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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template other The MPTC Tour of Luzon (TOL; under sponsorship by the Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation) 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. Established as the Tour of Luzon, the stage race was previously known under various names including the Marlboro Tour, Tour of Calabarzon, Tour Pilipinas and Padyak Pinoy, and Le Tour de Filipinas.

The current iteration is organized by Duckworld PH and is sanctioned by the Integrated Cycling Federation of the Philippines (PhilCycling).

History

1955 – 1976: Tour of Luzon

In 1955, the Tour was launched as a four-stage race from Manila to Vigan race won by Antonio Arzala. But, a year later, the race was renamed as the Tour of Luzon and carried the name until 1976 (there was no tour held in 1968, 1970–1972).

The prominent riders included two-time Tour champions Cornelio Padilla, Jr. of Central Luzon and Jose Sumalde of Bicol. However, in 1977, a rift within the PCAP (see below) led to a split of two tours during the said year. However, according to the Padyak Pinoy website, the event organized by Geruncio Lacuesta is recognized on their official list. The tour's name ended by 1978 as Marlboro entered the scene.

1979 – 1998: Marlboro Tour

By 1979, Philip Morris became the official sponsor of the tour and the event was named as Marlboro Tour after its cigarette brand Marlboro, a name that is commonly familiar to ardent racers and fans. During these times, the tour expanded its routes, by including cities from Visayas in the leg, with the final laps regularly held at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila.

From 1997-1998, the tour allowed riders from Asia to compete in the event and was sanctioned by the UCI. It also led to Wong Kam-po of Hong Kong to become the first non-Filipino to win the event in 1997, after overtaking 1996 winner Victor Espiritu for the lead in the latter stages.

The format used for the teams are based on provinces with the national team included in the race. It was also the same format when Asian riders participated in the event beginning in 1997.

The 1998 tour was known as the Marlboro Centennial Tour an was organized in line with the Philippine Centennial observances.[1]

In 1999, Marlboro backed out as sponsor following a trend of discouraging tobacco sponsorship of sports events. In 2000, a race under the name Millenium Tour was attempted to be held in May but was cancelled due to budgetary concerns and inability to meet the standards set by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI).[2]

2002 – 2007: Revival

In 2002, the tour was revived after Airfreight 2100 of Bert Lina and Lito Alvarez financed the tour.[3] A four-leg race was held in late-May known as Tour of CALABARZON won by Santy Barnachea. A year later, the tour was renamed as Tour Pilipinas, and held a 17-leg race, the longest since 1998. The tour was won by Arnel Quirimit of Pangasinan.

Ryan Tanguilig won in 2004 in a 10-stage tour. In 2005, the tour was renamed as the Golden Tour 50 @ 05, honoring the 50th anniversary of the Tour. 1998 champion Warren Davadilla, who won the last edition of the Marlboro, was the champion. In 2006, several disputes within the Integrated Cycling Federation of the Philippines led to a short eight stage event dubbed with the Padyak Pinoy name, won by Barnachea.

2009 – 2019: Le Tour de Filipinas

The Padyak Pinoy Tour of Champions was held in 2009.[4] This race was later retroactively designated as the first Le Tour de Filipinas (LTdF)[5]

The first race to be actually be called as the Le Tour de Filipinas was the 2010 race. The event was also reincluded in the UCI Asia Tour. It was last included in the UCI calendar 12 years ago when it was still known as the Marlboro Tour.[6][7] The Le Tour de Filipinas was still backed by Alberto Lina.[8]

The tour was held annually continuously until 2019.[8] The 2020 iteration considered by its organizers as the 11th LTdF was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9][10][11]

2025 – present: Return of the Tour of Luzon

The tour was returned in 2025 under its old name Tour of Luzon.[10] This was due to the partnership of Duckworld PH with the Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC).[12][13]

The event dubbed as The Great Revival started on April 24 and will end on May 1, 2025. It is an eight-stage race starting from Laoag and ends in Baguio.[10][13] The organizers aim to have Tour de Luzon reincluded in the UCI calendar.[14]

Stages

Marlboro Tour days

These were the stages in 1996:

  1. Davao City to Carmen, Davao del Norte
  2. Tagum, Davao del Norte to Butuan
  3. Butuan to Cagayan de Oro
  4. Cebu City to Cebu City (individual time trial)
  5. Cebu City to Cebu City via Santander
  6. Dumaguete to Bacolod
  7. Iloilo City to Iloilo City via Pototan, Iloilo (team time trial)
  8. Iloilo City to Iloilo City via San Jose de Buenavista, Antique
  9. Pasay to Lucena
  10. Lucena to Marikina
  11. Marikina to Olongapo
  12. Olongapo to Alaminos, Pangasinan
  13. Alaminos, Pangasinan to San Jose, Nueva Ecija
  14. San Jose, Nueva Ecija to Banaue, Ifugao
  15. Banaue, Ifugao to Tuguegarao, Cagayan
  16. Tuguegarao, Cagayan to Vigan, Ilocos Sur
  17. Vigan, Ilocos Sur to Baguio
  18. Rosario, La Union to Baguio (individual time trial)
  19. Baguio to Baguio

