Le Tour de Filipinas

Le Tour de Filipinas
Host country	Philippines
Competition period	February April May June
Stages	3 - 24
overall length	405.8 km - 4000 km

The Le Tour de Filipinas is a professional Filipino stage race in road cycling . The race has been held annually in Luzon , Philippines since 1955 . The race has been part of the UCI Asia Tour in category 2.2 since 2010 . The race traditionally ends in Rizal Park in Manila . Its previous names include the Tour of Luzon , the Marlboro Tour , the Tour of Calabarzon , the Tour of the Philippines, and Padyak Pinoy before adopting the current name.

history

1955 to 1976 - Tour of Luzon

In 1955 the tour was launched as a four-day race from Manila to Vigan, which was won by Antonio Arzala . In 1977, disagreements with the organizer resulted in two tours taking place in the same year.

1979 to 1998 - Marlboro Tour

In 1979, Marlboro became the tour's official sponsor and the event was renamed the Marlboro Tour. During this time, the tour expanded its routes by including cities from Visayas in the stages. The last rounds are regularly held in Rizal Park in front of the Quirino Grandstand in Manila .

1997–1998 drivers from Asia were allowed to take part in the event. As a result, in 1997 Wong Kam Po from Hong Kong was the first non-Filipino to win the event.

1999 to 2001 - end of the Marlboro Tour

In 1999, Marlboro withdrew as a sponsor, which proved to be a devastating blow to the organizers. It is believed that several million pesos were lost in advertising revenue and that it was not possible to hold the event from 1999 to 2001. A law was passed in the Philippines banning cigarette advertising on television, radio, or at sporting events such as the Marlboro Tour.

2002 until today

In 2002 the tour was revived after new sponsors were found. At the end of May there was a four-day race called the FedEx Tour of Calabarzon . A year later the name was changed to Air21 Tour Pilipinas and it was held over 17 stages. The tour was won by Arnel Quirimit from Pangasinan .

In 2005 the tour was renamed “Golden Tour 50 @ 05” to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the tour. Warren Davadilla , the winner of the last edition of the Marlboro Tour in 1998, won the anniversary event. In 2006, the eight-stage event was renamed Padyak Pinoy and won by Santi Barnachea .

At the 2016 event, the organizers had to stop a stage for the first time in the history of the race due to unprecedented road repairs and the resulting traffic jams in Tiaong , Quezon .

The current sponsor is Airfreight 2100, the official brand carrier of FedEx and Air21.

winner

Tour of Luzon

year	date	Stages	distance	winner	time
1955	April 28 – May 1	4th	418 km	Antonio Arzala
1956	May 23-27	5	1,057 km	Antonio Arzala	33:45:08
1957	May 28th - June 7th	6th	1,155 km	Rufino Gabot	51:45:22
1958	April 14-20	7th	1,517 km	Mamerto Eden	61:14:08
1959	April 12-19	8th	1,634 km	Antonio Arzala	59:44:50
1960	May 14-22	9	1,648 km	Rodrigo Abaquita	57:51:02
1961	April 25 - May 7	12	2,167 km	Jose Moring, Jr.	59:44:50
1962	March 26th - April 8th	12	1,870 km	Edmundo De Guzman	61:04:50
1963	April 21 – May 5	14th	2,334 km	Gonzalo Recodos	78:27:54
1964	April 19 – May 3	14th	1,967 km	Jose Sumalde	60:22:09
1965	April 25 - May 9	14th	2,049 km	Jose Sumalde	65:13:19
1966	April 23 - May 8	15th	1,999 km	Cornelio Padilla, Jr.	60:45:31
1967	April 12-19	8th	1,634 km	Cornelio Padilla, Jr.	70:34:57
1968	no event
1969	April 18-27	10	1,208 km	Domingo Quilban	37:50:29
1970-1972	no event
1973	May 11-20	10	1,214 km	Jesus Garcia, Jr.	34:38:38
1974	April 23 - May 12	18th	2,540 km	Teodorico Rimarim	78:35:19
1975	April 19 – May 4	15th	2,207 km	Samson Etrata	66:18:48
1976	April 21 - May 9	6th	2,200 km	Modesto Bonzo	66:31:10

Tour of the Philippines

year	Surname	date	Stages	distance	winner	time
1977	Tour ng Pilipinas	May 2 – June 5	24	4,000 km	Manuel Reynante	106: 57: 20
	Marlboro Tour ng Pilipinas	June 7-26	3	1,697 km	Jesus Garcia, Jr.	55:37:52
1978	Perk Speed ​​Tour	February 9-12	4th	405.8 km	Rumin Salamante	10:11:10
1979	Marlboro Tour	April 18-30	11	1,900 km	Paquito Rivas	60:01:06
1980	Tour of the Philippines	April 15 – May 11	21st	2,780 km	Manuel Reynante	83:08:00
1981	Tour of the Philippines	March 17 - April 12	21st	3,058 km	Jacinto Sicam	87:25:43

