ILONGGA rider Ariana Dormitorio improved 30 notches in the latest UCI World rankings after ruling the 2019 Yawatahama International Cross Country race last month in Yawatahama, Japan.
Based on the latest UCI mountain bike ranking released on Tuesday, the Iloilo City native Dormitorio moved from 154th to 124th with a total of 287 UCI points.
Dormitorio, who is eyeing to qualify to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, is hoping to continue to improve her ranking if her PH National Championship result, worth 100 points, are added to her total points.
Dormitorio remains in rigid training in preparations for the Olympic Qualifying Asian MTB Championship set this July in Lebanon, where the gold medalist automatically qualifies to the Tokyo Games.
âThis will be a very crucial year because all of the things that weâve really worked hard for, eto na âyun. Eto na âyung final stretch to get there. Weâre really looking forward to the Olympic qualifying,â Dormitorio said.
âIâm confident naman din that somehow I really have a fighting chance to win the gold in the upcoming Asian Continental Championship,â added the 23-year-old rider.
Dormitorio, who has also trained in the UCI Training Center in Switzerland, will also be competing in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games here, where she is favored to win a gold medal./PN
