TAGAYTAY City—Nichol Pareja topped the Elite class and Jonel Carcueva ruled the Under 23 category of the grueling men’s road race of the PhilCycling National Championships for Road 2022 on Friday. What started as an easy ride for the 123 riders—79 of them Elite—turned into an enormous as they took on two strength-sapping climbs—first a 9 % challenge 400 meters straight on that splintered the peloton in Agoncillo and second, the short but cruel Sungay Road separating Talisay in Batangas and this resort city sitting on a ridge with a fantastic view of fickle Taal Volcano. “When I saw the opportu…