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Receive breaking news, in-depth analyses, and exclusive interviews with industry leaders directly on Viber, WhatsApp, and Facebook. Stay informed and empowered with our Email Newsletter, delivering curated content right to your inbox. Don’t miss out on crucial updates and trends shaping economies and businesses both locally and internationally. Join Bilyonaryo’s community today by clicking the button below to subscribe and stay ahead in the dynamic world of business. “Joined with the artist eye, new life, new form, new color. Out of the sea of sounds the life of music, Out of the slimy mud of words, out of the sleet and hail of verbal approximate thoughts and feelings, words that have taken the There spring the perfect order of speech, and the beauty of The work of creation is never without travail © Pablo VicensThe fundamental premise of the project has been the faithful implementation of all the functional and symbolic requirements demanded by the new provisions adopted by the liturgical reform. The chapel is presented as the protagonist of the set. It is located at the point of maximum visibility and accessibility, facing the Rose Garden. © Pablo VicensThe church’s main space is designed primarily as a meeting place for the joyous celebration of the Sacrifice. Thus, the architectural layout emphasizes community and the festive character of the reunion, joined by symbolic references to rich traditions. The central part of the structure is adapted to contemporary liturgical characteristics, combined with the traditional cross layout. This effectively makes focus to the altar, Holy See and Ambon, and visible from any point. © Pablo VicensThus, the chapel of the Blessed Sacrament, used daily, provides high enough levels of the sanctuary to allow the sanctuary to be visible from any point of the chapel, without interfering in the liturgical ceremonies. Under the hood is available to the sacristy. The north street is the direct access, which is higher than the corner of the main entrance of the temple. © Pablo VicensSeven large skylights scatter colored light inside the temple, giving different qualities to the space. The skylights have each the images of the seven sacraments by which the Church illuminates the life of the faithful and given grace. At the entrance of the temple, on the porch, another skylight combines the bell with the sign of the Cross, and serves as a benchmark in the community. © Pablo VicensBuilding on the morphology and configuration of the terrain, the ancient carbon deposit had to be excavated in their entirety. The parish center and priestly houses are two floors, one access to the line of the street, and the other the low level of excavation. Gardens at this level make it down every area; they are accessible from the premises. PlanThe parish center structure is reinforced with concrete and ceramic forges while the temple is resolved with metal trusses The entire assembly is coated with a veneer of rough concrete pieces You'll now receive updates based on what you follow Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors If you have done all of this and still can't find the email Residents of Ponferrada advised to take care after animal spotted by taxi driver in early hours Spanish police came to the aid of a brown bear whose apparent quest for acorns led him to pad the pre-dawn streets of a busy city in the north-western region of Castilla y León The animal was spotted in the centre of Ponferrada in the early hours of Tuesday by a taxi-driver who filmed its progress around the city and who can be heard in the video exclaiming Local police confirmed the incident in a tweet later on Tuesday and urged people to be careful a taxi-driver alerted us to the presence of a bear in the centre of the city “Our patrols found him near the river and guided him towards the [nearby] Pajariel mountain Although these animals get jumpy around people The Fundación Oso Pardo (Brown Bear Foundation) said the ursine metropolitan incursion was no cause for alarm 🐻💨📹Esta madrugada un taxista alertó de la presencia de un 🧸, al que graba por el centro de la ciudad.Nuestras patrullas lo localizan cerca del río y lo guían hacia el Monte Pajariel.Aunque son animales asustadizos ante la presencia humana, rogamos máxima precaución. pic.twitter.com/ux1C5puxT2 “The video filmed by a taxi-driver that the Ponferrada municipal police have posted on Twitter is proving very popular,” the foundation said in a statement. “Everything suggests this was a bear headed for a nearby mountain to eat acorns (which is what all bears are doing as winter approaches), who got disoriented.” But the wildlife NGO added that a team from the regional government was investigating whether there could have been another reason for the bear’s visit. Read moreAccording to the foundation, there are about 330 brown bears spread across the northern Spanish regions of Galicia, Asturias, Cantabria and Castilla y León, and an estimated 70 in the Pyrenees between Spain and France Brown bears have been a protected species in Spain since 1973 In an effort to consolidate the bear population in the Pyrenees brown bears from Slovenia have been introduced over the past two decades Boars have also been seen in Rome and Berlin, where one porcine miscreant famously stole the laptop of a nudist bather