Tour of Luzon

The 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.

Riders

  • Honored by the event as the November 1967 "Matira ang Matibay" champion

    Nicanor Nicdao

    • Angeles City, Pampanga

    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

    Eduardo Compio

    • Angeles City, Pampanga

    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 a Tour of Luzon legend

    Oscar Modesto

    • Angeles City, Pampanga

    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

    Antonio Lim

    • Barangay Dau, Mabalacat, Pampanga

    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.