Spanish cyclist rules Ronda Stage 1

Francisco Mancebo rules Stage 1 of the LBC-Ronda Pilipinas 2019.WATCH: Former Tour de France campaigner Francisco Mancebo of Team Matrix Powertag of Japan rules the 197.6-km Iloilo-Iloilo Stage 1 of the LBC-Ronda Pilipinas 2019. | 🎥: John Bryan Ulanday

Posted by Daily Tribune on Thursday, 7 February 2019

Former Tour de France campaigner from Spain Francisco Mancebo of Team Matrix Powertag of Japan ruled the 197.6-kilometer Iloilo-Iloilo Stage 1 of the LBC-Ronda Pilipinas 2019 bikathon.

Defending champion Ronald Oranza of Philippine Navy-Standard Insurance and Dominic Perez of 7/11 Cliqq finished at second and third, respectively.

The 42-year-old Mancebo, the Spanish National Champion in 2004 and 4th place finisher in the 2005 Tour de France, clocked 5:07:02 to take the red jersey. Oranza and Perez finished 3 minutes and 52 seconds behind the Spanish cyclist.

The LBC-Ronda Pilipinas continues with a 101.8-km Guimaras-Guimaras Stage 2 on Saturday, 9 February.

Individual results of the LBC Ronda Pilipinas 2019 Stage 1 race. (LBC)