Full course details to be announced next week Joaquim Rodriguez (Spain) goes on the attack during the Worlds road race(Image credit: Bettini Photo)2013 road race world champion Rui Costa (Portugal) on the podium flanked by a pair of Spaniards - Joaquim Rodriguez and Alejandro Valverde(Image credit: Sirotti)Fabian Cancellara (Switzerland) would finish the 2013 time trial Worlds in third place(Image credit: Sirotti)2013 elite men's time trial world championship podium (L-R): Bradley Wiggins Tony Martin and Fabian Cancellara(Image credit: Sirotti)The organisers of the 2014 world championships in Ponferrada have ruled out the possibility of a hilltop finish to the individual time trial events at San Cristobal The announcement came as the UCI confirmed the schedule for next year’s Worlds 2014 World Championships to Ponferrada, Spain Spain fights to keep Ponferrada as 2014 worlds host Ponferrada World Championships safe UCI confirms 2014 Worlds for Ponferrada The 9km-long San Cristóbal de Valdueza climb has an average gradient 6% but includes stretches as steep as 11% but Ponferrada mayor Samuel Folgueral explained that the UCI had turned down the idea of an uphill finish to the time trial citing logistical reasons and the desire to attract as strong a field as possible "From an economic point of view, it was impossible because two finish lines [for the time trials and road races – ed.] would have been required," said Folgueral, according to Biciciclismo "some of the leading figures might not come." All events at the Ponferrada will instead finish near the National Energy Museum on Avenida de la Libertad Spain’s first coal-fuelled power plant was opened in Ponferrada in 1949 Details of the 2014 Worlds road race and time trial courses were originally supposed to be presented in Florence in September but will instead be unveiled next week in order to coincide with the launch of the event website UCI Sport and Technical Director Philippe Chevallier and UCI Road Coordinator Matthew Knight visited Ponferrada this week to approve the courses and recommend necessary changes to road layout to be made before next September The schedule for the Ponferrada Worlds mirrors that of this year’s event in Florence Racing gets underway with the team time trials on Sunday with the individual time trials taking place over the following three days to allow for open training on the road race circuit and the UCI’s junior conference The women’s road race takes place on Saturday with the men’s elite road race the following day Schedule for 2014 UCI Road World Championships: September 20Training – team time trial course September 21Elite women – Team time trialElite men – Team time trial September 22Junior men – Individual time trialUnder-23 men – Individual September 23Junior women – Individual time trialElite women – Individual time trial September 24Elite men – Individual time trial September 25Training – road race course September 26Junior women – road raceUnder-23 men – road race September 27Junior men – road raceElite women – road race Pangilinan is adding more seats to its boardroom following its P1.557 billion shares swap with Tidemark Holdings a subsidiary of Atok-Big Wedge owned by the family of the late Bobby Ongpin Atok-Big Wedge president and Alphaland president Rodolfo “Pong” Ponferrada as directors along with Pangilinan’s protege PXP is raising its board seats from 10 to 13 as part of its deal to swap 430.244 million shares (18 percent of the company) to Tidemark in exchange for the latter’s 24.125 million shares in Forum Energy Limited (FEL) FEL is the designated operator of Service Contract No 72 with a 70 percent share in Service Contract 72 which covers the oil and gas rich area of the disputed West Philippine Sea Monte Oro of ultra bilyonaryo Ricky Razon holds the remaining 30 percent The shares swap will increase PXP’s effective interest in SC72 from 54.5 percent to 68.5 percent PXP stated that the share swap will facilitate future discussions with potential partners once the force majeure (imposed due to the rising tension between the Philippines and China) in SC72 is lifted it will broaden PXP’s funding base for a potential equity fundraiser Elevate your understanding of the Philippine business landscape and gain insights into worldwide markets by subscribing to our dedicated channels and exclusive interviews with industry leaders directly on Viber Stay informed and empowered with our Email Newsletter delivering curated content right to your inbox Don’t miss out on crucial updates and trends shaping economies and businesses both locally and internationally Join Bilyonaryo’s community today by clicking the button below to subscribe and stay ahead in the dynamic world of business Puerto Rico champion part of 12-man counter trying to get to winner Louvel (ARK) as Moca native claims first ever top-ten result in a full-pro bunch Matteo Jorgenson also into early break containing day's victor Promising French youngster Matis Louvel (ARK) took a surprise solo victory at the 35th Vuelta a Castilla y León nine-man breakaway to hold off the favourites and reach Ponferrada’s finish ahead The peloton never played a factor in the final part of the race with even a counter-attack finishing before them as Abner González (Movistar Team) took advantage to finish in fifth his best result so far in the top tier of cycling during