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Tour of Luzon
File:Cycling current event.svg 2025 Tour of Luzon
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Race details
RegionPhilippines
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionUCI Asia Tour 2.2
TypeStage race
OrganiserDuckworld PH
History
First edition1955 (as Tour of Luzon)
First winnerFile:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Antonio Arzala (PHI)
Most winsFile:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Antonio Arzala (PHI) (3 wins)
Most recentFile:Flag of South Korea.svg Dae Yeong Joo (KOR)

The Tour of Luzon (TOL; also known as MPTC Tour of Luzon for sponsorship reasons) is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Luzon, Philippines since 1955 as part of the UCI Asia Tour. It is held in April every year. While the course changes every year, the tour traditionally ends at Rizal Park, Manila, although recently the tour has ended in Baguio after being licensed by the UCI. Established as the Tour of Luzon, the stage race was previously known under various names including the Marlboro Tour, Tour of Calabarzon, Tour Pilipinas and Padyak Pinoy, and Le Tour de Filipinas.

The current iteration is organized by Duckworld PH and is sanctioned by the Integrated Cycling Federation of the Philippines (PhilCycling).

History

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1955 – 1976: Tour of Luzon

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In 1955, the Tour was launched as a four-stage race from Manila to Vigan race won by Antonio Arzala. But, a year later, the race was renamed as the Tour of Luzon and carried the name until 1976 (there was no tour held in 1968, 1970–1972).

The prominent riders included two-time Tour champions Cornelio Padilla, Jr. of Central Luzon and Jose Sumalde of Bicol. However, in 1977, a rift within the PCAP (see below) led to a split of two tours during the said year. However, according to the Padyak Pinoy website, the event organized by Geruncio Lacuesta is recognized on their official list. The tour's name ended by 1978 as Marlboro entered the scene.

1979 – 1998: Marlboro Tour

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By 1979, Philip Morris became the official sponsor of the tour and the event was named as Marlboro Tour after its cigarette brand Marlboro, a name that is commonly familiar to ardent racers and fans. During these times, the tour expanded its routes, by including cities from Visayas in the leg, with the final laps regularly held at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila.

From 1997-1998, the tour allowed riders from Asia to compete in the event and was sanctioned by the UCI. It also led to Wong Kam-po of Hong Kong to become the first non-Filipino to win the event in 1997, after overtaking 1996 winner Victor Espiritu for the lead in the latter stages.

The format used for the teams are based on provinces with the national team included in the race. It was also the same format when Asian riders participated in the event beginning in 1997.

The 1998 tour was known as the Marlboro Centennial Tour an was organized in line with the Philippine Centennial observances.[1]

In 1999, Marlboro backed out as sponsor following a trend of discouraging tobacco sponsorship of sports events. In 2000, a race under the name Millenium Tour was attempted to be held in May but was cancelled due to budgetary concerns and inability to meet the standards set by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI).[2]

2002 – 2007: Revival

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In 2002, the tour was revived after Airfreight 2100 of Bert Lina and Lito Alvarez financed the tour.[3] A four-leg race was held in late-May known as Tour of CALABARZON won by Santy Barnachea. A year later, the tour was renamed as Tour Pilipinas, and held a 17-leg race, the longest since 1998. The tour was won by Arnel Quirimit of Pangasinan.

Ryan Tanguilig won in 2004 in a 10-stage tour. In 2005, the tour was renamed as the Golden Tour 50 @ 05, honoring the 50th anniversary of the Tour. 1998 champion Warren Davadilla, who won the last edition of the Marlboro, was the champion. In 2006, several disputes within the Integrated Cycling Federation of the Philippines led to a short eight stage event dubbed with the Padyak Pinoy name, won by Barnachea.

