Tour of Luzon makes comeback after years of hiatus

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00:00After years of yasus, the highly anticipated multistage elite cycling event, the Tour of Luzon, is set to make a comeback this coming April 23.

00:09For the details, here's a report from Jamaica Bayaca.

00:17After a five-year break, cyclists will once again pedal in the much-awaited return of the Tour of Luzon 2025, which will run from April 23 to May 1.

00:27The Tour of Luzon is a grand cycling race that was first held in 1995 to 1998.

00:32It's made a comeback in 2002 under the name La Tour de Filipinas but once again stopped due to the pandemic.

00:38This year, 17 cycling teams will compete in this extensive race including the four International Cycling Union or UCI Continental teams,

00:477-11 Click Road Bike Philippines, Standard Insurance Philippines, Go4Gold Philippines, and Victoria Sports Pro Cycling Team,

00:54along with ASC Monster Indonesia, Malaysian Pro Cycling Team, CCN Racing Factory Hong Kong,

01:00Brighton Racing Team Taiwan, and the Singapore National Team.

01:03More teams are also joining the lineup for the Tour of Luzon.

01:07These are Excellent Noodles,

01:09Dandex T Prime,

01:10Birina Orion Cement,

01:12One Cycling Mingdanao,

01:13MPT Drive Hub,

01:15One Team Iloilo,

01:16Philippine Army Exodus,

01:18and Under-23 Tom & Toms.

01:20The competition is an eight-stage race that will travel from Bawai in Ocas Norte to Komp Chonhei in Baguio City.

01:26After the opening ceremony on April 23, the first leg will immediately take place on April 24,

01:32a 190.7-kilometer loop from the Waisir Pagutboot followed by a 68.39-kilometer team-time trial heading to Vigan in Ocasur.

01:40Stage 3 features a 130.33-kilometer pedal from Vigan to San Wanda Union,

01:45followed by a 162.97-kilometer route from Agu to Clark via Mount Arter Highway for Stage 4.

01:52Next stage is a 166.65-kilometer loop around New Clark City at Darlok.

01:58Stage 6 will take riders from Clark to Linggayan, Pangasinan, spanning 168.19-kilometers.

02:04This is followed by a short 15.14-kilometer individual time trial from Labrador, Pangasinan to Linggayan on Stage 7 on April 30.

02:12On May, the race concludes with a 172.53-kilometer ride from Linggayan to a top-of-the-hill finish at Scout Hill inside Komp Chonhei in Baguio,

02:22where the top team and top cyclist will be awarded.

02:25The winning team will take home 1 million pesos and a one-year possession of the Tour of Luzon Perpetual Trophy.

02:31Meanwhile, the general individual classification winner will take home 500,000 pesos,

02:35and 100,000 pesos will be awarded to the Eagle of the Mountain, Jabay Kamayaka from the National TV Network for a new and better Philippines.

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