Go for Gold Cycling Team

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Go for Gold Philippines
Team information
UCI codeG4G
RegisteredPhilippines
Founded2017 (2017)
Status UCI Continental (2019–)
BicyclesStorck Bikes
Key personnel
Team manager(s)
  • Ednalyn Calitis Hualda
  • Jamal Mutaqin
Team name history
  • 2017–2019
  • 2020–
  • Team Go for Gold
  • Go for Gold Philippines

Go for Gold Philippines is a UCI Continental road cycling team based in the Philippines. It is managed as part of the Go for Gold project of the Powerball Marketing and Logistics Corp. [1]

Contents

Go for Gold first registered with the UCI for the 2018 season. [2] Its cycling jerseys are manufactured by Donen Sports. [3]

Team roster

As of February 13, 2021. [4]
RiderDate of birth
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Jerry Aquino Jr.  (PHI) (1992-07-02) July 2, 1992 (age 31)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Joshua Bonifacio  (PHI) (1999-02-01) February 1, 1999 (age 25)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Jonel Carcueva  (PHI) (1995-05-23) May 23, 1995 (age 28)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Daniel Ven Cariño  (PHI) (1998-10-13) October 13, 1998 (age 25)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Ismael Grospe Jr.  (PHI) (1999-01-07) January 7, 1999 (age 25)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Rex Krog  (PHI) (2000-05-14) May 14, 2000 (age 23)
RiderDate of birth
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Marc Ryan Lago  (PHI) (2001-07-13) July 13, 2001 (age 22)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Jericho Lucero  (PHI) (1999-11-21) November 21, 1999 (age 24)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Aidan Mendoza  (PHI) (1999-07-21) July 21, 1999 (age 24)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Elmer Navarro  (PHI) (1991-10-24) October 24, 1991 (age 32)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Ronnilan Quita  (PHI) (1995-01-23) January 23, 1995 (age 29)

Major wins

2019
Stage 1 PRUride Philippines, Ismael Grospe Jr.
Stage 3 Tour de Singkarak, Ismael Grospe Jr.
Stage 5 Tour de Singkarak, Jonel Carcueva
2020
Stage 3 Cambodia Bay Cycling Tour, Ronnilan Quita

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References

  1. "May bagong star ang Philippine cycling". Pang-masa (in Tagalog). The Philippine Star. February 16, 2018. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  2. "Team Go For Gold competes as continental cycling team | BusinessWorld". BusinessWorld. November 19, 2018. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  3. Terrado, Reuben (March 4, 2021). "Go For Gold team issues warning against fake cycling jerseys". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  4. "Go for Gold Philippines". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on February 13, 2021. Retrieved February 13, 2021.