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Cycling: El Joshua Cariño to defend crown as Le Tour welcomes 20 teams

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/tvpatrol/10/05/20181006-cycling.jpg"/><figcaption><em>El Joshua Cariño. File/Handout</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>El Joshua Cariño will face a tougher field when he defends his title in the 10th edition of Le Tour de Filipinas next year, a 5-stage race with a cast of 20 teams of five cyclists each.</p><p>The International Cycling Union (UCI), the sport&#x27;s world governing body, recently approved the request of Tour organizer Ube Media Inc. for a five-stage race from the previous four.</p><p>The UCI scheduled the 2019 Tour on February 17 to 21.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/cycling/news/2018/05/22/le-tour-de-filipinas-carino-brothers-top-laborious-stage-3-41950">READ: Cariño brothers top laborious Stage 3</a></li></ul><p>Cariño, riding for Standard Insurance-Philippine Navy, joined 7-Eleven Roadbike Philippines riders and ex-champions Baler Ravina and Mark Galedo in the Tour honor roll after ruling last year’s race that returned with a Baguio City finish over treacherous Kennon Road.</p><p>The Tour returns to Bicol for the 10th edition.</p><p>The race is the predecessor of the fabled Philippine Tour that started with the Manila-Vigan Race and evolved into the Tour of Luzon, Tour ng Pilipinas, Marlboro Tour, FedEx Express Tour of Calabarzon, Tour Pilipinas, Golden Tour and Padyak Pinoy.</p><div><strong>For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.</strong></div>

<p>Cariño will face a tougher field when he defends his title in the 10th edition of Le Tour de Filipinas next year, a 5-stage race with a cast of 20 teams of five cyclists each.</p>

Cariño will face a tougher field when he defends his title in the 10th edition of Le Tour de Filipinas next year, a 5-stage race with a cast of 20 teams of five cyclists each.