Bikers in the area: Tour of the Fireflies 2010

Posting the Press Release of Tour of the Fireflies 2010:

Start: Apr 18, ’10 07:00a
End: Apr 18, ’10 1:30p
Location: Around Metro Manila – Approx. 40kms
start/end Tiendesitas
Pasig-QC-Marikina-Cainta-Taguig-Makati-Mandaluyong-Pasig Loop

Assembly 5.30am
Program: 5.45-7.00am
Kick-off 7.00am
Ride Around the CIty: 7.00am-11.30am

After-ride Program
Awarding of Fiets on Earth, Bike the Planet Dutch Bicycles
Awarding of Costumed Rider Contest
Mini Concert with Chikoy Pura
Grand Raffle

Co-presented by DENR and Firefly Lighting

Supported by MMDA, PNP, Embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands
Local Government Units of QC, Pasig, Marikina, Cainta, Taguig, Makati, Mandaluyong

Major Benefactor: Spyder
Associate Benefactors: Pocari Sweat and 7-Eleven

Also supported by: Deuter, Columbia, SMART Communications, Julie’s Bakeshop-Nuebe de Pebrero Branch,Nutribar Growers, Manila Water, SportSpray

Media Partners: Philippine Daily Inquirer,Men’s Health Magazine,
theRadioPartners, Weekend Warrior

Volunteer Groups: UP Haring Ibon, UP Lakay Mountaineers, Intersoft Inc., BrightMinds Tutorial Center, Reversely Osmosed Water Station

Firefly Brigade is supported by the following Bikeshops
Ortigas All Terra Bikezilla Cycle Shack LifeCycle
Makati Biketown Cyclery MTPro Bikes
QC Bike City Extreme Newton Multi-sales
Manila King’s Bikeshop Ross Bikeshop
Marikina Joven’s Bikeshop

Thank you for your support!
Ayala Center Association (ACA)
Barangay Forbes Park
Barangay Dasmarinas
CDO Foodsphere Corporation
Earthday Network Philippines
Ligtas Hangin
CAI-Asia Center
Fort Bonifacio Development Corporation (FBDC)
Manila Water
MAPSA
Ms. Earth Foundation
Philippine Stock Exchange Tower 1 Management
ToF 2010 Marshals

Route

It’s a figure 8!

Expect traffic… You are traffic on Tour of the Fireflies Day…

Bring lotsa water, light snack, personal medicines.

7.00 am KM 0 – Tiendesitas, Pasig > Quezon City via C5 >
7.20 am Marikina (Fly-over) via Marcos Highway >
7.40 am Cainta via Imelda Avenue > Pasig via Ortigas Extension >
8.15 am C5 Tiendesitas >
8.45 am Taguig via C5 > The Fort > McKinley Area

STOP-OVER 9.15-10.15 am Front of Philippine Stock Exchange-Makati >

10.30am Makati-Mandaluyong Bridge> via Pioneer Tunnel towards Ortigas
11.15 am Back to Tiendesitas.

Pass-through for each city is approximately 40 minutes.
Average peleton (riders) length of 3-4kms. All time of arrivals are approximate.