Valderama bags PH's second SEA Games mountain biking medal

Updated Thu, December 11, 2025 at 3:29 PM Published Thu, December 11, 2025 at 2:50 PM

Filipino cyclist Mark Louwel Valderama secured the bronze medal in the men's cross-country eliminator of mountain biking at the Southeast Asian Games.

This marks Valderama's first SEA Games medal after competing in the 2021 and 2023 editions.

He overtook home bet and top contender Watcharakorn Onthuree for second place in a tight battle that caused the Thai rider to crash, before eventually being passed by eventual silver medalist Zulfikri Zulkifli of Malaysia.

Valderama's bronze is the Philippines' second medal in mountain biking, following John Derick Farr's downhill bronze the previous day.

Indonesian rider Rendy Varera Sanjaya clinched the gold medal.

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