Pedalan is a website about cycling in the Philippines. It puts events, routes, riders, guides and news in one place, so you do not have to search through group chats and old posts to find them.
It is also a working tool for organizers. A ride listed here gets its own page, and riders can send their entry online.
The name
In Kapampangan, the language of Pampanga, pedalan is the local way of saying pedaling. We give that meaning as local usage. We have not found the word in a dictionary, and our glossary says so. It is a plain word for a plain act, and that suits a site written in plain words.
The Pedalan name, the pedalan.com domain and the Pedalan logo belong to JP Caparas, the site’s curator. The site is not named after any one event. Our brand page says how others may use the name and logo.
What you can do here today
- Events: see what is coming up and send your entry from your phone.
- Routes: read about rides in Luzon, the Visayas and Mindanao, from the Mount Arayat loop to the Siargao loop.
- Legends: meet the eight Pampanga riders honored by the first event listed here.
- Guides: get plain answers on the history of the Philippine tours, when to ride, which bike to choose, and the law on helmets and bike lanes.
- News: follow cycling news from across the Philippines, with the sources linked.
The first event listed
The first event listed on Pedalan is Pedalan with the Tour Legends, on Sunday, December 27, 2026 in Angeles City, Pampanga. It is a ride in honor of eight Pampanga veterans of the country’s great road races. Every kind of bike is welcome.
The ride is organized by Fernando Caparas, not by this site. It carries the Pedalan name and logo with the curator’s permission.
One event is a short calendar, and we would rather say so than fill the page with guesses. More rides and races will be added as organizers send them to us. The routes, the guides and the news already reach well beyond Pampanga.
Built to be easy to read
We built Pedalan for readers who do not want to squint. The type is large, and a text size button at the top of every page makes it larger still. The words are plain, and we explain cycling terms and Filipino words as we go.
Every page works on a phone. Some parts of the site move a little as you scroll. If your phone or computer is set to reduce motion, the site respects that setting and keeps still.
For organizers
If you run a ride or a race anywhere in the Philippines, we would like to list it. Listing is free at this time. Read List your event for what to send, or go straight to the contact form.
More about Pedalan
- The curator: who runs the site.
- How Pedalan works: our rules on sources, news, photographs and corrections.
- Brand: how to use the Pedalan name, logo and colors.
- Privacy: what our forms ask for and what we do with it.
- Contact: send a message to the curator about the site.