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00:00We'll talk to Lexie Dormitorio live in the studio.

00:04Despite her young age of 16 years old, she's already making noise in mountain bike competitions.

00:11Lexie, welcome to PTV Sports.

00:13Thank you so much. You're very welcome.

00:17Okay, let's start with your journey, Lexie.

00:20How did you become a part of the mountain bike team?

00:26Ever since, it's been part of our family.

00:29I have an older sister and she's raised very professionally.

00:34So, ever since, I've looked up to her growing up.

00:37So, that became my surroundings.

00:43But for you, of all sports, why did you choose cycling?

00:51It's been part of our family growing up.

00:55So, we've really been passionate about cycling ever since.

01:02So, it's more like a natural thing that I chose.

01:07Like I was born to bike. That's how I feel.

01:11What exactly about this sport hooked you?

01:15Like you said, you're born into this business.

01:23Your dad is your coach and your sister is competing.

01:29But personally, what's your connection to mountain biking?

01:34So, even if you expected to go here, it still had a special connection to you.

01:42It's definitely the thrill that I look for while I'm racing or while I'm just riding my bike on trails.

01:49There's that feeling in my heart that I really love this.

01:54I love riding my bike. I love the feeling I get when I'm riding my bike.

01:58When I'm racing, I love it when I'm racing.

02:01So, it's really just the love and the thrill that really got me attached to it.

02:08What about the cycling community? How is it for you?

02:13It's a great community. Everybody knows everyone and you can really trust.

02:19It's a kind community. You can trust them. They're fun to be around.

02:24Most of my friends, they're all biking.

02:33Like you said earlier, you're a family of cyclists.

02:37Your father is your coach.

02:39We saw your little sister here. She also rides, right?

02:42Yes, she does.

02:44Do you think you have a healthy amount of sibling rivalry that pushes you all?

02:49Oh, definitely.

02:51Aries is my number one competition when it comes to training, even on races.

02:57She pushes me a lot. Sometimes, she's stronger than me.

03:02On climbs, definitely.

03:04It's great that she's my number one competition.

03:08It's a healthy competition. It really pushes you.

03:12It's great when someone pushes you during training.

03:16It's great. I love it.

03:18I can relate to that part.

03:20Although, we're not pro-athletes.

03:23When my younger sister and I play basketball,

03:27I used to call her mama.

03:30But when she learned how to do it, she'd do it to me.

03:34I didn't like that.

03:36When Aries was small, I used to leave her.

03:39Now, she's leaving me.

03:43But of course, there are things that we know about.

03:47Do you feel bad about it?

03:49For you, of course, you know that you'll be able to push yourself more.

03:54It's sport when it comes.

03:56We both know that.

03:58This is all just sport.

04:00It's part of our training. It's part of our sport.

04:03We've grown up like that.

04:06All your life, you've been training and competing.

04:12Can you share your experiences behind the scenes that our viewers can't see?

04:18What are the sacrifices that you make?

04:21What's your day-to-day like?

04:24Something that casual viewers can't see.

04:31I wouldn't say there would be any sacrifices.

04:34If you love what you're doing, nothing is a sacrifice.

04:38It's your basic routine.

04:41You train for 2-3 hours a day.

04:45You're on the road.

04:47We love what we're doing.

04:50We're really passionate about it.

04:52I wouldn't say there's any sort of sacrifice.

04:55Can you elaborate?

04:58What does a typical day look like for you when you have training?

05:01You start by waking up.

05:03What do you do throughout the day?

05:06I wake up.

05:08Right now, my routine is...

05:11I'm a growing child, so sleep is important.

05:15Right now, my sleep is...

05:18I wake up around 10 a.m.

05:20Then, I ride my bike in the afternoon.

05:22That's my routine.

05:24But sometimes, it's different.

05:26Sometimes, you have to wake up early in the morning.

05:28Part of our program is we have to go on a 100 plus km ride.

05:34We really have to wake up early for that.

05:37If you ride at 1 p.m., you'll be home by night.

05:41So, it's not really safe.

05:43I train 6 times a week.

05:46I have one rest day.

