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Manila Bulletin devider Sports devider Korean track cyclist Min Kyeong Ho seizes Stage 6 victory; Russian Shulchenko keeps yellow jersey in Tour of Luzon

Korean track cyclist Min Kyeong Ho seizes Stage 6 victory; Russian Shulchenko keeps yellow jersey in Tour of Luzon

Published May 4, 2026 03:41 pm

At A Glance

  • The Korean track specialist and 2017 Tour of Korea champion broke free from a six-man lead group in the final 30 kilometers, capitalizing on the climb in Sta. Praxedes and held his advantage all the way to the finish to cross the line solo in 5 hours, 13 minutes and 12 seconds.
Min Kyeong Ho of the Seoul Cycling Team crosses the finish line to rule the Tuguegarao-Pagudpud Stage 6 of the Tour of Luzon.
Min Kyeong Ho of the Seoul Cycling Team crosses the finish line to rule the Tuguegarao-Pagudpud Stage 6 of the Tour of Luzon.
PAGUDPUD, Ilocos Norte -- Seoul Cycling Team’s Min Kyeong Ho timed his move and launched a decisive attack to capture Stage 6 of the MPTC Tour of Luzon 2026 that started in Tuguegarao City and ended in front of the Pagudpud Town Hall here on Monday, May 4.
The Korean track specialist and 2017 Tour of Korea champion broke free from a six-man lead group in the final 30 kilometers, capitalizing on the climb in Sta. Praxedes and held his advantage all the way to the finish to cross the line solo in 5 hours, 13 minutes and 12 seconds.
Two-time lap winner Ivan Anisimov of the LCW UAE Cycle Team and Standard Insurance’s Ronald Oranza outsprinted 14 others for second and third in the stage, finishing 1:17 minutes behind Min. 
Russian Nikita Shulchenko, who was part of the second group and placed 16th, held the yellow jersey for the third straight stage with 19:01:14, keeping a 49-second gap with LCW UAE teammate Yousef Ibraheim Alrefai. 
Defending champion Joo Dae Yeong of the Gapyeong Cycling Team finished 1:33 minutes behind Min, widening his overall deficit to 3:46 minutes.
It was a punishing, sun-scorched test for the remaining 81 riders, who endured the grueling 223.7-kilometer route under searing heat as temperatures hovered between 36 to 40 degree Celsius. The winds, however, picked up on the final stretch entering Ilocos Norte.
Min, who turns 30 in July, said going for the stage win was not part of the original plan.
“It was not my plan because I was aiming for tomorrow’s (individual) time trial, but then I saw that the others were struggling on the climb, so I got the chance and I took it,” said Min, who also ruled the stage's King of the Mountain segment.
“That tailwind in the last 10 kilometers is a lifesaver for me,” he added, noting that despite racing in several Southeast Asian races, he has found the conditions in the Philippines to be the hottest so far.
Min and eight others, including 7-Eleven’s Mervin Corpuz, set an aggressive tempo in the opening 10 kilometers and held firm at the front, stretching their advantage to as much as 10 minutes by the midway point near Allacapan.
The peloton, which had Shulchenko and Anisimov, started catching up with the lead pack in the last 80 kilometers around Claveria.
Overall, Go for Gold’s Dave Montemayor remained at third with 19:03:27, followed by 7-Eleven’s Antoine Huby (19:03:30).
Corpuz, who was once in the provisional overall lead after spearheading the early nine-man lead group, was at fifth with 19:03:31, followed by teammate Ronnilan Quita (19:03:36) and Excellent Noodles’ Douglas Tyler Hannay (19:04:05).
Go for Gold’s Jericho Lucero entered the Top 10 with 19:04:09, followed by Go for Gold’s Rench Bondoc (19:04:11) and Standard Insurance’s Jexxel Azur (19:04:22).
In the team race, Go for Gold remained in the lead with 77:13:38, followed by Standard Insurance and 7-Eleven with 1:01 and 2:48 minutes behind.
Tuesday's Stage 7 shifts to the individual time trial featuring a 22.9-km route starting and finishing at the Pagudpud Town Hall. 

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