Porac and Sapang Bato: the Pinatubo foothills
Remote off-road riding through lahar country on the east side of Mount Pinatubo. For experienced mountain bikers with a local guide, not for a first ride back.
- Hard effort
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
A short history of the Philippine tours
The national bicycle tour from the 1955 Manila to Vigan race to the Tour of Luzon revival of 2025 and 2026, with the overall champion of every year.
Read A short history of the Philippine toursHonored by the event as a Marlboro Tour standout
Julio Carbungco
The event poster lists Julio Carbungco among its Marlboro Tour standouts. He was one of the professional cyclists Angeles City honored in 2024.
Marlboro Tour veteran and time trialist from Angeles City
Jerry Lumba
Marlboro Tour veteran from Angeles City, remembered as a time trialist. He rode the 1996 Marlboro Tour and now works as a head mechanic.
Honored by the event as a Marlboro Tour standout
Rogelio de Guzman
The event poster lists Rogelio de Guzman among its Marlboro Tour standouts. Angeles City honored him in 2024 as one of its professional cyclists.
Honored by the event as a Tour of Luzon legend
Oscar Modesto
The event poster lists Oscar Modesto among its Tour of Luzon legends. He was one of the professional cyclists Angeles City honored in 2024.
Nash Lim and Althea Campana win the 120 km gravel titles at Gravelton Clark 2026
More than 600 riders took part in the fifth Gravelton gravel race at Clark, Pampanga, on October 25. Nash Lim and Althea Campana won the 120 km gravel divisions.
Read the story Nash Lim and Althea Campana win the 120 km gravel titles at Gravelton Clark 2026Pampanga for the visiting rider
Where Pampanga is, how to reach it from Manila with a bike, what the land is like, and the old churches and food worth stopping for.
Read Pampanga for the visiting riderWhen to ride in the Philippines
The country has two seasons, and the cool dry months from December to February are the kindest for cycling. Here is what the weather records mean for planning a ride.
Read When to ride in the PhilippinesPampanga in Philippine cycling
The tour riders of Angeles City, the teams they rode for, the 1st Tour of Pampanga of 1975 and the national tour stages that have come through Clark.
Read Pampanga in Philippine cyclingHonored by the event as a Tour of Luzon legend
Eduardo Compio
The event poster lists Eduardo Compio among its Tour of Luzon legends. Angeles City honored him in 2024 as one of its professional cyclists.
Honored by the event as the November 1967 "Matira ang Matibay" champion
Nicanor Nicdao
Angeles City rider honored by the event as the November 1967 "Matira ang Matibay" champion. A 1975 magazine report called him a Tour of Luzon veteran.
