RI's Djatmiko scratches in Philippines tour event<\/p>\n
CALAMBA, Philippines (Agencies): Indonesia's Djatmiko and
\nKenichi Yusuda of Japan withdrew from the fourth stage of the
\nMarlboro Centennial Tour of the Philippines yesterday.<\/p>\n
Djatmiko abandoned the race to leave the team with only a
\nsingle rider Kaswanto, who finished a low 55th yesterday.<\/p>\n
Indonesian ace rider Tonton Susanto was the first to make an
\nearly when he withdrew in Friday's second stage. Three more
\nIndonesians crashed out in Sunday's third stage, with Suyitno and
\nMohammad Ali Kaprawi resigning after a massive collision on
\nManila coastal road and Andi Sistiawan going out through a
\nstomach cramp.<\/p>\n
In contrast, Warren Davadilla of the Philippines underscored
\nhis worth as general classification leader and yellow jersey
\nholder yesterday by ruling the difficult fourth stage.<\/p>\n
Davadilla, who wrested the yellow jersey from teammate Arnel
\nQuirimit after the second stage, humbled his three breakaway
\npartners in the sprint for home to nail down his first stage
\nvictory in a three-year career.<\/p>\n
It was a masterful performance for the 23-year-old from
\nMalabon, Metro Manila, who relegated Quirimit to second this time
\nat the end of the 226.2km drive that featured a long uphill climb
\nto a mountain park in Quezon province, 116km into the race. The
\nlead pack timed five hours 51 minutes and 30 seconds.<\/p>\n
But Quirimit consoled himself by second overall from Gonzalo
\nEspiritu of Pangasinan, 4:57 behind Davadilla.<\/p>\n
Rookie Santy Barnachea of Pangasingan continued to show
\ntremendous promise by hanging on to finish third over the hard-
\nluck Malaysian Hoong Tsen Seong, who prevented an all-Filipino
\nshow for the day.<\/p>\n
The veteran Hoong could have challenged for stage honors but
\nhe took a spill in the last two kilometers. Undaunted, he got up
\nquickly, gave chase and caught up with the three scampering
\nFilipinos a kilometer from the finish.<\/p>\n
The show of courage amply rewarded the Malaysian as he moved
\nup to third place overall in a tie with Barnachea, 5:26 off
\nDavadilla.<\/p>\n
The Malaysians, however, fell to third in the team general
\nclassification behind Pangasinan as Gonzalo Espiritu, second in
\nthe general classification when the stage started, managed to
\ncome home with the third group.<\/p>\n
The Tour heads for Antipolo, Rizal today via a 137.7km fifth
\nstage that features five mountain climbs (one Category 1, two
\nCategory 2's and two Category 3's).<\/p>",
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