Sang-atan Festival launched anew to promote cycling in BLISTT

BAGUIO CITY —  Bicycle enthusiasts will have the chance to test their skills and endurance with the kick-off of the "Sang-atan" Festival all over Baguio City, La Trinidad, Itogon, Sablan, Tuba and Tublay (BLISTT), launched Monday on World Bicycle Day.

“Sang-atan” in Iluko means uphill.

Bike enthusiasts of Baguio City and Benguet chose “Sang-atan” to precisely capture the challenging terrains of the BLISTT area.

Biker-organizer Joebel Gurang said that the BLISTT “Sang-atan Festival”, already on its second year, seeks to further promote cycling culture not only in Baguio City but also to the rest of BLISTT municipalities.

The theme of this year's BLISTT Sang-atan Festival is “A BLISTTful community: fostering Road sharing towards bike safety and wellness”.

Gurang said that the festival will run for two months with the following events scheduled

According to Gurang, the festival will be truly an exciting one as the events will cater to cyclists and aspiring cyclists, local and tourists, from bike commuters to fun and sports cyclists, kids and seniors, women and men.  

 "Truly, we are a growing community.  Our bike count Last year in fact has recorded more than 6,300 people in bicycle during a single day count,"  he stressed.

Gurang added that the events are community-initiated by cyclists’ sweat, tears and time. He is thankful for Baguio City government's support.