{"id":265916,"date":"2017-12-06T06:00:15","date_gmt":"2017-12-05T20:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=265916"},"modified":"2017-12-06T06:00:15","modified_gmt":"2017-12-05T20:00:15","slug":"dizon-leads-nmis-charge-hell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/dizon-leads-nmis-charge-hell\/","title":{"rendered":"Dizon leads NMI\u2019s charge in \u2018Hell\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
Nap Dizon, center, rides with Guam\u2019s Jake Gimoto, left, and Hong Kong\u2019s Poon Ka Tsun on their way out of Grotto during last Saturday\u2019s 11th Hell of the Marianas Century Cycling Race. (Jon Perez)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Nap Dizon emerged as the CNMI\u2019s top finisher in the 11th Hell of the Marianas Century Cycling Race held last Saturday.<\/p>\n

The veteran cyclist, who traded his MTB to a road bike, came in 20th overall behind a host of pro\/elite riders to finish third in the non-pro division with his 4:02:05. Guam had 1-2 finish in the non-pro riders with Jonathan Martin clinching the top spot after submitting 3:44:42 and compatriot Jake Gimoto recording 4:01:59. Martin was 14th overall and even had a sprint battle to the finish line against Japanese pro Yamato Kanematsu (3:44:41).<\/p>\n

Martin broke away early against Gimoto and Dizon as he was part of the peloton heading to the Bird Island-Grotto area. He failed to keep pace with the pros, but established a good lead against his non-pro opponents to take the top honors. Gimoto, on the other hand, was the 20th rider that completed the turn at Kingfisher, while Dizon was 22nd and the two riders battled it out going back to the finish line of the extended race.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s course, which started and ended a few meters away from the main entrance of the Marianas Resort & Spa, was 15 kilometers longer than the original layout as organizers chose to make a slight change due to the ongoing road construction going up Capital Hill.<\/p>\n

In the women\u2019s non-pro road bike division, the Top 3 finishers were Guam\u2019s Kristina Ingvarsson (4:15:12), Hong Kong\u2019s Hiu Tung Tsang (4:29:20), and South Korea\u2019s Lee Myungsook (4:48:05).<\/p>\n

Gretchen Druliner was the 40-44 women\u2019s age group winner with a time of 5:15:42, while South Korea\u2019s Oh Sang Mi was 30 minutes behind.<\/p>\n

Wynn Brillo raced in the U19 division and completed the course in 4:14:25, while J.C. Libut was third in the men\u2019s 30-39 division (4:36:24) won by China\u2019s Zheng Yi (4:03:25) with South Korean Jeong Jaehyeong settling for second (4:08:36).<\/p>\n

Dennis Bautista (4:47:05) and Rio Jacob (5:39:33) came in second and third behind South Korea\u2019s Kim Jungyoung (4:12:23) in the 40 to 44 age group, while multi-sport athlete Tyce Mister was third in the men\u2019s 50-54 division. Mister recorded 5:00:49 to finish behind Hong Kong\u2019s Nip Wai Wun (4:19:46) and South Korean Choi Yongil (4:49:15).<\/p>\n

Mark Isip clocked in 5:05:02 in the men\u2019s 50-54 MTB class to beat fellow CNMI bets Norlo Jacosalem (5:31:50), Noel Altamirano (5:58:09). Carlos Aguilar (6:00:42), and Gerardo Panagsagan (6:29:43).<\/p>\n

Tae Kim Sung (4:29:23), Ju Choi Sung (4:49:35), and Suk Lee Ki (5:44:43) completed a South Korean sweep in the male 20-29 age group, while their compatriot Park Jinhwan ruled the men\u2019s 45-49 (4:20:45). Guam\u2019s Noel Ponseca (4:25:05) and South Korean Kim Chulmin (4:34:24) placed second and third behind Park in the 45-49 age group, while Kelvin Kai Leung Ho (4:48:01), Manny Sitchon (5:18:52), and Wong Lip For (6:04:05) were the Top 3 placers in the 55-59 age division.<\/p>\n

Japan\u2019s Suehiro Arizumi topped the 60-and-over class after posting 4:11:37, while NMI\u2019s Willy Barbo came in at second (4:41:48) and another Japanese, Kazuo Terae (6:49:13), was ranked third.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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