Korean cyclist Dae Yeong Joo emerges as champion of the 2025 Tour of Luzon after 1,074 kilometers and eight stages. https://www.rappler.com/
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00:00Korean cyclist Dae Yong-ju emerges as champion of the 2025 Tour of Luzon after 1,074 kilometers
00:07and 8 stages. The captain of the Gapyong cycling team bested more than 100 cyclists in the road
00:13race including Filipino frontrunners John Paul Morales and Ronald Oranza. He also bags the 1
00:18million peso cash prize for the overall individual race. 23-year-old Joshua Pascual of Excellent
00:24Noodles Cycling meantime rules the 8th and final stage of the Tour and is named Eagle of the
00:28Mountain. It took Pascual 4 hours and 16 minutes to pedal from Lingayen, Pangasinan up through the
00:34iconic Kennon Road and into Camp John Hay in Baguio City. The Aritao Nueva Ecija local seemingly came
00:40from nowhere surprising spectators as he climbed his way up Benguet's steep and winding roads.
00:45This year's edition of the Tour of Luzon sees the revival of the famous race after a long hiatus.