2019 Le Tour de Filipinas organizers laud Legazpi City LGU

• Source:https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1023514
• Saturday June 22, 2019

By Sally Atento-Altea (SAA-PIA5/Albay)

LEGAZPI CITY, (PIA) – The organizers of the 2019 Le Tour de Filipinas expressed gratitude for the full support and warm accommodation of its partners including this City government.

The final stage of the race was capped off in Legazpi City, June 18, out and back in the city via Donsol, Sorsogon. The sporting event was conducted from June 14 to 18, with five stages starting from Tagaytay City.

Donna May Lina, sporting event’s chairman, said she was amazed by the well- paved and widened concrete roads of Legazpi City and other parts of the province of Albay and Sorsogon.

“These kinds of roads are fit for the cycling competition and other similar sporting events,” she said.

Lina said the recent Le Tour de Filipinas 10th edition was very successful, recognizing the invaluable support of their partners and the communities.

“Most of all we would like to give our most heartfelt thanks all the wonderful communities and cycling fans that we met along the way. Their energy and excitement are the reason we can say that the 10th anniversary of Le Tour de Filipinas was a success,” the event organizer said.

City Mayor Noel E. Rosal said such kind of sporting event has showcased the infrastructure development of Legazpi particularly the southern section of the city.

“Sports tourism is a good jumping board to showcase some of our idyllic places and infrastructure improvements that will surely promote the city’s tourist destinations,” he said.

Rosal cited that this coming August, different sporting events will be held in this city as part of the 28th year celebration of Ibalong Festival, which is expected to again boost the number of tourist arrivals in the city.

The 26 year old Dutch cyclist Jeroen Meijers of China’s Taiyuan Miogee Cycling Team has raced his way as the champion in the recently conducted Le tour de Filipinas 10th edition.

The second placer was Singaporean Goh Choon Huat of Malaysia’s TSG Cycling Team with Aussie Angus Lyrons of Australia’s Oliver’s Real Food Racing.