DISTRICT RIII-D RULE KADANGLAAN LODGE MOUNTAIN BIKE TILT

That is at least in the Masons Category where the champion's trophy was effortlessly taken by triathlete par excellence Bro. Raymond Flores of Sta. Rosa Lodge No. 297.

And then there's the 373 Bikers who nailed five of the Top 10 places in the same category led by the District Deputy Grand Master himself, Bro. Jerome Malaca of General Llanera Lodge No. 168, who placed 4th which could have been a podium finish if not for two nasty spills in the treacherous downhill turns of the Carranglan mountain biking trail.

Three riders from Model Lodge No. 373 followed the DDGM with Bro. Darwin Pastor landing in 5th place, Bro. Don King Barcelo finishing 7th, and Bro. Shubert Ciencia snaring 8th place while Bro. Rhomel Martinez of Pantabangan-Bonari Lodge No. 203 came in 10th.

Two more riders from the 373 Bikers --- Bros. Rey Martin and Anthony Reyes --- finished the 32-kilometer tough-as-nail technical cross country terrain which featured several uphill climbs along eroded mountain trails, a long stretch of a really rough and rugged barangay road, and a final lung-busting Category 3 ascent before the finish line.

The Mountain Terrain Bike Invitational was organized for the first time by Kadanglaan Lodge No. 392 of Masonic District RIII-F.