Urdaneta city: Mark John Lexer Galedo displayed his awesome form in the individual time trial for the Masters category in the PhilCycling National Championships for Road Friday. Galedo, back-to-back winner in the ITT Masters 40-44 age category of the Asian Cycling Confederation Road Championships in Thailand (2025) and Saudi Arabia (2026), finished the 18km race-against-the-clock competition in 22 minutes.

According to Philippines News Agency, the former Southeast Asian Games gold medalist, who is now a member of the national road coaching staff, won by 40 seconds over Ronnel Hualda and almost one and a half minutes over third-placer Jacinto Barbaran Jr. The event was presented by Standard Insurance and the MVP Sports Foundation.

The week's highlight was the awarding of the Mark Arvin Espa±a Armendez gold medal to men's junior road race champion Kim Jerome Duremdes. The award ceremony was preceded by a presentation of a certificate to the fallen 18-year-old rider's parents, Johny and Marlyn, and sister Joanna Mae. "Thank you very much for the tribute to our son who is truly dedicated to cycling. Before he died, he was training for the national championships," a teary Marlyn Armendez told cyclists and the crowd during the tribute.

The young Armendez died of electrocution while fishing using an improvised electric device in a swamp behind their home in Barangay Palina East in Urdaneta City, Pangasinan, last Jan. 22, exactly a week before his 19th birthday.

Meanwhile, Standard Insurance bets swept the women's U23 individual road race division in the event, also supported by the Philippine Sports Commission and Philippine Olympic Committee. Angela Joy Marie Bermejo dominated the 88 km race in 2:07:45, followed by a wheel by teammates Angelica Elvira and a bike length by Rayven Joy Valdez.