Tenorio first male 'Hell' finisher for Saipan

Lewie Tenorio finished only second in his age group, but was the first Saipan rider to complete the 4th Annual Hell of Marianas Century Cycle Race last Saturday.

Tenorio timed in at three hours, 31 minutes, and 2.84 seconds to become the top male finisher for Saipan for the second straight year. In 2009, Tenorio clocked in at 3:22:28.37 and place eighth overall and fifth in the men's division. 

This year, Tenorio was entered in the 36 to 45 age group division and was runner-up to Guam's Dave Spelger, who submitted 3:37:11.96. Completing the Top 3 was another Saipan rider, Butch Sublemente, who posted 3:31:56.34.

In the men's 16 to 25 age group, Saipan's Joel Tudela won the mountain bike division with a time of 4:31:00.56, while Korea's Yeon Deok Kang prevailed in the road bike cateory.

Winners in the 26 to 35 division were Nap Dizon (mountain bike/3:42:59.88) and Guam's Cameron O'Neil (road bike/3:30:49.00). In the 36 to 45 age group, mountain bike division, Saipan's Harold Balana (3:54:20.56), Noel Altamirano (4:03:17.69), and Jay Diyco (4:55:02.88) completed the Top 3.

Enrique Evangelista (4:55:53.18) beat Cary Alamodin (6:22:16.97) in the 46 to 55 age group, mountain bike division, while Guam's Ben Ferguson ruled the road bike category with his winning time of 3:31:41.84, beating compatriot Steve Basak (3:31:13.97) and Saipan's Kieran Daly (3:43:01.34).

In the 56 and above age group, the Top 3 finishers were David Mair (4:12:02.25), Danny Paquerez (4:33:11.47), and Stephen Nutting (4:39:04.28).

Manatee, a group of Saipan bikers, also had its own road race with Derek Chambers (4:21:52.58) prevailing against Mike Johnson (4:47:20.22), John Jones (5:24:12.84), and Jim Arenovski (6:03:26.59).

In the women's division, the top finishers were Jodel Fernandez (road 16 to 25 division/5:26:29.44), Nahoko Katoh (road 26 to 35/5:14:19.88), Mamiko Berger (mountain 36 to 45/4:41:49.15), Heather Kennedy (road 36 to 45/4:11:07.81), Susan Marchitti (mountain 46 to 55/6:22:32.75), and Margaret Greenwood (road 56 and above/5:25:26.59).