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Cycling: Navy rider Ronald Oranza taking firm control of Ronda after Stage 7

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Ronald Oranza of Navy-Standard Insurance continued pulling away from the competition by topping the 31.5-kilometer Stage 7 individual time trial in Saturday&#x27;s Ronda Pilipinas 2018 that started in front of the provincial capitol and ended on a mountaintop at Monasterio de Tarlac.Launched last being the overall individual leader, Oranza overtook Jay Lampawog of Go for Gold developmental team and Navy teammate Ronald Lomotos to finish in 44.44 minutes.Defending champion Jan Paul Morales registered the second-fastest time with 46:31.At the end of the day, Oranza has an aggregate time of 21:01:56 as against Morales’ 21:08:51 in what is fast turning out to be a two-man race.Lampawog, currently the wearer of the MVP yellow jersey symbolic of the best under-23 rider, zoomed to No. 3 overall with 21:19:31 as Ronald Lomotos of Navy-Standard, the erstwhile No. 3, was disqualified for drafting or tailing Morales.Completing the top 10 are: 4. Cris Joven (Army-Bicycology) - 21:20:02 5. John Mark Camingao (Navy Insurance) - 21:20:34 6. George Oconer (Go for Gold) - 21:20:51 7. Ronnel Hualda (Go for Gold Developmental team) - 21:21:29 8. Rudy Roque (Navy Insurance) - 21:21:42 9. Irish Valenzuela (CCN Superteam) - 21:22:04 10. Junrey Navara (Navy Standard) - 21:22:08Navy, Go for Gold and Army-Bicycology ranked first to third, respectively in the team standings.<div>For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.</div>

After ruling Saturday's race in Tarlac, Oranza extended his lead to nearly 7 minutes over second-place Jan Paul Morales, the defending champion.

After ruling Saturday's race in Tarlac, Oranza extended his lead to nearly 7 minutes over second-place Jan Paul Morales, the defending champion.