his WT neo-pro season Matteo Jorgenson had previously made part of the early break later dropped into the local laps of the 2014 Worlds course – just before Abner joined a 12-rider move which unfruitfully fought to make it back to Louvel 2nd) was able to somewhat close in on the French rider with González finishing behind Moreira (EFP who narrowly pipped the Moca native into the final sprint some good sensations back home in his first race following the double national title notched up back in June The Puerto Rican’s next races will be the Circuito de Getxo (Sunday 1st August) and the Volta a Portugal Cover picture (c): Photo Gomez Sport We are using cookies to give you the best experience on our website You can find out more about which cookies we are using or switch them off in settings This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting 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2014 World Road Championships Unpaid invoices still appear on the city's accounts after hosting the World Championships two years ago Spanish city Ponferrada falsified documents, costing up to €3 million, to pay for the 2014 UCI Road World Championships The news comes on the heels of Yorkshire's successful bid to host the 2019 Worlds The government is set to invest £24 million for the week-long event with a large chuck going to creating legacy grassroots projects The committee in Spain's remote northwest city, where Pole Michal Kwiatkowski won the men's title It detailed its findings in a press conference estimating the costs so far at €11 million or £9.4 million "Yet unpaid invoices still appear," said president of the committee "We'll give everything we find to the court to investigate." Head figures from the city and province of León attended the conference except for the USE Bierzo party of the then mayor Samuel Folgueral The commission reported that Folgueral or the former head of finance changed the names of some projects for the Worlds so that costs were paid by the city's water services company Aquona "The realisation of these works in the contract forced that company to make an investment of €3 million in improvements," said Olegario Ramon Ramon said the data came from the city council's chief engineer The Eurozone crisis and Spain's economic woes saw the Worlds nearly cancelled and left the UCI to consider possible alternative hosts explained that multiple warnings signs pointing to possible irregularities existed Ponferrada now needs money that it does not have to make actual city improvements around €5 million (£4.3 million) would have been paid to the cycling governing body to host the event Folgueral said in October 2014 that the worlds had an economic impact on Bierzo area was €58.6 million (£50.1m) and that the 200,000 visitors spent €15 million (£12.8m) The current city council disputes these figures A report released in December 2015, estimated that the U.S. city Richmond, Virginia, spent $23.2 million (£18.6). It stated an economic impact of $161.5 million (£129.8m) reportedly has a €20.3 million budget for the 2017 Worlds The Ponferrada committee said that it will work through December and then give its findings to a judge for further action Thank you for reading 20 articles this month* Join now for unlimited access Enjoy your first month for just £1 / $1 / €1 *Read 5 free articles per month without a subscription Try first month for just £1 / $1 / €1 Gregor BrownSocial Links NavigationGregor Brown is an experienced cycling journalist He has covered races all over the world for over a decade - following the Giro His love of cycling began with freestyle and BMX before the 1998 Tour de France led him to a deep appreciation of the road racing season.  The World Championships return to Spain for the fist time since 2005 when Tom Boonen won on a flat city circuit in Madrid The week begins with Omega Pharma-Quick Step and Specialized-lululemon both aiming for three consecutive team time trial times although they will be challenged all the way for the coveted rainbow jerseys on offer for the winners Michael Matthews (Australia) and Nacer Bouhanni (France) have all proven themselves to be peaking at the right time with sprint stage wins at the Vuelta a España Lampre-Merida rider reflects on his season as world champion On Sunday he will be back in the Portuguese national colours he wore in Florence when he outwitted and outsprinted Joaquim Rodriguez to win the the world title his days in the iconic rainbow jersey over unless he can take a second consecutive victory That has not been done since Paolo Bettini in 2006 and 2007 but Costa is nonetheless a contender Costa's last race in the rainbow jersey was the Coppa Agostoni in Italy last week. It is a minor race and not part of the WorldTour but was important for his Lampre-Merida team which is based nearby in the outskirts of Milan He also had a minor role in a move filmed around the race staring Taiwanese actor Eddie Peng "It's a little bit sad that my year as world champion is almost over I'm going to miss it if I don't win it again," he told Cyclingnews knowing he may have to soon wear the Lampre-Merida pink and blue instead of his all white kit decorated with the rainbow bands He seemed to savour every moment as world champion always wearing a smile to match his special jersey and always happy to talk about his racing and pose for photographs