six days after Igaña’s death during a bike race in the Ironman 70.3 competition. At a funeral mass in Redemptorist church, his wife and […]
Diabetics hope to finish strong in Ironman race
August 4, 2012
DESPITE suffering from diabetes, a four-man team will see action in tomorrow’s highly competitive Cobra Ironman 70.3 Philippines which kicks off a the Shangri La Mactan Island Resort and Spa. The team dubbed as Team Triabetics is led by Poch Bermudez, president of Hinge Inquirer Publications. Bermudez learned about his disease on October 2006 and […]
Welcome, security for Ironman racers
August 4, 2012
Police have elevated security as Cebu hosts its biggest sporting event, the international Ironman triathlon. About 700 of the 1,700 athletes who have registered for the prestigious race are foreigners. Many are professional triathletes, others are on cross training like the British Formula One champion Jenson Button of Honda Mclaren. Police Regional Office 7 director […]
Ironman PH ‘fastest growing event’ in the world
August 4, 2012
IN only its fourth year, the Cobra Energy Drink Ironman 70.3 Philippines has become the fastest growing Ironman 70.3 in the world, organizers said yesterday. Daryl Herbert of USM Events, a new partner of the World Triathlon Corp. (WTC) in the Asia Pacific Region, said drawing participants from 31 countries for its fourth edition is […]
Human barricade for Ironman event needed
August 2, 2012
More than 8 thousand people will be used as human barricade during the Ironman marathon this Sunday, August 5. Edwin Ermac head of Traffic Enforcement Agency Mandaue (TEAM) said that the manpower is still insufficient with the original plan of 10,000 people, now there are only 8,000 people. More than 7,000 3rd year and 4th year high […]
Fernan Bridge – 2 lanes for bike race South coastal road off limits to cars
August 2, 2012
TRAFFIC will be rerouted for Sunday’s international triathlon in Metro Cebu. The public should avoid taking the coastal road from Talisay City to Mandaue City where the Ironman 70.3 bike course will take place in the morning of Aug. 5. Both lanes of the South Coastal Road from Talisay City Hall to Plaridel Street in […]
Vintas to color Ironman swimming event
July 28, 2012
Colorful vintas or native sail boats will ply the Hilutungang Channel during the swimming event of the Ironman triathlon on August 5. In yesterday’s dry run, the vintas lined the 1.9 kilometer swimming course off the coast of Mactan Island. The vintas will be stationed off the cost of Shangri-La, Portofino and Movenpick resorts during […]
Citom ready for Ironman
July 26, 2012
A WARNING to motorists. Portions of Cebu City roads from the Mahiga bridge located near the Cebu Ports Authority to the Plaza Independencia and the South Coastal Road will be closed to vehicular traffic in the morning of August 5 to give way for the Iron Man Triathlon. Rafael Yap, head of the City Traffic […]
Mandaue ready for Ironman triathlon
July 25, 2012
MANDAUE City is ready for the international Ironman 2012 triathlon slated on August 5. Edwin Ermac, Traffic Enforcement Agency of Mandaue (Team) chief said, they already readied 10,000 students from Mandaue City elementary and secondary schools to serve in the international sports event from 4:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon on August 5 during the event. […]
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