Le Tour de Filipinas days

These were the stages in 2019:

  1. Tagaytay, Cavite to Tagaytay, Cavite via Lemery, Batangas
  2. Pagbilao, Quezon to Daet, Camarines Norte
  3. Daet, Camarines Norte to Legazpi, Albay
  4. Legazpi, Albay to Legazpi, Albay via Sorsogon City
  5. Legazpi, Albay to Legazpi, Albay via Donsol, Sorsogon

Tour of Luzon days

These were stages in the 2025 revival:

  1. Paoay, Ilocos Norte to Paoay, Ilocos Norte
  2. Paoay, Ilocos Norte to Vigan, Ilocos Sur (individual time trial)
  3. Vigan, Ilocos Sur to San Juan, La Union
  4. Agoo. La Union to Angeles City
  5. Mabalacat, Pampanga to Mabalacat, Pampanga
  6. Mabalacat, Pampanga to Lingayen, Pangasinan
  7. Lingayen, Pangasinan to Labrador, Pangasinan
  8. Lingayen, Pangasinan to Baguio

Past winners

Tour of Luzon

Year Date Stages Distance Winner Time
1955Template:Efn 28 April–1 May 4 418 km Template:Flagathlete
1956 23–27 May 5 1,057 km Template:Flagathlete 33:45:08
1957 28 May–7 June 6 1,155 km Template:Flagathlete 51:45:22
1958 14–20 April 7 1,517 km Template:Flagathlete 61:14:08
1959 12–19 April 8 1,634 km Template:Flagathlete 59:44:50
1960 14–22 May 9 1,648 km Template:Flagathlete 57:51:02
1961 25 April–7 May 12 2,167 km Template:Flagathlete 59:44:50
1962 26 March–8 April 12 1,870.23 km Template:Flagathlete 61:04:50
1963 21 April–5 May 14 2,334.38 km Template:Flagathlete 78:27:54
1964 19 April–3 May 14 1,967.60 km Template:Flagathlete 60:22:09
1965 25 April–9 May 14 2,049.31 km Template:Flagathlete 65:13:19
1966 23 April–8 May 15 1,999.82 km Template:Flagathlete 60:45:31
1967 12–19 April 8 1,634 km Template:Flagathlete 70:34:57
1968 Cancelled
1969Template:Efn 18–27 April 10 1,208.40 km Template:Flagathlete 37:50:29
1970–1972 Cancelled
1973 11–20 May 10 1,214 km Template:Flagathlete 34:38:38
1974Template:Efn 23 April–12 May 18 2,540.95 km Template:Flagathlete 78:35:19
1975 19 April–4 May 15 2,207.87 km Template:Flagathlete 66:18:48
1976 21 April–9 May 6 2,200 km Template:Flagathlete 66:31:10

Tour of the Philippines

Year Name Date Stages Distance Winner Time
1977 Tour ng Pilipinas 2 May–5 June 24 4,000 km Template:Flagathlete 106:57:20
Marlboro Tour ng Pilipinas[15] 7–26 June 3 1,697 km Template:Flagathlete 55:37:52
1978 Perk Speed Tour[16] 9–12 February 4 405.8 km Template:Flagathlete 10:11:10
1979 Marlboro Tour 18–30 April 11 1,900 km Template:Flagathlete 60:01:06
1980 Tour of the Philippines 15 April–11 May 21 2,780.83 km Template:Flagathlete 83:08:00
1981 Tour of the Philippines 17 March–12 April 21 3,058.81 km Template:Flagathlete 87:25:43