2009 – 2019: Le Tour de Filipinas

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The Padyak Pinoy Tour of Champions was held in 2009.[4] This race was later retroactively designated as the first Le Tour de Filipinas (LTdF)[5]

The first race to be actually be called as the Le Tour de Filipinas was the 2010 race. The event was also reincluded in the UCI Asia Tour. It was last included in the UCI calendar 12 years ago when it was still known as the Marlboro Tour.[6][7] The Le Tour de Filipinas was still backed by Alberto Lina.[8]

The tour was held annually continuously until 2019.[8] The 2020 iteration considered by its organizers as the 11th LTdF was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9][10][11]

2025 – present: Return of the Tour of Luzon

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The tour was returned in 2025 under its old name Tour of Luzon.[10] This was due to the partnership of Duckworld PH with the Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC).[12][13]

The event dubbed as The Great Revival started on April 24 and will end on May 1, 2025. It is an eight-stage race starting from Laoag and ends in Baguio.[10][13] The organizers aim to have Tour de Luzon reincluded in the UCI calendar.[14]

Stages

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Marlboro Tour days

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These were the stages in 1996:

  1. Davao City to Carmen, Davao del Norte
  2. Tagum, Davao del Norte to Butuan
  3. Butuan to Cagayan de Oro
  4. Cebu City to Cebu City (individual time trial)
  5. Cebu City to Cebu City via Santander
  6. Dumaguete to Bacolod
  7. Iloilo City to Iloilo City via Pototan, Iloilo (team time trial)
  8. Iloilo City to Iloilo City via San Jose de Buenavista, Antique
  9. Pasay to Lucena
  10. Lucena to Marikina
  11. Marikina to Olongapo
  12. Olongapo to Alaminos, Pangasinan
  13. Alaminos, Pangasinan to San Jose, Nueva Ecija
  14. San Jose, Nueva Ecija to Banaue, Ifugao
  15. Banaue, Ifugao to Tuguegarao, Cagayan
  16. Tuguegarao, Cagayan to Vigan, Ilocos Sur
  17. Vigan, Ilocos Sur to Baguio
  18. Rosario, La Union to Baguio (individual time trial)
  19. Baguio to Baguio

Le Tour de Filipinas days

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These were the stages in 2019:

  1. Tagaytay, Cavite to Tagaytay, Cavite via Lemery, Batangas
  2. Pagbilao, Quezon to Daet, Camarines Norte
  3. Daet, Camarines Norte to Legazpi, Albay
  4. Legazpi, Albay to Legazpi, Albay via Sorsogon City
  5. Legazpi, Albay to Legazpi, Albay via Donsol, Sorsogon

Tour of Luzon days

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These were stages in the 2025 revival:

  1. Paoay, Ilocos Norte to Paoay, Ilocos Norte
  2. Paoay, Ilocos Norte to Vigan, Ilocos Sur (individual time trial)
  3. Vigan, Ilocos Sur to San Juan, La Union
  4. Agoo. La Union to Angeles City
  5. Mabalacat, Pampanga to Mabalacat, Pampanga
  6. Mabalacat, Pampanga to Lingayen, Pangasinan
  7. Lingayen, Pangasinan to Labrador, Pangasinan
  8. Lingayen, Pangasinan to Baguio

Past winners

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Tour of Luzon

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Year Date Stages Distance Winner Time
1955[a] 28 April–1 May 4 418 km File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Antonio Arzala (PHI)
1956 23–27 May 5 1,057 km File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Antonio Arzala (PHI) 33:45:08
1957 28 May–7 June 6 1,155 km File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Rufino Gabot (PHI) 51:45:22
1958 14–20 April 7 1,517 km File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Mamerto Eden (PHI) 61:14:08
1959 12–19 April 8 1,634 km File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Antonio Arzala (PHI) 59:44:50
1960 14–22 May 9 1,648 km File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Rodrigo Abaquita (PHI) 57:51:02
1961 25 April–7 May 12 2,167 km File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Jose Moring Jr. (PHI) 59:44:50
1962 26 March–8 April 12 1,870.23 km File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Edmundo De Guzman (PHI) 61:04:50
1963 21 April–5 May 14 2,334.38 km File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Gonzalo Recodos (PHI) 78:27:54
1964 19 April–3 May 14 1,967.60 km File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Jose Sumalde (PHI) 60:22:09
1965 25 April–9 May 14 2,049.31 km File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Jose Sumalde (PHI) 65:13:19
1966 23 April–8 May 15 1,999.82 km File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Cornelio Padilla (PHI) 60:45:31
1967 12–19 April 8 1,634 km File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Cornelio Padilla (PHI) 70:34:57
1968 Cancelled
1969[b] 18–27 April 10 1,208.40 km File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Domingo Quilban (PHI) 37:50:29
1970–1972 Cancelled
1973 11–20 May 10 1,214 km File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Jesus Garcia Jr. (PHI) 34:38:38
1974[c] 23 April–12 May 18 2,540.95 km File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Teodorico Rimarim (PHI) 78:35:19
1975 19 April–4 May 15 2,207.87 km File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Samson Etrata (PHI) 66:18:48
1976 21 April–9 May 6 2,200 km File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Modesto Bonzo (PHI) 66:31:10

