4 foreign teams susubok sa Tour
MANILA, Philippines — Apat na foreign teams ang susubukang makasilat sa eight-stage Tour of Luzon na tinawag na “Great Revival.”
Papadyak ang CCN Factory HK ng Hong Kong, Malaysia Pro Cycling, Bryton Racing Team ng Taiwan at Gapyeong Cycling Team ng South Korea.
Nagkaroon ng interes ang mga foreign squads sa Tour of Luzon noong Pebrero sa idinaos na 2025 Asian Cycling Confederation Road Championships.
“We’re not even on the international calendar of the UCI (International Cycling Union) yet, but enthusiasm and interest about the Tour of Luzon are as feverish as they are here at home,” sabi ni Patrick “Pató” Gregorio, ang presidente ng DuckWorld PH na organizer ng Tour of Luzon na inihahandog ng Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC), pinamumunuan ni Chief Regulatory Officer Arrey Perez, ng MVP Group.
Pakakawalan ang inaabangang Tour of Luzon sa Abril 24 sa Paoay, Ilocos Norte.
Makakasukatan ng apat na foreign squads ang kanilang mga kapwa UCI continental teams na 7-Eleven Cliqq Roadbike Philippines, Standard Insurance Philippines, Go For Gold Philippines at Victoria Sports Pro Cycling Team sa karerang may basbas ng PhilCycling na pinamumunuan ni Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino, ang pangulo rin ng Philippine Olympic Committee.
Sasabak din sa karera ang Philippines National Under-23-Tom N Toms Coffee at mga active club teams na Excellent Noodles, DReyna Orion Cement, Dandez T-Prime Cycling Team, Exodus Army, MPT Drive Hub Cycling Team, 1 Team Visayas, One Cycling Mindanao at Team Pangasinan.
Kasama ang Pilipinas sa UCI calendar sa loob ng 10 taon simula sa Le Tour de Filipinas, ang legacy ng yumaong si Air21 founder at chairman Alberto “Bert” Lina na ikinukunsiderang cycling godfather.
Matapos ang Paoay-Paoay Stage 1 ay bibitawan ang Stage 2 Paoay-Vigan team time trial race kasunod ang Vigan-San Juan Stage 3, Agoo-Clark Stage 4, Clark-Clark (via New Clark City) Stage 5, Clark-Lingayen Stage 6, Labrador-Lingayen individual time trial Stage 7 at Stage 8 mula Lingayen at magtatapos sa Scout Hill sa loob ng Camp John Hay sa Baguio City.
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