with the many Portuguese cycling fans who live and work around the world "I've tried to enjoy my year as world champion in the good moments and in the bad moments," he explained "I've got some new objectives in life now my year as world champion is over but the most important thing is to be able to say that I got to wear the rainbow jersey You can subscribe to the Cyclingnews video channel here Costa managed to avoid the curse of the rainbow jersey and enjoyed his year as the world champion with his victory earning him huge attention at home in Portugal where he beat football player Christian Ronaldo to become Sports Personality of the Year He failed in his attempt to prove his Tour de France credentials after being diagnosed with bronchial pneumonia was third overall at the Tour de Romandie and was second in the recent Grand Prix Cycliste de Montreal indicating he has the form to possibly take a second consecutive world title I was unlucky to be ill at the Tour de France and I had to pull out but I think I did pretty well in the other races I targeted I won the Tour de Suisse for a third time and then was pretty consistent throughout the season he will again try to target the yellow jersey in 2015 His best overall placing was 18th in 2012 but his three stage victories in the mountains and his success at the Tour de Suisse "I think I'll target the tour de France again in 2015 I've still got some questions to answer and see how good I can be in a three-week race," he said "I'll sit down with team and discuss things but in theory the Tour will be my goal again for the summer." The next objective is the world championships in Sunday Portugal does not have a full nine-rider team but Costa can count on the support of Lampre-Merida teammate Nelson Oliviera His post-Tour bronchial pneumonia meant he did not race for more than a month in the summer but opted to stick to his scheduled race programme and race in Canada rather than try to ride into form via the Vuelta a España He seems to have done the training and his second place behind Simon Gerrans in the Montréal sprint after going on the attack several times on the final lap Costa is hoping to fly below the radar of the major nations and hopes to be in the finale of the race to use his often decisive tactical skills and fast finish "I think I'm going well but I don't know what I can do," he said playing his card close to his chest "I think there are lot of good riders who will be up there I'll be watching people like Fabian Cancellara Stephen FarrandSocial Links NavigationHead of NewsStephen is one of the most experienced member of the Cyclingnews team having reported on professional cycling since 1994 He has been Head of News at Cyclingnews since 2022 before which he held the position of European editor since 2012 and previously worked for Reuters Bouhanni, Gallopin and Bardet lead French Worlds team Worlds: Can Bouhanni survive the climbs? World Championships - Men's Road Race: Top 10 riders to watch To subscribe to the Cyclingnews video channel, click here Just over two seconds separated the top five riders at the first time check after 12 kilometres and the top three were all still within five seconds of one another at the second split at the 21km mark Brennauer simply went into overdrive to claim the rainbow jersey 18 seconds clear of Anna Solovey (Ukraine) and 21 ahead of Evelyn Stevens (USA) this was the longest women’s time trial since the inaugural event in Sicily twenty years ago and some seven kilometres longer than last year’s contest in Florence must have viewed that extra distance as something of an ace up her sleeve "I knew that for me it was good that the race was so long because I’m very good in the end of the race," Brennauer said I took the risks on the descent and then in the end I just went full gas to the line." the extra distance seemed to take its toll on defending champion and pre-race favourite Ellen van Dijk The Dutchwoman was the last rider off and just under a second off the pace at the first time check but she faded over the second half of the course to finish a disappointed 7th The fastest through the first two time checks was Anna Solovey who tested positive for an anabolic steroid at the age of just 19 but returned after a two-year ban to claim the European under-23 time trial last season The Ukrainian stopped the clock in 39:06 to move into the hot seat ahead of the early pace-setter Mieke Kröger (Germany) and it appeared as though an upset might be on the cards "I knew I would be second because I’m still young," Solovey said afterwards adding that she was unsure of her plans for 2015 due to the ongoing violence in her home country and "I don’t know what I’ll do next year I just live this moment because I am from Lugansk as the later starters reached the second time check the podium picture was beginning to come into focus Van Dijk and Linda Villumsen (New Zealand) were clearly flagging The climb of Mirador has proved decisive throughout the time trialling programme to date "went into the pain cave" and emerged at the summit having overhauled Kröger and moved into a podium place Driven on by the disappointment of Florence Stevens went to finish reach the finish just three seconds down on Solovey and in provisional second place "I had information on the radio throughout and I knew I was in contention and it was exciting to