05:48It's really just a bike.

05:51Can you tell us your secret?

05:53How do you adjust?

05:55Of course, there are schools.

05:57How do you adjust?

06:00I'm homeschooled, actually.

06:02I choose my schedule.

06:04It's either I do it before I bike or after I bike.

06:08Lexie, you recently participated in a tournament where you won the gold medal here in Thailand.

06:15Can you just tell us about the experience?

06:18I love that experience.

06:20It wasn't my first out-of-the-country race.

06:24I had one back in 2019.

06:27I think I was around 12 years old at that time.

06:29That was in Malaysia.

06:31I joined the under 12.

06:34It was also a UCI race.

06:37But my category wasn't for UCI yet.

06:39But for Thailand, I loved it.

06:42It was actually pretty cold there.

06:44I was shocked that it was cold.

06:46It was around 15 degrees.

06:49I learned a lot on the track.

06:54It's a really nice track.

06:55The people there were super kind.

06:58For my race, it was a great race.

07:02I had a really big lead.

07:04I had a pretty big lead from the girl who got second place.

07:10It was also pretty cool because when we reviewed my race data,

07:18usually when it's an XCO race,

07:22you're usually going on zone 4 to zone 5 heart rate all throughout.

07:28I was going more on zone 3 all throughout.

07:32Definitely, if I had a lot more competitors,

07:35I would definitely be racing faster.

07:37For the track, I loved the track.

07:40It wasn't as hard as the tracks that we have here.

07:44I wouldn't say it was easy.

07:47My dad really trained me to be really skillful on the trail.

07:53I was prepared for anything, for the big jumps, for the rough descents.

08:00We didn't have to take a lot of time to learn the track.

08:06I just really rode the track a few times to memorize it.

08:09It was a great experience.

08:12Lexie, in your gold medal finish, we got UCI points.

08:17Can you share with us the big UCI points that you got here in Tainan?

08:23The points I got, I think that was around 20 points.

08:27That's a lot because it was a C1 race.

08:31For the UCI points, it's a leaderboard.

08:35Right now, the top 10 on the leaderboard are mostly in Europe.

08:42Those are the big girls that are always racing on UCI races.

08:49There are a lot of UCI races there.

08:51Right now, what are your UCI points?

08:54Right now, it's my first race.

08:56Right now, I think my points are still at 20 points.

08:59We're going to try to race a lot more abroad.

09:03Race a lot more UCI races too.

09:06Maybe, hopefully, I can reach the top 10.

09:10Hopefully, I can reach the top 10 UCI points by UCI leaderboard by the end of the year.

09:16We'll ask about that later.

09:18But since we're bringing up Lexie, let's ask her.

09:21You talked about the upcoming competitions that you plan to join this year.

09:25You said that you want to be more active to increase your points.

09:29What are the competitions that you plan to join this year?

09:33March, there's this race at Pasi City.

09:41It's the Asia MPB Series.

09:44I think that's the race.

09:46It's also UCI.

09:47But what I'm really looking forward to is this May.

09:51It's in Japan.

09:52It's in Yawatahama.

09:54It's a bigger race.

09:57It has more points.

10:00Maybe, by the end of the year, June to the end of the year, I can join a race in Europe.

10:07Have you already surveyed the tracks that you're going to race?

10:13Is it your first time?

10:16Yes, it's my first time.

10:17But my dad has been there with my older sister.

10:19So, he's really familiar how to get there and how the track is like.

10:23So, that's a big advantage.

10:25Do you have a partner?

10:26It's like a Go For Gold Race Series this year.

10:29It's also a UCI section event.

10:32Do you have a plan?

10:34I think that's road bike.

10:38I'm not sure if I would be joining any road bike races.

10:43So, you don't have a plan yet?

10:45Purely mountain bike.

10:48We know that mountain bike is a partner.

10:51It's also a physically grueling sport.

10:54So, when you're training and competing, what are the usual injuries that you get?

11:05Do you have any major injuries that you experience or avoid?

11:11Mostly, it's just a wound.

11:14I have a lot of scars.

