Honored by the event as a Marlboro Tour standout
Roel Tan
The event poster lists Roel Tan among its Marlboro Tour standouts. Angeles City honored him in 2024 as one of its professional cyclists.
Luzon
The largest island group, from the Ilocos coast and the Cordillera down to Bicol.
- Angeles City
- Arayat
- Bacolor
- Batangas
- Benguet
- Bohol
- Candaba
- Cavite
- Cebu
- Clark Freeport Zone
- Guimaras
- Iloilo
- Laguna
- Luzon
- Mabalacat
- Magalang
- Metro Manila
- Mindanao
- Mountain Province
- Nationwide
- Pampanga
- Porac
- Quezon
- Rizal
- Siargao
- Visayas
Tourism department and Alden Richards set FunRide PH cycling event in Manila for December 19
FunRide PH, a new cycling event past Manila's landmarks, is set for December 19 at the Quirino Grandstand. It offers rides of 5, 10 and 21 km for new and experienced cyclists.
Read the story Tourism department and Alden Richards set FunRide PH cycling event in Manila for December 19Halsema Highway: Baguio to Bontoc
A 150 km mountain highway through the Cordillera that passes the highest point on the Philippine highway system. Very hard, and best ridden over two or more days.
- 150 km distance
- 2,256 m high point
- Hard effort
Kaybiang Tunnel loop
A very long day from Manila to the tunnel and coast road between Ternate, Cavite, and Nasugbu, Batangas. For fit, experienced long-distance riders.
- 226 km distance
- 1,517 m of climbing
- Hard effort
Laguna Loop
A full day of about 185 to 200 km around Laguna de Bay. The classic first very long ride for Manila cyclists, hard for its length and not for its hills.
- 183.7 km distance
- 726 m of climbing
- Hard effort
Antipolo via Sumulong Highway
The standard training climb for Metro Manila riders: a short, steady paved ascent from Marikina to Antipolo. Mountain bike trails are nearby at Timberland.
- 12.7 km distance
- Moderate effort
Marilaque: the Marikina-Infanta Highway
A paved mountain highway from the edge of Metro Manila over the Sierra Madre to Infanta, Quezon. Hard in full, so most riders do a shorter out-and-back.
- 117.5 km distance
- Hard effort
Candaba Swamp
Flat riding beside a great wetland where migratory birds gather from November to February. An easy dry-season outing, once you have checked the roads locally.
- Easy effort
FVR Megadike: Bacolor to Porac
A long, open ride on the lahar dike built after the Pinatubo eruption. For riders who are comfortable with distance, sun and a gentle uphill.
- Moderate effort
Clark Freeport Zone and the Parade Grounds
Wide paved roads and a short rubberized path inside a former air base. An easy place for beginners and returning riders to build up one lap at a time.
- 18 km distance
- Easy effort
Mount Arayat loop
A short, mostly flat loop around the lone volcano of the Pampanga plain. It suits steady riders on wider tires, in the dry season only.
- 33.8 km distance
- 214 m of climbing
- Moderate effort
Former Tour of Luzon cyclist from Dau, Mabalacat
Antonio Lim
Former Tour of Luzon cyclist from Barangay Dau, Mabalacat. The revived Tour of Luzon interviewed him in 2025 as one of the race's legends.