be in the running for a podium spot," Stevens said whose teammate Carmen Small was a non-starter due to illness had made light work of the climb of Mirador and as the German swooped down the descent she could sense that she was closing in on her second world title of the week having claimed team time trial gold with Stevens and Specialized-Lululemon on Sunday morning The 26-year-old was duly the only rider to break 39 minutes on the day and she flashed across the finish line some 18 seconds up on Solovey to claim a resounding victory A loud thunder clap boomed overhead as Brennauer made her way towards the hot seat and the leaden drops of rain that had fallen intermittently through the afternoon turned suddenly into a torrential downpour The unfortunate Van Dijk and Villumsen were thus the only two riders to face such treacherous conditions in the finale and their ginger descents undoubtedly cost them some seconds and perhaps even a place or two neither woman was in contention for a podium place even before the conditions turned "In the downhill I took no chances because it wasn’t worth it anymore but I only lost 15 seconds or so," van Dijk said "I heard along the way that I was over 15 seconds down on Anna Solovey ‘what’s wrong with my legs?’" who followed fellow countrywomen Judith Arndt and Hanka Kupfernagal into the record books as gold medallist in the event "I think this needs some time for me to know it’s reality." German takes gold ahead of USA’s Costa and Australian Storer Lennard Kemna comfortably outpaced his rivals to claim top honours for Germany in the same category again Already the reigning European and national champion in 2014 Kamna followed up those successes with his first World Championships gold completing the 29.5 kilometre course an impressive 44 seconds ahead of the USA’s Adrien Costa West Australian Michael Storer continued the run of top results for his country in this year’s Championships - so far they have taken at least one medal in each category - with bronze No rider was wearing number one dossard in today’s competition to honour the memory of Belgium’s Igor Decraene the former junior World Time Trial Champion who died earlier this year the last man down the start ramp in Ponferrada made it very clear he was going to brook no opposition en route to gold Fastest by 19.8 seconds at the first checkpoint over Costa to 34 seconds at the second before widening even further by the finish As he swung round the final right-hand corner into the finishing straight the 18-year-old was already ahead of his two minute man Corentin Ermenault of France and his final time of 36:13 meant he averaged 48.8 kph a full kilometre per hour quicker than silver medallist Costa very happy and very tired,” Kamna said afterwards “I’ve been very nervous about this race for the whole week I calmed down and then I could ride.” Recognising that Tony Martin was a great example for him he observed that riding as last man off had helped him maintain a solid pace as he knew what times his rivals had clocked “The last five kilometres of the course was the hardest part with the [time trial’s one] climb particularly after 25 kilometres in the saddle so I hoped I wouldn’t crash on the descent but I thought by that part I would win.” But Kamna was less certain how he actually felt as a newly crowned World Champion saying “At the moment I don’t realise it “I was hoping for a top three result but this is a much better result than I dreamed of.” Mikolaj Gutek of Poland set the best early time to beat which it duly was in fine style by Eire’s Michael O’Loughlin the rider hailing from Sean Kelly’s town of Carrick-on-Suir Sven Reutter of Germany then inched ahead of the Irishman’s provisional best by eight seconds and Luxemberg’s Tom Wirtgen quickly set the bar five seconds higher But the Luxemberg rider barely had time to sit in the UCI’s ‘hot seat’ of leader before Italy’s Filippo Ganna smashed the top time off the leader board by a further 14 seconds Adrian Costa of the USA then became the first rider to get under the glass ceiling of 37 minutes with a time of 36-55 Although it was clear the American would take a medal with Kamna blasting through each checkpoint so far ahead it was not at all certain what colour it would finally be my friend and team-mate Zeke Mostov” - fifth in today’s race - “got third last year and both of us prepared really well this year too” said Costa afterwards It was kind of disappointing see Leonard get 44 seconds on me but he was really the strongest and deserved it today.” “The U-23 program is a big stepping stone for those of us trying to make it into the professional ranks but next year I will be a junior again and I hope to be able to match this result or even do better.” “I had no expectations,” said Storer I was really happy I got this bronze.” Observing on the consistent level of Australian success in cycling in the World Championships he said “our coaches and institutes of sport in Australia really support us to try and get good performances.” In the men’s junior time trial event at least Germany’s Kamna proved to be simply unbeatable Alasdair FotheringhamSocial Links NavigationAlasdair Fotheringham has been reporting on cycling since 1991 He has covered every Tour de France since 1992 bar one as well as numerous other bike races of all shapes and sizes ranging from the Olympic