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Navy skipper Reynante to retire after 2017 Ronda

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/sports/02/27/ronda-022717.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">Navy&#x27;s Lloyd Lucien Reynante (far right) will retire after the 2017 LBC Ronda Pilipinas. <cite>Handout photo</cite></div></figcaption></figure></div>MANILA, Philippines – After competing for more than two decades, Lloyd Lucien Reynante of Navy-Standard Insurance is set to hang up his bicycle and cycling jersey.Reynante, one of the most decorated Filipino cyclists today, made the announcement Monday, during the one-week break of the LBC Ronda Pilipinas 2017.&quot;I&#x27;m resting my tired body from competition. This Ronda will be my last,&quot; said the 38-year-old Reynante in Filipino.&quot;I&#x27;m blessed beyond belief to have been given this chance to compete against the country&#x27;s best in more than 20 years and meeting and working with some great people who supported me, what more can I ask for,&quot; he added.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/cycling/news/2017/02/21/roque-wins-stage-11-closes-solo-leader-morales-22202">READ: Roque wins Stage 11, closes in on solo leader Morales</a></li></ul>Reynante, a seaman second class who is retiring as a Navyman in July after 20 years of military service, did not show regret over his failure to win the Ronda Pilipinas.He said his runner-up performance to Rhyan Tanguilig, Joel Calderon and Irishman David McCann in 2004, 2009 and 2010, respectively, as well as countless top five and top 10 finishes were more than enough to fill that title craving.&quot;I&#x27;m probably the only Filipino rider with the most second place finishes and I have contended in so many others that made me feel that I won it too,&quot; said Reynante.Reynante said the next step of his career will be coaching.&quot;I&#x27;ve actually coaching Navy-Standard Insurance for years and if they went me to coach them again next year, it will be honor for me to do so. I also have a new team in Bike Extrme,&quot; said Reynante.&quot;I also dream of getting a chance to coach the national team, I hope they give me an opportunity,&quot; he added.The race will take a week-long break and will resume with Stage 12 set on March 2 in Guimaras and Stages 13 and 14 on March 3 and 4 in Iloilo City.(For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/">ABS-CBN Sports website.</a>)

After competing for more than two decades, Lloyd Lucien Reynante of Navy-Standard Insurance is set to hang up his bicycle and cycling jersey.

After competing for more than two decades, Lloyd Lucien Reynante of Navy-Standard Insurance is set to hang up his bicycle and cycling jersey.