Filipino wins 11th leg of Tour of Philippines

Filipino wins 11th leg of Tour of Philippines

MANILA (AP): Cyclist Enrique Domingo won yesterday's 11th stage of the Tour of the Philippines, but Warren Davadilla kept the overall lead by tying with his closest challenger, Arnel Quirimit.

All three are members of the Philippine team.

Domingo completed the 194.9-kilometer (121.8-mile) stage from Dagupan city in Pangasinan province to Vigan in Ilocos Sur, farther north, in 4 hours, 47 minutes, 32 seconds, edging breakaway partner Leonardo Basibas of the Northern Luzon team, who came in two seconds later.

Domingo became the fourth rider to win two legs of the competition.

Michael Gonowon of the Southern Luzon team came in third, four seconds behind Basibas, followed by Seino Keita of Japan and defending champion Wong Kam Po of Hong Kong.

By tying with Quirimit, Davadilla maintained his 9-second lead in the overall race. Malaysia's Tsen Seong Hoong, who also finished with the two leaders, stayed third overall.

They were part of a 23-man main pack that finished 7:53 after Domingo.

Domingo led a shakeup in the overall standings, jumping to fourth from sixth, just 3:05 behind Davadilla.

Gonzalo Espiritu of Pangasinan dropped from fourth to fifth. Placido Valdez improved to sixth from seventh. Two-time tour champion Carlo Guieb went to seventh from eighth.

Rookie Santy Barnachea, previously in fifth place, dropped to eighth.

Shimbo Asao of Japan slipped from ninth place to 13th.

Today, the race enters the first of three decisive stages in Baguio, a mountain resort city 1,400 meters (4,620 feet) above sea level, including a 30-kilometer (18-mile) climb.

Tomorrow, the riders tackle a 199.7-kilometer (124-mile) stage that features two downhill drives and two uphill climbs.

The third stage is a 27.5-kilometer (17.18-mile) individual time trial through the winding Kennon road.

All 67 riders remaining from the starting roster of 84 were able to finish yesterday's leg.