MANILA, Philippines — PHILIPPINE Olympic Committee (POC) president Abraham 'Bambol' Tolentino laid the ground work for the country's active return to track cycling during the International Cycling Union (UCI) 193rd Congress during the weekend in Zurich.

A brand-new UCI-standard indoor 250-meter velodrome is on the rise in Tagaytay City and is expected to be operational early in the second quarter of 2025 and negotiations with the UCI, including with the international federation's president, David Lappartient, has started in earnest.