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Zedrick Ivan Honorica competes in the Asian Cycling Confederation Track and Para Track Cycling championships. Handout/Philcycling


Zedrick Ivan Honorica competes in the Asian Cycling Confederation Track and Para Track Cycling championships.

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1774795139528Zedrick Ivan Honorica 1.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Zedrick Ivan Honorica competes in the Asian Cycling Confederation Track and Para Track Cycling championships. Handout/Philcycling" width="960"/>Zedrick Ivan Honorica competes in the Asian Cycling Confederation Track and Para Track Cycling championships. Handout/Philcycling</div>MANILA -- A food delivery rider set a new Philippine record in the men&#x27;s elite sprint on Sunday at the Asian Cycling Confederation Track and Para Track Cycling, using the same bicycle that he rides when plying his trade.Zedrick Ivan Honorica clocked 10.865 seconds in his event, besting the 20-year-old record of multiple-time tour champion Jan Paul Morales -- 11.42 seconds set during the Asian Games in Doha in 2006.His time was good for 21st out of 22 riders, with Japan&#x27;s Kaiya Ota finishing in 9.348 seconds to top the podium.&quot;I race in &#x27;bente-bente,&#x27; nothing more,&quot; said the 21-year-old Honorica, who shared that he only became a member of the national team in January.&quot;I saw a post on Facebook by national coach Gil [Virgilio Espirutu) on an invitation for a power test [informal tryouts], and I was second best … that was only last January,&quot; he said.Honorica used a Brain frame that costs P2,500 and a wheel set worth P12,000 which he raised from delivering food. His bicycle paled in comparison to those used by elite riders from other countries, some of which cost up to P7-million.<div> </div><div>PH ON THE PODIUM<img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1774795165590patrick gerard lee...bronze. men&#x27;s C5 scratch 1.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Patrick Gerard Lee competes in the Asian Cycling Confederation Track and Para Track Cycling championships. Handout/Philcycling" width="960"/>Patrick Gerard Lee competes in the Asian Cycling Confederation Track and Para Track Cycling championships. Handout/Philcycling</div>Meanwhile, the Philippines scored a podium finish in the championship, courtesy of Patrick Gerard Lee who won bronze in the men&#x27;s C5 scratch race of para cycling on Sunday.It was the first medal for the Philippines in the annual championships hosted this year by the PhilCycling and Tagaytay City—and the first continental exposure of the national para cycling team.With the result, Lee earned points for qualification to the Los Angeles 2028 Paralympics.&quot;I pushed and pushed myself, it&#x27;s a very tough race,&quot; said Lee, 21, who lost his right forearm from under the elbow in a meat grinder at his aunt&#x27;s stall at Marilao Market when he was five years old.&quot;I&#x27;m really very happy because it&#x27;s for our country,&quot; he added.Uzbekistan&#x27;s Azimbek Abdullaev won the gold medal and Japan&#x27;s Ruito Kameda secured the silver but with a tough challenge from Lee—the result went down to the photo finish.Another Filipino, Joel Inn Tacutaco, finished fifth in the 14-rider race.

A food delivery rider set a new Philippine record in the men's elite sprint on Sunday at the Asian Cycling Confederation Track and Para Track Cycling, using the same bicycle that he rides when plying his trade.

A food delivery rider set a new Philippine record in the men's elite sprint on Sunday at the Asian Cycling Confederation Track and Para Track Cycling, using the same bicycle that he rides when plying his trade.

Food delivery rider steals show at Asian track championships; PH para cyclist wins bronze

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Food delivery rider steals show at Asian track championships; PH para cyclist wins bronze

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Published March 29, 2026 10:43 PM PHT

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