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.
Pampanga
The Kapampangan heartland on the Central Luzon plain, about 80 kilometers north of Manila.
- 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
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.
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
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.
Honored 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.
Pampanga 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 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.