MANILA, Philippines – El Joshua Cariño will defend his title as a rider for the Philippine national team when the 10th edition of the Le Tour de Filipinas gets underway on June 14 to 18.
This year, PNSI team owner Ernesto "Judes" Echauz agreed to have his team race for flag and country, as part of the national riders' preparation for the 30th Southeast Asian Games in December. The other national team members, meanwhile, will be racing for their mother clubs, including Felipe Marcelo of 7-Eleven Roadbike Philippines-Air21 and last year's Le Tour Best Young Rider and Cariño's younger brother, Daniel Ven Cariño, of Go For Gold .
The Le Tour kicks off on June 14 with a short yet demanding 129.50-km Stage 1 on an out-and-back course marked with several climbs in Tagaytay City. The tour entourage transfers to Lucena City in Quezon Province where the cyclists will spend the night before Stage Two on June 15 that will be a long 194.90 kms from Pagbilao to Daet in Camarines, Norte.
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