Tour of the Philippines

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Year Name Date Stages Distance Winner Time
1977 Tour ng Pilipinas 2 May–5 June 24 4,000 km File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Manuel Reynante (PHI) 106:57:20
Marlboro Tour ng Pilipinas[15] 7–26 June 3 1,697 km File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Jesus Garcia Jr. (PHI) 55:37:52
1978 Perk Speed Tour[16] 9–12 February 4 405.8 km File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Rumin Salamante (PHI) 10:11:10
1979 Marlboro Tour 18–30 April 11 1,900 km File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Paquito Rivas (PHI) 60:01:06
1980 Tour of the Philippines 15 April–11 May 21 2,780.83 km File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Manuel Reynante (PHI) 83:08:00
1981 Tour of the Philippines 17 March–12 April 21 3,058.81 km File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Jacinto Sicam (PHI) 87:25:43

Marlboro Tour

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Year Name Date Stages Distance Winner Time
1982 Marlboro Tour 22 April–9 May 15 2,192 km File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Jacinto Sicam (PHI) 61:29:17
1983 Marlboro Tour 16 April–1 May 14 2,313.11 km File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Romeo Bonzo (PHI) 63:54:31
1984 Marlboro Tour 26 May–10 June 14 2,464 km File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Ruben Carino (PHI) 68:08:49
1985 Marlboro Tour 18 April–12 May 21 3,668.97 km File:Flag of the Philippines (light blue).svg Pepito Calip (PHI) 97:04:42
1986 Marlboro Tour 26 April–11 May 10 2,900.77 km File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Rolando Pagnanawon (PHI) 77:39:53
1987 Marlboro Tour 21 May–7 June 17 3,282 km File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Reynaldo Dequito (PHI) 88:06:50
1988 Marlboro Tour 28 April–15 May 17 3,544.53 km File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Armando Catalan (PHI) 94:44:03
1989 Marlboro Tour 26 April–14 May 18 3,539.47 km File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Gerardo Igos (PHI) 95:40:23
1990 Marlboro Tour 18 April–6 May 18 3,317.42 km File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Manuel Buenaventura (PHI) 95:58:38
1991 Marlboro Tour 25 April–12 May 17 2,373.61 km File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Bernardo Llentada (PHI) 63:33:17
1992 Marlboro Tour 21 May–7 June 17 2,731.38 km File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Renato Dolosa (PHI) 71:21:49
1993 Marlboro Tour 17 April–9 May 21 3,480 km File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Carlo Guieb (PHI) 91:41:54
1994 Marlboro Tour 17 April–9 May 20 3,563 km File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Carlo Guieb (PHI) 91:24:13
1995 Marlboro Tour 18 March–8 April 19 3,280.33 km File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Renato Dolosa (PHI) 83:43:39
1996 Marlboro Tour 14 April–5 May 19 3,257.29 km File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Victor Espiritu (PHI) 80:50:46
1997 Marlboro Tour[17] 16 April–4 May 16 2,472 km File:Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Wong Kam-po (HKG) 62:06:28
1998 Marlboro Centennial Tour 15 April–3 May 16 2,494 km File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Warren Davadilla (PHI) 64:58:57
1999 Cancelled
2000 Millennium Tour May Cancelled

FedEx/Air21 Tour / Padyak Pinoy

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Year Name Date Stages Distance Winner Time
2002 FedEx Tour of CALABARZON 30 May–2 June 4 517.7 km File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Santi Barnachea (PHI) 12:41:13
2003 Air21 Tour Pilipinas 16 April–11 May 15 2,849.8 km File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Arnel Quirimit (PHI) 55:29:20
2004 Air21 Tour Pilipinas 15 April–2 May 17 2,849.8 km File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Rhyan Tanguilig (PHI) 70:28:59
2005 Golden Tour 50@05 26 May–5 June 10 1,492 km File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Warren Davadilla (PHI) 37:20:55
2006 Padyak Pinoy Tour Pilipinas 12–18 May 8 1,219.4 km File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Santi Barnachea (PHI) 31:10:03
2007 Padyak Pinoy 17–29 May 10 1,500 km File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Victor Espiritu (PHI) 33:02:38