Games in 2008 to the now sadly defunct Subida a Urkiola hill climb in Spain he has also written for The Independent,  The Guardian,  ProCycling Frenchwoman lands Worlds road race in Ponferrada Pauline Ferrand-Prévot’s chances of landing the rainbow jersey seemed to have evaporated A four-woman group featuring Marianne Vos had just powered clear over the summit Ferrand-Prevot wins French women's road race Absalon and Ferrand Prevot win French cross country titles Ferrand Prevot to focus on mountain bike World Cup in 2015 Worlds: Ferrand-Prevot secures the gold medal Frenchwoman Pauline Ferrand-Prevot said she had not expected to win after stunning the favorites in a select bunch sprint to claim the women’s road race title at the World Championships in Ponferrada Ferrand-Prevot is more known as a climber having come from a background in mountain biking but she found the kick finish to streak through and win by the narrowest of margins Germany’s world timetrial champion Lisa Brennauer took second in a photo finish ahead of Sweden’s Emma Johansson with twice former world champion Giorgia Bronzini of Italy missing out by a whisker Such was the tense finish that the four women were separated by less than the length of a wheel Ferrand-Prevot became the first French woman to win this event since legend Jeannie Longo took her fifth crown in 1995 She said she thought her hopes of a medal were over when she was dropped on the final climb “I crashed on Sunday with my teammates in the team timetrial so I had quite a hard week and I didn’t feel really good,” the 22-year-old said I didn’t expect to win so it’s really great for me I was dropped on the last climb and I said ‘OK the podium is finished’ but the four girls in front almost stopped I was lucky the German team was right for me and I had a really good lead out I just knew I had to keep my hands on the handlebars I’ve just realised [she won] and it’s super.” it was another title to add to a glittering career in which she has combined competing in cyclo-cross and mountain biking as well as road cycling She won La Fleche Wallonne Feminine back in April while this year she has been French national champion in cyclo-cross She was also previously a world junior champion in this event in 2010 and mountain biking in both 2009 and 2010 who was runner-up last year and also won bronze in 2010 said she was surprised to see the Frenchwoman winning a sprint but more so that Ferrand-Prevot had not made the break over the last climb “I’ve seen Pauline has really stepped up as a top rider this year I was surprised she wasn’t with us over the top of the climb,” Johansson said but also not as she’s been a really strong rider this year — I had her as one of the favorites this year.” Double reigning champion Marianne Vos of the Netherlands the overwhelming favorite coming into the race Ferrand-Prevot’s victory owed much to sheer opportunism for a specialist climber not known for her kick finish after bravely taking the race to the big nations and big-name favourites Kwiatkowski takes Poland’s first-ever road race victory at Worlds The 24-year-old jumped clear with seven kilometres to go and despite a late chase he was able to hold off Simon Gerrans (Australia) and Alejandro Valverde (Spain) who took silver and bronze Kwiatkowski made his first move before the final climb of the race and quickly reeled in a break consisting of Cyril Gautier (France) Vasil Kiryienka (Belarus) and Alessandro De Marchi (Italy) It wasn’t long before the Pole was on the move again dragging De Marchi and impressive first year professional Valgren Andersen with him However the third acceleration was enough to distance his rivals as further down the climb the rest of the main favourites struggled to organise a chase It was Spain who had set the pace on the last lap but when Kwiatkowski attacked he caught the home team off-guard Just before the summit the reaction from the peloton finally came with Valverde Despite Gilbert’s efforts in the final kilometres the chase were not able to claw back Kwiatkowski’s slender lead with the first ever Polish winner of the event enjoying enough of a gap to sail over the line and celebrate the win with his arms in the air “I was feeling great on the last lap and I’m really grateful of my teammates and all their work,” Kwiatkowski said “I was just going to for the win I was trying to take risks because some were calculating and waiting the final climb.” “Two days ago I watched the U23 race and I knew it was possible to do this type of win I just did my effort and had a little bit of gap Alexander Kristoff (Norway) led home the remnants of the field seven seconds later the magnitude of his win will take some time to sink in As he gazed at his gold medal during the podium celebrations he could scarcely believe what he had just accomplished for a rider who had not finished outside of the top five in the Ardennes this Spring Kwiatkowski has finally landed the major one day win his talent and consistency deserves The breadcrumbs leading to Kwiatkowski’s victory can be traced to Poland team’s decision to set the pace for the majority of the opening laps After an early and less than threatening break consisting of Zydrunas Savickas (Lithuania) Carlos Quintero (Colombia) and Oleksandr Polivoda (Ukraine) jumped clear it was Kwiatkowski’s team who set tempo on the front They allowed