00:00All seasons are go for Larga Pilipinas as the country's premier cycling race series is set to officially unfold this weekend across Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, and Pangasinan.
00:11More than 3,000 riders are expected to compete in the November 29-30 event featuring both road bike and mountain bike races.
00:19Seven major categories will be contested, Pro Elite and the People's Race, which include MTB Men's Open, Road Bike Boys 18U, Road Bike Boys 23U, Road Bike Men's 23U, MTB Amateur Boys 18U, and the Most Intense Division, the Fixed Gear category, where riders will take on the course using bikes without brakes.
00:43Larga Pilipinas President and Race Director Gary Roles shared during the recent Philippine Sports Writers Association Forum in Manila that they expect more last-minute entries as the weekend approaches.
00:56The event was originally set for August but was postponed due to typhoons and habagat that damaged roads and MTB routes of the original six-stage plan.
01:06So far, the Pro Elite category has 105 entries while the MTB Men's Open holds the biggest number with 845 competitors.
01:17According to Larga Pilipinas Operations and Creative Head Snow Badua, one of the most exciting side events will be the one-on-one Titan Ultra Challenge Showdown between promising rider Junjun Cabadido and continental cyclist Mark Ryan Lago.
01:32Stage 1 will take riders through the Nampikuan to Nampikuan route while Stage 2 will follow the course from Nampikuan, Nueva Ecija all the way to Sitio Baag Highlands in San Jose, Tarlac.
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