The event poster lists Oscar Modesto among its Tour of Luzon legends, with Eduardo Compio and Antonio Lim.
He is an Angeles City rider. The Voice Newsweekly named him among the professional cyclists honored at the Mayor Pogi Lazatin Bikefest in March 2024, and called the group the “legendary cyclists of Angeles City”.
Little else about his career is on the public record we have found. We do not have the years he raced, his teams or his results.
He should not be confused with Modesto Bonzo, who won the Tour of Luzon in 1976. Modesto was Bonzo’s first name. It is Oscar Modesto’s surname.
The Tour of Luzon ran from 1956 to 1976, and its early champions came from Laguna, Pangasinan and Cebu. Angeles City had its own riders in that world. A 1975 magazine report calls Nicanor Nicdao a “Tour of Luzon veteran”. Our guide to Pampanga in Philippine cycling has more.
If you rode with Oscar Modesto, or have photos or clippings from his racing days, please get in touch. We would be glad to add what you know.