The event poster lists Roel Tan among its Marlboro Tour standouts, with Rogelio de Guzman, Jerry Lumba and Julio Carbungco.
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, a tribute to the Siklistang Angeleño. The paper wrote that the honorees had “at one time or another joined professional cycling tournaments such as the Marlboro Tour”.
We have found nothing more about him on the public record. The years he raced, his teams and his results are still to be filled in.
The Marlboro Tour carried the national tour through the 1980s and 1990s. In 1997 Wong Kam-po of Hong Kong became its first foreign winner. The race ended with the 1998 edition, and no tour is listed from 1999 to 2001. Our short history of the Philippine tours has the full list of champions.
If you rode with Roel Tan, or have photos or clippings from his racing days, please get in touch. With your help this profile can grow.