11:15But I haven't experienced anything worse.

11:19I had one.

11:20I just got sprained while I was mounting my bike.

11:24I rested for a week.

11:27But mostly, it's just a wound on my knees and elbows.

11:32Mostly, it's just a scrape.

11:33I don't have any broken bones.

11:36What is the most memorable experience for you?

11:39Other than the international competition in Thailand,

11:42do you have other local tournaments that you joined?

11:46What is the most memorable for you?

11:49They're all very memorable.

11:51All of my races, especially Nationals 2022.

11:56That was my first ever Nationals race.

12:01I won on women's youth.

12:06And the next day, I joined the women's junior, which I also won.

12:10So, it kind of turned into a double gold National champion win.

12:15It was a really nice experience.

12:17Especially, it was my first big race.

12:20It wasn't my first big race, but it was my first UCI Nationals race.

12:24Do you have any idols that you look forward to racing with?

12:32They're all in Europe.

12:33And they're all super strong.

12:37My number one idol ever since has been Yolanda Neff.

12:41And now, I'm really idolizing Poc Peters.

12:45She's great.

12:47I really look up to her.

12:49And of course, there's Pauline Ferrand-Pervaux.

12:52She's a multi-world championship medalist.

12:56She has a lot of medals.

12:57I can't even keep up.

13:00Lexie, I'm sure one of your goals is to become an official part of the seniors team of our National team.

13:07Our question is, do you already have conversations to be a part of the team?

13:13And if you can share, how did those conversations go?

13:20Right now, we don't have any conversations yet.

13:23My dad doesn't have any plans yet for me to join the National team.

13:30Right now, our plan is really to keep it private.

13:33Because my dad has already been in the National team.

13:38And for him, his best decision is to keep our competitions, our plans, really private to us.

13:46And other of our sponsorships.

13:50But yeah, nothing as of now.

13:52But without being secretive, what is your personal goal in cycling?

14:02It would be to race once.

14:05Not once.

14:06It would be to travel around the world to just race.

14:11Especially World Cup.

14:13That's my number one goal right now.

14:15World Cup.

14:16And then maybe in the future, World Championships if possible.

14:19And maybe even be able to join the Olympics.

14:23That's my ultimate goal.

14:25That's really the Olympics.

14:27That's like, for me, that's the top spot in my entire career.

14:34Our goal to enter the Olympics someday.

14:38When did you have that vision?

14:42When did you want to go to the Olympics?

14:46It's definitely when Ms. Heidelin Diaz won.

14:50That was like, wow, oh my God, she did it.

14:53And you know, the recent win of Sir Carlos Ullo.

14:56That was, I almost cried when, she did it.

15:00Especially when she won two gold medals.

15:02That was amazing.

15:04Super inspiring for her.

15:06I was very inspired.

15:07I thought, she did it.

15:09We did it.

15:12It definitely opened my dreams.

15:17It opened it a lot more.

15:18I thought Olympics was such a big, big thing.

15:21It's so far away.

15:23But yeah, it's definitely something that I will work on.

15:27Did you get a chance to meet any of those two, Ms. Heidelin or Carlos?

15:31No, but it's my dream to.

15:33I would love to ask them a few questions.

15:36But no, not yet.

15:38But sooner or later, right?

15:40Yeah, hopefully.

15:41Give me your number, partner.

15:42I'm right after you.

15:44Hopefully.

15:45Of course, maybe daddy knows.

15:47Yeah, maybe.

15:48But before we say goodbye, Lexie,

15:51do you have a message to your fans,

15:54to the people who supported you?

15:56Now's the time to give them your message.

15:59Hi, everyone.

16:01Thank you so much for all of the support.

16:03Your support is so important to me.

16:07I wake up every day and train and race.

16:10Then, especially, I would like to thank my family.

16:13And of course, I would like to thank God.

16:15We really all surrender everything to Him.

16:18And yeah, I'm so thankful to each and every one of you.

16:21Thank you so much.

16:24All right.

16:25That was Lexie Dormitorio.

Sports Banter | Panayam kay Filipina cyclist Lexi Dormitorio

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