the four-man move to steal over fifteen minutes but the tactic at least seemed clear: keep Kwiatkowski out of trouble and near the front during the opening wet laps and let rival teams squabble for position Vincenzo Nibali (Italy) was a victim of an early crash and although he was able to continue As the laps ticked by and the gap slowly started to crumble little assistance came from the likes of Spain Belgium and Italy and when a selection of Kwiatkowski’s teammates pulled into the pits with five laps remaining the Italian’s finally came to life The four leaders had been losing two-minutes per lap and by the time they had raced 180 kilometres the gap had shrunk to a far more manageable 2:19 The Italian pace setting was soon paying dividends with Giovanni Visconti and Fabio Aru driving the race With three and a half-laps to go the former surged clear in a group of six It proved the end for the morning’s escapees with a larger group containing Visconti Sep Vanmarcke (Belgium) and Giampaolo Caruso (Italy) This forced the French and Australians into chasing and with the gap at 22 seconds Tony Martin went clear in a move designed to lessen the pressure on his German teammates back in the bunch The former world time trial champion’s move served its purpose well enough and with three to go he led the race with the chase group and the peloton all within 50 seconds of each other Kwiatkowski was still near the head of affairs still with enough teammates and by the time the race reached the peak of the second Martin had been tamed and the leading group had lost much of its impetus Visconti and Kennaugh attacked once more with two laps to go but their attempt fizzled out on the lower slopes of the first remonstrating with Gautier who failed to work but in Valgren Andersen the Italian had a willing ally And when Vasil Kiryienka bridged across just before the start of the final lap the four-leaders sought about establishing their lead Spain set about reeling in the move – and in the process softening up their rivals for Valverde’s expected attack - as Italy who rode astutely until they were over-powered on the final climb Inside the final 15 kilometres and the gap to the leading quartet was down to 19 seconds or a small group: every eventuality was still a possibility as Fabian Cancellara John Degenkolb and Michael Matthews lay in wait Belgium seemed the most cohesive squad as they set the pace on the descent towards the final climb but just as the favourites gathered for their final duel tearing towards the leading group before the final climb as the riders crossed the dam wall Even when the fireworks went off on the final ascent of the Mirador the Pole was safely away and despite his slender lead he hung on for victory The rainbow jersey is his and it was highly deserved he joined the Cyclingnews team in 2008 as the site's first UK-based Managing Editor he reported on over a dozen editions of the Tour de France With the help of the excellent editorial team he ran the coverage on Cyclingnews and has interviewed leading figures in the sport including UCI Presidents and Tour de France winners Bradley Wiggins in the Elite Mens TT at the 2014 World Road Championships Bradley Wiggins wins the time trial world title in Ponferrada beating defending champion Tony Martin by 26 seconds Sir Bradley Wiggins added the time trial world title to his burgeoning palmares today with a dominant Wiggins beat three time world champion Tony Martin by 26 seconds on the lumpy course on what was his last attempt at the title "I knew I had the legs and when I saw the course I knew if I was ever going to beat Tony it was going to be on a course like this." Wiggins said immediately after his winning ride "When I know the form is there I'm quite relaxed it was just a case of waiting around today I had a good team time trial so I knew I was strong I knew the difference would  be made in the final loop [on] those climbs they had to put up with me when I was home in July...... My last world time trial title what a way to finish." Wiggins also confirmed that the hour record would be his next target and is expected to make an attempt at the record next June are perhaps the only two results missing from his incredible Bradley Wiggins on his way to winning the 2014 world time trial title Live and interactive text coverage of the elite men's time trial from the 2014 Road World Championships in Spain Simon has been working at the title since 2001 He fell in love with cycling 1989 when watching the Tour de France on Channel 4 started racing in 1995 and in 2000 he spent one season racing in Belgium. During his time at CW (and Cycle Sport magazine) he has written product reviews He has covered the Tour de France more times than he can remember along with two Olympic Games and many other international and UK domestic races. He became the 130-year-old magazine's 13th editor in 2015 RAIN or Shine was left one big man less during its PBA Governors Cup clash against NLEX on Sunday as Jewel Ponferada served out a one-game suspension for the two flagrant fouls he committed during the team’s 103-88 win against Mahindra over the weekend Ponferada was called for a pair of F1 (landing spots) on Enforcer Aldrech Ramos and Mark Yee The one against Yee occurred at the 3:18 mark of second period just as the veteran forward was shooting a three while the incident with