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By Patrick Lujan
It was a new race, but a same face finished first.
In the first ever Guam National Mountain Bike Championship, it was Peter Lombard who took top honors Sunday morning at the grueling Channel 10 course in Nimitz Hill.
“GCF (Guam Cycling Federation) put together a quality championship race course and we were lucky the weather cooperated,” Lombard said.
Ten riders started the four-lap race but only six finished. (See results here)
From the start, it was well-known that it would be a two-man race to the finish between Lombard and two-time Olympic rider Derek Horton as the pair jumped out in front and never looked back.
But it was Lombard, a former national triathlon champion, that broke away with a 16-second lead on the first lap and slowly stretched it over time, winning in one hour, nine minutes, 52 seconds. Horton was second at 1:11:20.
“We did four laps, I think we may add a lap or two in future races, but regardless it’s a solid loop with plenty of technical sections. Two sections in particular are very challenging and we had to walk our bikes at times. I pushed hard the first lap and came out with the lead. He (Horton) kept pushing me the rest of the race, every time I felt I had a bit more of a cushion he was right there again. Training has been fairly consistent the past few weeks so I’m thrilled with the result,” Lombard said.
Lombard, Horton and Patrick Camacho (top three finishers) qualified to represent Guam in the Oceania Mount Bike Championships in New Zealand next month with hopes of earning points towards the Rio Olympics this summer in Brazil.
Tara Tydingco was crowned the women’s national champion despite finishing third overall on the women’s two-lap event. The top two women’s finishers, Mieko Carey and Jennifer Cornely, do not meet residency requirements.


GPS Sports Calendar
April 2023
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Events for March
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HIGH SCHOOL PADDLING
ISA GIRLS SOFTBALL
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
Events for April
1st
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3rd
IIAAG GIRLS SOCCER
IIAAG BOYS VOLLEYBALL
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IIAAG GIRLS SOCCER
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
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6th
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10th
IIAAG GIRLS SOCCER
IIAAG BOYS VOLLEYBALL
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
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ISA GIRLS SOFTBALL
ISA BOYS VOLLEYBALL
IIAAG BOYS VOLLEYBALL
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ISA GIRLS SOFTBALL
ISA BOYS VOLLEYBALL
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ISA GIRLS SOFTBALL
IIAAG GIRLS SOCCER
IIAAG BOYS VOLLEYBALL
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
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15th
HIGH SCHOOL PADDLING
ISA BOYS VOLLEYBALL
ISA GIRLS SOFTBALL
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
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16th
GUAM KO’KO’ ROAD RACE
GUAM EXTREME ADVENTURE RACE
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18th
ISA GIRLS SOFTBALL
ISA BOYS VOLLEYBALL
IIAAG BOYS VOLLEYBALL
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ISA GIRLS SOFTBALL
ISA BOYS VOLLEYBALL
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SMOKIN WHEELS
IIAAG GIRLS SOCCER
IIAAG BOYS VOLLEYBALL
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
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22nd
2023 SPRING PATGON JIU-JITSU TOURNAMENT
SMOKIN WHEELS
ISA GIRLS SOFTBALL
ISA BOYS VOLLEYBALL
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
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IIAAG GIRLS SOCCER
ISA BOYS VOLLEYBALL
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ISA GIRLS SOFTBALL
ISA BOYS VOLLEYBALL
IIAAG BOYS VOLLEYBALL
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ISA GIRLS SOFTBALL
ISA BOYS VOLLEYBALL
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IIAAG GIRLS SOCCER
IIAAG BOYS VOLLEYBALL
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
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HIGH SCHOOL PADDLING
GSPN-TRENHEADS HIGH SCHOOL POWERLIFTING COMPETITION
ISA BOYS VOLLEYBALL
ISA GIRLS SOFTBALL
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
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Football
JFK PULLS OFF 4TH QUARTER COMEBACK

MMA/Boxing
BENAVENTE BRINGS RARE SKILL TO FIGHT GAME

Jiu-Jitsu
ATOS BRINGS BACK 44 MEDALS FROM JAPAN

Football
JFK PULLS OFF 4TH QUARTER COMEBACK

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EAGLES HOLD OFF WARRIORS IN 5 SETS
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Guam MTB National Championship: Edward Oingerang and Jennifer Camacho are your 2023 MTB national champions. Oingerang finished the course in 1:13:24 while Camacho won her second straight title in 54:08.