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Target the top: Corpuz shaves Joo lead in Tour of Luzon as âMVPâ sweetens pot to P1M
Mervin Corpuz significantly closed the gap on the individual general classification leader Dae-yeong Joo in Stage 6 of the Tour of Luzon, reducing the lead from over four minutes to just under two minutes.
Corpuz finished second in the stage, won by Muhammad Zahin Wahhi of Malaysia, with Rench Michael Bondoc taking third place.
The stakes in the race have been significantly raised following an announcement that the individual general classification champion will now receive P1 million, a doubling of the original prize money.
Corpuz is determined to take the overall lead by the final stage, which includes the challenging King of the Mountain climb on Kennon Road towards Baguio City.
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South Korean Joo Dae Yeong of Gapyeong Cycling Team won the revived 2025 Tour of Luzon, a cycling race that ran for eight days.
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Joseph Javiniar of Excellent Noodles won Stage 7 of the Tour of Luzon, an individual time trial, in Labrador, Pangasinan.
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Muhammad Zahin Wahhi of the Malaysian Pro Cycling Team won Stage 6 of the 2025 Tour of Luzon, while Mervin Corpuz of MPT Drivehub moved up to second place overall.
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South Korean rider Joo Dae Young of Gapyeong Cycling Team won Stage 1 of the 2025 Tour of Luzon, a 190.2-kilometer race.
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Joseph Javiniar, representing Excellent Noodles, won the 160.6-kilometer Stage 5 of the 2025 Tour of Luzon in Clark, Pampanga.
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