Korean cuts down Corpuz early charge as repeat of last year’s floundering finish keeps Russian in ‘yellow’

PAGUDPUD, Ilocos Norte—The longest stage of the MPTC Tour of Luzon saw Mervin Corpuz launch a daring bid to snatch the yellow jersey from Russian rider Nikita Shulchenko. His early attack placed him in a nine-man lead group that at one point opened a 10-minute advantage over Shulchenko and the main peloton. But it still