Ramos came during the fourth quarter with Mahindra trailing Ramos landed awkwardly after the foul was committed and had to be taken out briefly yung sa flagrant fouls niya na landing spot against (Mark) Yee and Aldrech (Ramos),” confirmed media bureau chief Willie Marcial The power forward out of National University finished with four points and five rebounds in 12 minutes of action against the Enforcer Chris Tiu also didn’t suit up for the Elasto Painters against the Road Warriors owing to a cut on his eyebrow The four-year guard also missed the team’s game against Mahindra the Elasto Painters failed to protect a 21-point lead and lost to NLEX Get more of the latest sports news & updates on SPIN.ph Spin.ph has been granted the NPC Seal of Registration in recognition of the successful registration of its DPO and DPS We use cookies to ensure you get the best experience on Spin.ph. 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Find out more here {{gallery.imageDetails.images.0.description}} DOUBLEDRAGON Corporation announced that its Board approved the promotion of Ferdinand J Sia as Vice Chairman of DoubleDragon to succeed Atty Ponferrada who was appointed President of the corporation Both appointments became effective on March 1 Edgar “Injap” Sia II remains as CEO and Chairman and Tony Tan Caktiong remains as Co-Chairman The following are the updated roles and designations of DoubleDragon officers: * Tony Tan Caktiong – Director and Co-Chairman * William Tan Untiong – Director and Corporate Secretary * Joseph Tanbuntiong – Director and Assistant Corporate Secretary Rodolfo “Pong” Ponferrada – President of DoubleDragon and concurrently Executive Chairman of Hotel101 Global * Rizza Marie Joy Sia Javelona – Board Adviser * Hannah Yulo-Luccini – Chief Investment Officer of DoubleDragon and concurrently President & CEO of Hotel101 Global * Chief Justice Artemio Panganiban (Ret.) – Board Adviser “These are all towards establishing a larger and stronger DoubleDragon Corporation from 2025 to 2035 and aligns with the Company’s vision to transition into a true Tier 1 company by the end of this year 2025 as the company continues its growth and expansion across Luzon and overseas to eventually over the long term export Hotel101 in 100 countries globally,” said DoubleDragon Chairman Edgar “Injap” Sia II He added: “DoubleDragon expects this 2025 as the most significant year in its history since the DoubleDragon joint venture between myself and Tony Tan Caktiong came to life 13 years ago in 2012.” DoubleDragon Corporation is one of the few companies in the Philippines with footprint and significant investments all over Luzon and Sultan Kudarat in Mindanao bringing lasting and impactful economic progress in the countryside “Myself as a committed and passionate Filipino entrepreneur and we are set to continue the same entrepreneurial execution intensity,” he added “It is my life dream to see DoubleDragon in the next decade towards 2035 to become one of the major pillars of the Philippine economy with operations globally while bringing massive contribution to nation building and again through Hotel101 endeavor to positively carry the Filipino flag in all the countries it eventually operates in.” Year 2025 is the defining moment year in DoubleDragon Corporation’s 13 year history In 13 years DoubleDragon Corporation worked its way from its journey as a start up company to a Tier2 company and this year to enter to begin to become a Tier 1 company by this year 2025 Ponferrada served as the President of Alphaland He is also formerly the managing partner of Ponferrada & San Juan Law Office Ponferrada was the General Counsel of the RVO (Roberto V His law practice began in 2002 as an associate at SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan Law Office from the University of the Philippines (2001) and a Bachelor of Science in Management (Honors Program) with a Minor in Japanese Studies from the Ateneo de Manila University (1997) He placed number 1 in the 2001 Philippine Bar Examinations DoubleDragon’s Total Equity is set to exceed Php100 Billion for the first time in 2024 The Company is positioned to become one of the few companies in the Philippines with Total Equity at 12 digit level DoubleDragon happens to be one of the very few companies that has not only positioned a diversified hard asset portfolio spread out across the Philippines but it also happens to be one of the very few that has organically developed a novel asset-light concept and highly unique business model in Hotel101 (HBnB) that is portable and exportable to other continents globally The export of Hotel101 is expected to eventually become one of the major US Dollar inflow generators to the Philippine economy DoubleDragon’s string of titled investment properties strategically planted in prime locations spread out in Luzon Mindanao and Overseas serves as its strong underlying solid foundation On top of its string of diversified hard assets portfolio in the Philippines DoubleDragon happens to be one of the few companies in the Philippines that was able to organically develop a novel and unique business model and brand in Hotel101 that is highly portable and exportable to multiple continents DoubleDragon Corporation is chaired and co-chaired by two Filipino entrepreneurs — Mang Inasal Founder and website in this browser for the next time I comment