SBR.PH VOTING RESULTS ARE OUT

After a near month long of voting and wait, the much awaited results for the SBR.ph awards were out last Saturday, February 10, 2018, with Nikko Huelgas and Kim Mangrobang as the Elite Trialthete of the Year for both men and women category respectively.

The winners during the SBR Awards Night

Last February 10, 2018, the event center of the Century City Mall was buzzing with excitement and friendship as the triathlon community attended the 5^th Annual SBR Awards Night.  From as far as Cebu, attendees came in groups showing support and pride to the category that they were nominated at.  People were chatting with excitement as to who the winner may be in the various categories that were to be recognized that night.

From the best shoes to the best gear, from races below and above 800 participants, from new to the elites, recognition was given out that night; echoing the voice of those who participated in the near month long voting period.  The winners that night were:

Shoe of the Year:  Hoka One One Bondi 5

Shop of the Year:  Coffee Trail Cyclery

Tri Gear of the Year:  Garmin Fenix 5

Bike of the Year:  Cervelo P5X

Race of the Year (<800):  Bellevue 5150 Philippines

Race of the Year (>800):  Cobra Ironman 70.3 Philippines

Both race of the year awards were received by Sunrise Events, the race organizer for both Bellevue 5150 and Cobra Ironman 70.3.  According to them, “Receiving both awards only shows that they are doing the races right.  Expect a more enjoyable race for this year.”  From groups/companies, the awards shifted to a more exciting level as the recognition given out were more people base.

Team of the Year:  Fit PH

Coach of the Year:  Ani de Leon-Brown

Female Youth Triathlete of the Year:  Moira Frances Erediano

Male Youth Triathlete of the Year:  Andrew Kim Remolino

Women’s Age Group Triathlete of the Year:  Ines Santiago

Men’s Age Group Triathlete of the Year:  Jong Sajulga

Women’s Duathelete of the Year:  Miscelle Gilbuena

Men’s Duathelete of the Year:  Emmanuel Comendador

Coach Ani de Leon-Brown (Coach of the Year)
with SBR man-Carlos De Guzman

All was in suspense as the two top most recognition was still to be announced.  SBR main man, Carlos De Guzman, kept the excitement high by giving away some items to some lucky attendees.  Prizes and refreshments were flowing that night adding to the fun and camaraderie of the event, thanks to the effort of the organizing team under the helm of TBDC.

Bagging the Women’s Elite Triathelete of the Year award was Kim Mangrobang, while Nikko Huelgas was voted and declared the best in the Men’s Elite Traiathlete of the Year category.

Nikko Huelgas Elite Triathlon of the Year
Men Category

The whole local triathlon community is still in a buzz after the announcement due to upcoming training and events that people has to go to in preparation to the next big event which is the SEA Games.  As to where we are standing there, recognized coach Ani de Leon-Brown said,: “The Philippines is not at the bottom in terms of ranking and tagging.  We are called a wild horse – they don’t know what to expect from us.”

The whole event ended in high spirits as some people stayed for a while to catch-up with fellow triathletes and friends in the community.  In that note, the 5^th Annual SBR Awards Night came to a wrap with the excitement of who shall be the next best in 2018’s triathlon season.