The PhilCycling National Championships for Road 2026 will take place from February 17 to 20 next year, the International Cycling Union (UCI) announced recently on its website. The national championships will once again use a technical course anchored in Tagaytay City, with surrounding municipalities in Cavite’s Eighth District and Batangas’ First District serving as major routes.

The annual road event will serve as one of the highlights of the country’s cycling calendar and will lead into the 2026 Asian Track Championships scheduled in late March.

New Tagaytay Velodrome to host Asian track meet

PhilCycling president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino, who also serves as president of the Philippine Olympic Committee, confirmed that the 2026 nationals will also showcase the new Tagaytay CT Velodrome. The facility will host the Asian Cycling Confederation (ACC) Track Championships from March 25 to 31, led by ACC president Dato’ Amarjit Singh Gill of Malaysia.

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It will be the first time in 31 years that the Philippines hosts the Asian track championships. The last time was in 1995, when the country staged both the Asian Road and Track Championships at the Amoranto Velodrome in Quezon City and in Subic. The Amoranto Velodrome has since been demolished to make way for a football pitch.

Full program and categories

The 2026 nationals will start with the Criterium races on February 16, followed by the Individual Time Trial on February 17. Road races will take place from February 18 to 20. Categories include Elite, Under 23, Juniors, and Youth for both men and women. A Masters category will also be included to determine the country’s representatives to the Asian Road Championships in Saudi Arabia, with dates still to be announced by the ACC.

Top performers in the Juniors category will earn spots on the national team for the Asian championships as part of the program’s incentives.