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 toursThe national tour raced as the Tour of Luzon from 1956 to 1976, with a few missed years. Antonio Arzala won the first edition, a race of 1,057 kilometers.
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 the November 1967 "Matira ang Matibay" champion
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.
Honored by the event as a Tour of Luzon legend
The event poster lists Eduardo Compio among its Tour of Luzon legends. Angeles City honored him in 2024 as one of its professional cyclists.
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
The event poster lists Oscar Modesto among its Tour of Luzon legends. He was one of the professional cyclists Angeles City honored in 2024.
Former Tour of Luzon cyclist from Dau, Mabalacat
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.