The B4L team took the 8pm roro from Cebu to CDO last night. Everybody agreed that we all had one of the most relaxing boat ride to date. To our delight, we all slept soundly last night and we were all very comfortable in our bunk beds.
We arrived at around 830am at CDO today and was welcomed by the Sarman Group, Ironman Pong Miñoza and ultramarathoner and triathlete Chichi Abellanosa and wife, Maite. ABS-CBN was also present to cover the arrival of the team at CDO.
It's another non-biking day today since we have again sponsor commitments to attend to. The group arrived at the Pepsi CDO plant at 10:30 am for a warm welcome led by the plant's general manager. We also reloaded our supplies of Gatorade, bottled water and Propel. The team then moved on to the Vitarich CDO plant at 11:15 am to pay our respects.
The B4L team was then treated to an Eat-All-You-Can lunch buffet at Consuelo's. Imagine the smiles on the faces of our hungry riders Boy and Ricky. (Hehehe...) We were all shocked at how cheap the food is. Lunch and Dinner buffets were priced at 49 pesos per person! If you want the roast beef and the steak included in the buffet, it's just 99 pesos per person! Grabeh...it was another 'lamon' day for the group. No wonder we're not losing any pounds despite the long distances we bike. =P
On a scarier note, Ed Garcia just texted and sent me the altitude and climb profile for the last 3 legs of the tour. The last 3 legs would cover Cagayan De Oro to Davao. We were all warned by local cyclists on how difficult the climbs would be. The first leg, the Cagayan De Oro to Malaybalay, Bukidnon, is around 90 km which climbs up to 3000 ft above sea level. The second leg, Malaybalay to Quezon, Bukidnon, is around 70 km and is relatively easier compared to the CDO-Malaybalay leg. The third and most difficult among the 3 is the Quezon to Davao route which is around 134 km which also climbs up to more than 4000 ft. above sea level. Good luck to us...
Today, we received some sad news about Jay Suansing's (one of the tatay bikers) one-year old child afflicted with leukemia. Ayen Li is now in critical condition and the group felt that Jay should be with his son. He left the group today to be with his family. Let us all pray for them.
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