PINOY BIKER BREAKS ASIAN RECORD
Cebu City, Dec. 21, 1997 - Joseph Oncada yesterday surpassed the Asian record in downhill mountain biking, providing the Philippine National Games with the spark it needed on an otherwise uneventful competition day.
Oncada, a veteran of the Davao All-Terrain Bikers Association, also broke the Philippine mark he himself set two months ago at the Asian Cycling Championships.
The new record now stands at 54.06 seconds, 16.31 seconds faster than his old national record. It is also 4.40 seconds faster than that set by Asian Champion and Gold Medallist Tsukanato Takashi of Japan. Takashi's record was 4:00.46.
Reported by: Sol Jose Vanzi
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