Marlboro Tour

Year Name Date Stages Distance Winner Time
1982 Marlboro Tour 22 April–9 May 15 2,192 km Template:Flagathlete 61:29:17
1983 Marlboro Tour 16 April–1 May 14 2,313.11 km Template:Flagathlete 63:54:31
1984 Marlboro Tour 26 May–10 June 14 2,464 km Template:Flagathlete 68:08:49
1985 Marlboro Tour 18 April–12 May 21 3,668.97 km Template:Flagathlete 97:04:42
1986 Marlboro Tour 26 April–11 May 10 2,900.77 km Template:Flagathlete 77:39:53
1987 Marlboro Tour 21 May–7 June 17 3,282 km Template:Flagathlete 88:06:50
1988 Marlboro Tour 28 April–15 May 17 3,544.53 km Template:Flagathlete 94:44:03
1989 Marlboro Tour 26 April–14 May 18 3,539.47 km Template:Flagathlete 95:40:23
1990 Marlboro Tour 18 April–6 May 18 3,317.42 km Template:Flagathlete 95:58:38
1991 Marlboro Tour 25 April–12 May 17 2,373.61 km Template:Flagathlete 63:33:17
1992 Marlboro Tour 21 May–7 June 17 2,731.38 km Template:Flagathlete 71:21:49
1993 Marlboro Tour 17 April–9 May 21 3,480 km Template:Flagathlete 91:41:54
1994 Marlboro Tour 17 April–9 May 20 3,563 km Template:Flagathlete 91:24:13
1995 Marlboro Tour 18 March–8 April 19 3,280.33 km Template:Flagathlete 83:43:39
1996 Marlboro Tour 14 April–5 May 19 3,257.29 km Template:Flagathlete 80:50:46
1997 Marlboro Tour[17] 16 April–4 May 16 2,472 km Template:Flagathlete 62:06:28
1998 Marlboro Centennial Tour 15 April–3 May 16 2,494 km Template:Flagathlete 64:58:57
1999 Cancelled
2000 Millennium Tour May Cancelled

FedEx/Air21 Tour / Padyak Pinoy

Year Name Date Stages Distance Winner Time
2002 FedEx Tour of CALABARZON 30 May–2 June 4 517.7 km Template:Flagathlete 12:41:13
2003 Air21 Tour Pilipinas 16 April–11 May 15 2,849.8 km Template:Flagathlete 55:29:20
2004 Air21 Tour Pilipinas 15 April–2 May 17 2,849.8 km Template:Flagathlete 70:28:59
2005 Golden Tour 50@05 26 May–5 June 10 1,492 km Template:Flagathlete 37:20:55
2006 Padyak Pinoy Tour Pilipinas 12–18 May 8 1,219.4 km Template:Flagathlete 31:10:03
2007 Padyak Pinoy 17–29 May 10 1,500 km Template:Flagathlete 33:02:38

Le Tour de Pilipinas

Year Name Date Stages Distance Winner Time Ref.
2009 Padyak Pinoy Tour of ChampionsTemplate:Efn 8–15 May 8 1,070 km Template:Flagathlete 29:52:33 [18]
2010 Le Tour de Filipinas 12–20 April 4 468.8 km Template:Flagathlete 11:29:20 [19]
2011 Le Tour de Filipinas 16–19 April 4 468.8 km Template:Flagathlete 12:15:34 [20]
2012 Le Tour de Filipinas 14–17 April 4 502 km Template:Flagathlete 13:20:26 [21]
2013 Le Tour de Filipinas 13–16 April 4 616 km Template:Flagathlete 16:38:37 [22]
2014 Le Tour de Filipinas 21–24 April 4 614.8 km Template:Flagathlete 17:12:05 [23]
2015 Le Tour de Filipinas 1–4 February[24] 4 532.5 km Template:Flagathlete 13:40:49 [25]
2016 Le Tour de Filipinas 18–21 February[26] 4 691 km Template:Flagathlete 17:36:23 [27]
2017 Le Tour de Filipinas 18–21 February 4 726.55 km Template:Flagathlete 17:33:07 [28]
2018 Le Tour de Filipinas 20–23 May 4 638.37 km Template:Flagathlete 12:25:23 [29]
2019 Le Tour de Filipinas 14–18 June 5 822.3 km Template:Flagathlete 20:38:07 [30]
2020 Le Tour de Filipinas 1–5 May Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

In the 2016 edition, race organizers had to stop the stage 1 event due to unprecedented road repairs, followed by traffic jams in Tiaong, Quezon, the first in the history of Le Tour de Filipinas.[31]

Tour of Luzon

Year Name Date Stages Distance Winner Time Ref.
2025 Tour of Luzon: The Great Revival[13] 24 April–1 May 8 1,074.9 km Template:Flagathlete 22:21:08 [32]

Jerseys

Like other bicycle rices, the Tour also hands out specific jerseys:[33]

  • Yellow: General classification
  • Purple: Best Filipino rider
  • Green: Best sprinter
  • Red polka dot: Best climber
  • White: Young rider

Notes

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  15. ↑ Staged by the Geruncio Lacuesta, acknowledged father of Philippine bikathoning, after a split among the cyclists and the formation of the Professional Cycling Association of the Philippines (PCAP) with Matias Defensor as president. Garcia won the Mindanao stage, Casta the Visayas stage and Gorospe the Luzon stage. It was Lacuesta's last tour as the PCAP took over center stage two years later in 1979. This tour is considered official by the current organization.
  16. ↑ No regular tour held; instead the perk speed tour was run Feb. 9-12 over four laps aimed at producing the first cyclist(s) to achieve an average 40 km/h. Starting in Manila and winding up in Olongapo City, the speed test measured 405.8 km.s. Rumin Salamante won the event in 10 hrs. 11 mins., 10 secs.
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External links

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