Race details | |
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Region | Philippines |
English name | Tour of the Philippines |
Local name(s) | Tour ng Pilipinas |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | UCI Asia Tour 2.2 |
Type | Stage race |
Organiser | Integrated Cycling Federation of the Philippines |
Web site | www |
History | |
First edition | 1955 (as Tour of Luzon) |
First winner | Antonio Arzala (PHI) |
Most wins | Antonio Arzala (PHI) (3 wins) |
Most recent | Jeroen Meijers (NED) |
The Le Tour de Filipinas is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Luzon, Philippines since 1955 as part of the UCI Asia Tour. It is held in April every year. While the course changes every year, the tour traditionally ends at Rizal Park, Manila, although recently the tour has ended in Baguio after being licensed by the UCI. Its previous names included the Tour of Luzon, Marlboro Tour, Tour of Calabarzon, Tour Pilipinas and Padyak Pinoy, before carrying the current name.