Marlboro Tour

year	Surname	date	Stages	distance	winner	time
1982	Marlboro Tour	April 22 – May 9	15th	2,192 km	Jacinto Sicam	61:29:17
1983	Marlboro Tour	April 16 – May 1	14th	2,313 km	Romeo Bonzo	63:54:31
1984	Marlboro Tour	May 26 – June 10	14th	2,464 km	Ruben Carino	68:08:49
1985	Marlboro Tour	April 18 – May 12	21st	3,668 km	Pepito Calip	97:04:42
1986	Marlboro Tour	April 26 - May 11	10	2,900 km	Rolando Pagnanawon	77:39:53
1987	Marlboro Tour	May 21 - June 7	17th	3,282 km	Reynaldo Dequito	88:06:50
1988	Marlboro Tour	April 28 to May 15	17th	3,544 km	Armando Catalan	94:44:03
1989	Marlboro Tour	April 26 - May 14	18th	3,539 km	Gerardo Igos	95:40:23
1990	Marlboro Tour	April 18 – May 6	18th	3,317 km	Manuel Buenaventura	95:58:38
1991	Marlboro Tour	April 25 - May 12	17th	2,373 km	Bernardo Llentada	63:33:17
1992	Marlboro Tour	May 21 - June 7	17th	2,731 km	Renato Dolosa	71:21:49
1993	Marlboro Tour	April 17 – May 9	21st	3,480 km	Carlo Guieb	91:41:54
1994	Marlboro Tour	April 17 – May 9	20th	3,563 km	Carlo Guieb	91:24:13
1995	Marlboro Tour	March 18 - April 8	19th	3,280 km	Renato Dolosa	83:43:39
1996	Marlboro Tour	April 14 – May 5	19th	3,257 km	Victor Espiritu	80:50:46
1997	Marlboro Tour	April 16 – May 4	16	2,472 km	Wong Kam Po	62:06:28
1998	Marlboro Centennial Tour	April 15 – May 3	16	2,494 km	Warren Davadilla	64:58:57
1999-2001	no event

Le Tour de Filipinas / Padyak Pinoy / FedEx / Air21 Tour

year	Surname	date	Stages	distance	winner	time
2002	FedEx Tour of CALABARZON	May 30 – June 2	4th	517 km	Santi Barnachea	12:41:13
2003	Air21 Tour Pilipinas	April 16 – May 11	15th	2,849 km	Arnel Quirimit	55:29:20
2004	Air21 Tour Pilipinas	April 15 – May 2	17th	2,849 km	Rhyan Tanguilig	70:28:59
2005	Golden Tour 50 @ 05	May 26 – June 5	10	1,492 km	Warren Davadilla	37:20:55
2006	Padyak Pinoy Tour Pilipinas	May 12-18	8th	1,219 km	Santi Barnachea	31:10:03
2007	Padyak Pinoy	May 17-29	10	1,500 km	Victor Espiritu	33:02:38
2008	no event
2009	Padyak Pinoy Tour of Champions	May 8-15	8th	1,070 km	Joel Calderon	29:52:33
2010	Le Tour de Filipinas	April 12-20	4th	468 km	David McCann	11:29:20
2011	Le Tour de Filipinas	April 16-19	4th	468 km	Rahim Emami	12:15:34
2012	Le Tour de Filipinas	April 14-17	4th	502 km	Baler Ravina	13:20:32
2013	Le Tour de Filipinas	April 13-16	4th	616 km	Ghader Mizbani	16:38:37
2014	Le Tour de Filipinas	April 21-24	4th	614 km	Mark Galedo	17:12:05
2015	Le Tour de Filipinas	February 1-4	4th	532 km	Thomas Lebas	13:40:49
2016	Le Tour de Filipinas	February 18-21	4th	691 km	Oleg Zemlyakov	17:36:23
2017	Le Tour de Filipinas	February 18-21	4th	726 km	Jai Crawford	17:33:07
2018	Le Tour de Filipinas	May 20-23	4th	638 km	El Joshua Cariño	12:25:23
2019	Le Tour de Filipinas	June 14-18	5	822 km	Jeroen Meijers	20:38:07
2020	because COVID-19 pandemic postponed

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Road repairs ruin the start of the tour on www.mb.com.ph (en)
2. ^ In 1997 the organizers allowed drivers from neighboring countries to take part. Thus, Wong Kam Po could become the first foreign winner of the race.
3. ↑ Wong Kam-po on www.dewielersite.net
4. ↑ AIR21 Tour Pilipinas 2004 on www.newsflash.org
5. ↑ David McCann was the first European winner of the race
6. ↑ Second Filipino to win another UCI race after 14 years
7. ↑ 13 Continental teams take part (s)
8. ↑ Field of participants 2016 (en)

Web links

• official website
• Statistics on the-sports.org
• Le Tour de Filipinas on cqranking.com