Le Tour de Pilipinas

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Year Name Date Stages Distance Winner Time Ref.
2009 Padyak Pinoy Tour of Champions[d] 8–15 May 8 1,070 km File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Joel Calderon (PHI) 29:52:33 [19]
2010 Le Tour de Filipinas 12–20 April 4 468.8 km File:Flag of Ireland.svg David McCann[e] (IRL) 11:29:20 [20]
2011 Le Tour de Filipinas 16–19 April 4 468.8 km File:Flag of Iran.svg Rahim Emami (IRI) 12:15:34 [21]
2012 Le Tour de Filipinas 14–17 April 4 502 km File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Baler Ravina[f] (PHI) 13:20:26 [22]
2013 Le Tour de Filipinas 13–16 April 4 616 km File:Flag of Iran.svg Ghader Mizbani (IRI) 16:38:37 [23]
2014 Le Tour de Filipinas 21–24 April 4 614.8 km File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Mark Galedo (PHI) 17:12:05 [24]
2015 Le Tour de Filipinas 1–4 February[25] 4 532.5 km  Thomas Lebas (FRA) 13:40:49 [26]
2016 Le Tour de Filipinas 18–21 February[27] 4 691 km File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Oleg Zemlyakov (KAZ) 17:36:23 [28]
2017 Le Tour de Filipinas 18–21 February 4 726.55 km File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jai Crawford (AUS) 17:33:07 [29]
2018 Le Tour de Filipinas 20–23 May 4 638.37 km File:Flag of the Philippines.svg El Joshua Cariño (PHI) 12:25:23 [30]
2019 Le Tour de Filipinas 14–18 June 5 822.3 km File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeroen Meijers (NED) 20:38:07 [31]
2020 Le Tour de Filipinas 1–5 May Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

In the 2016 edition, race organizers had to stop the stage 1 event due to unprecedented road repairs, followed by traffic jams in Tiaong, Quezon, the first in the history of Le Tour de Filipinas.[32]

Tour of Luzon

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Year Name Date Stages Distance Winner Time Ref.
2025 Tour of Luzon: The Great Revival[13] 24 April–1 May 8 1,074.9 km File:Flag of South Korea.svg Dae Yeong Joo (KOR) 22:21:08 [33]

Jerseys

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Like other bicycle rices, the Tour also hands out specific jerseys:[34]

  • Yellow: General classification
  • Purple: Best Filipino rider
  • Green: Best sprinter
  • Red polka dot: Best climber
  • White: Young rider

Notes

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  1. ^ Known as the Manila–Vigan Bicycle Race
  2. ^ Tour ng Filipinas
  3. ^ Tour of Luzon–Visayas
  4. ^ Retroactively known as the 1st Le Tour de Filipinas[18]
  5. ^ David McCann is the first European cyclist to win the Tour. Non-Asian riders were allowed to participate in 2010.
  6. ^ Baler Ravina was the first Filipino overall winner in Le Tour de Filipinas that was sanctioned by UCI.[22]

References

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  15. ^ Staged by the Geruncio Lacuesta, acknowledged father of Philippine bikathoning, after a split among the cyclists and the formation of the Professional Cycling Association of the Philippines (PCAP) with Matias Defensor as president. Garcia won the Mindanao stage, Casta the Visayas stage and Gorospe the Luzon stage. It was Lacuesta's last tour as the PCAP took over center stage two years later in 1979. This tour is considered official by the current organization.
  16. ^ No regular tour held; instead the perk speed tour was run Feb. 9-12 over four laps aimed at producing the first cyclist(s) to achieve an average 40 km/h. Starting in Manila and winding up in Olongapo City, the speed test measured 405.8 km.s. Rumin Salamante won the event in 10 hrs. 11 mins., 10 secs.
  17. ^ In 1997, the Tour allowed cyclists from the neighboring Asian countries to participate in the event. Wong became the first foreign cyclist to win the event. Asian riders were allowed to participate in 1998.
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