RONDA NORTE - THE PAMULINAWEN ILOCANDIA RIDE 2017

I been solo biking/riding ever since and looking for a group of people who love long distance cycling and I’ve seen their facebook page a post “Pamulinawen Festival-The Ilocandia Ride.....”. From Tuguegarao City to Laoag, Ilocos Norte approximately 300kms, at first I was hesitant to join but for the experience I did joined. This is my first ride with more than 5person joining in a long distance cycling. The ride master sir Eric is very accommodating.



We rode out from Tuguegarao at exactly 2:30am on February  18, 2017 with 25+ cyclist joining the peloton along the way joined the peloton from Alcala leaded by Master Edison. We Stopped over at Magapit to be joined by other cyclist/biker.

the ride master giving instructions


At Junction Luna, The group is now approximately 70+ cyclist from Tuguegarao, Alcala, Gattaran, Aparri. Lallo, Allacapan  and I’m the only one coming from Isabela Province.
Team Tsamba of Sanchez Mira accommodated us with free refreshments. Joined the peloton from Sanchez Mira and Claveria but they will only ride with us until boundary of Ilocos Norte and Cagayan.

          


                
                               


PANAGSASABAT - The EAST MEETS WEST completing the classic and legendary --- SOLID NORTH... the group of bikers from Laoag is waiting us at this Famous Arc(the boundary of ilocos Norte and Cagayan. And I was amazed by them and their bike. Their bike is a modified bmx the so called “tsunano”. Imagined that they climb that Category 2 Ilocandia Gate Climb with just a single sprocket. Amazing it is!!!

They call this "Tsunano"


And now pedaling more passing through "The Patapat Viaduct" is elevated 31 meters over sea level. It is a concrete coastal bridge 1.3 km long and connects the Maharlika Highway from Laoag, Ilocos Norte to the Cagayan Valley Region. An epic opportunity to pedal the most scenic and most photographed destination in Ilocos Norte - The Patapat ViaDuct.

We continued pedaling and arrived at Bangui, here you can find the famous Bangui windmills near Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte and Asia's largest windfarm, making Bangui the capital of green energy in the Philippines.



From Bangui to Laoag City still 60kms until our destination we encountered a sea breeze/sidewind along the way because the road here is very near the coastline.
We arrived at our destination Java Hotel at around 6pm on that day.





this is totally a bikecation experienced!



#bikecation #cavsu #JavaHotel #Patapat #RondaNorte #Bangui #Windmillfarm #rondanorte #Latepost




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