Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
Race details | |
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Date | Early February |
Region | Valencian Community, Spain |
English name | Tour of the Valencian Community |
Local name(s) | Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (Valencian) Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana Template:Es icon |
Discipline | Road race |
Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
Type | Stage race |
Web site | vueltacv |
History | |
First edition | 1929 |
Editions | 69 (as of 2018) |
First winner | Salvador Cardona (ESP) |
Most wins | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) (3 wins) |
Most recent | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) |
The Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈvɔlta a la komuniˈtad valensiˈana]; English: Tour of the Valencian Community or Tour of Valencia) is a road cycling stage race held in the Valencian Community (Comunitat Valenciana), Spain. Its position in the cycling calendar means it is often used as preparation for the spring classics or the grand tours which take place later in the season.
No editions of the race were held between 2008 and 2015 because of funding issues. A first attempt to revive it for the 2010–11 UCI Europe Tour was unsuccessful.[1] During 2015 a second attempt was started by Ángel Casero and his brother Rafael. In September the UCI granted the race a 2.1 status and made way for the return of the race which took place in early February.[2]
Results
Previous winners
Year | Country | Rider | Team | |
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1929 | Spain | Salvador Cardona | Elvish-Fontan | |
1930 | Spain | Mariano Cañardo | ||
1931 | Spain | Fédérico Ezquerra | ||
1932 | Spain | Ricardo Montero | ||
1933 | Spain | Antonio Escuriet | ||
1934– 1939 |
No race | |||
1940 | Spain | Fédérico Ezquerra | ||
1941 | No race | |||
1942 | Spain | Julián Berrendero | ||
1943 | Spain | Antonio Andres Sancho | ||
1944 | Spain | Antonio Martin Eguia | ||
1945– 1946 |
No race | |||
1947 | Spain | Joaquin Olmos | ||
1948 | Spain | Emilio Rodríguez | ||
1949 | Spain | Joaquim Filba | ||
1950– 1953 |
No race | |||
1954 | Spain | Salvador Botella | ||
1955 | Spain | Francesco Masip | ||
1956 | Spain | René Marigil | ||
1957 | Spain | Bernardo Ruiz | ||
1958 | Belgium | Hilaire Couvreur | ||
1959 | Belgium | Rik Van Looy | ||
1960 | Spain | Fernando Manzaneque | Faema | |
1961 | Spain | Salvador Botella | ||
1962 | Spain | Fernando Manzaneque | Wiel's-Roene Leeuw | |
1963 | Spain | José Martin Colmenarejo | ||
1964 | Spain | Antonio Gómez del Moral | ||
1965 | Spain | José Perez Frances | Ferrys | |
1966 | Spain | Angelino Soler | ||
1967 | Spain | José Pérez Francés | Kas-Kaskol | |
1968 | Spain | Mariano Diaz | ||
1969 | Belgium | Eddy Merckx | Faemino–Faema | |
1970 | Spain | Ventura Diaz | ||
1971 | Spain | José Lopez Rodriguez | ||
1972 | Spain | Domingo Perurena | Kas | |
1973 | Spain | José Antonio González Linares | Kas-Kaskol | |
1974 | Italy | Marcello Bergamo | ||
1975 | Spain | Vicente López Carril | Kas-Kaskol | |
1976 | Spain | Gonzalo Aja | Teka | |
1977 | Sweden | Bernt Johansson | Fiorella | |
1978 | No race | |||
1979 | Spain | Vicente Belda | Transmallorca | |
1980 | Germany | Klaus-Peter Thaler | Teka | |
1981 | Spain | Alberto Fernández | Teka | |
1982 | Spain | Pedro Muñoz | ||
1983 | Germany | Raimund Dietzen | Teka | |
1984 | France | Bruno Cornillet | La Vie Claire | |
1985 | Spain | Jesús Blanco Villar | ||
1986 | France | Bernard Hinault | La Vie Claire | |
1987 | Ireland | Stephen Roche | Carrera Jeans-Vagabond | |
1988 | Switzerland | Erich Mächler | Carrera Jeans-Vagabond | |
1989 | Spain | Pello Ruiz Cabestany | ONCE | |
1990 | Netherlands | Tom Cordes | ||
1991 | Spain | Melchor Mauri | ONCE | |
1992 | Spain | Melchor Mauri | ONCE | |
1993 | Spain | Julián Gorospe | Banesto | |
1994 | Russia | Viatcheslav Ekimov | WordPerfect | |
1995 | Switzerland | Alex Zülle | ONCE | |
1996 | France | Laurent Jalabert | ONCE | |
1997 | Spain | Juan Carlos Domínguez | Kelme | |
1998 | France | Pascal Chanteur | Casino | |
1999 | Kazakhstan | Alexander Vinokourov | Ag2r Prévoyance | |
2000 | Spain | Abraham Olano | ONCE | |
2001 | Switzerland | Fabian Jeker | Milaneza-MSS | |
2002 | Switzerland | Alex Zülle | Team Coast | |
2003 | Italy | Dario Frigo | Fassa Bortolo | |
2004 | Spain | Alejandro Valverde | Kelme-Costa Blanca | |
2005 | Italy | Alessandro Petacchi | Fassa Bortolo | |
2006 | Spain | Antonio Colom | Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears | |
2007 | Spain | Alejandro Valverde | Caisse d'Epargne | |
2008 | Spain | Rubén Plaza | S.L. Benfica | |
2009– 2015 |
No race | |||
2016 | Netherlands | Wout Poels | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2017 | Colombia | Nairo Quintana | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2018 | Spain | Alejandro Valverde | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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Multiple winners
Number of wins | Rider | Editions |
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3 wins | Alejandro Valverde | 2004, 2007, 2018 |
2 wins | Salvador Botella | 1954, 1961 |
Fédérico Ezquerra | 1931, 1940 | |
José Pérez Francés | 1965, 1967 | |
Fernando Manzaneque | 1906, 1962 | |
Melcior Mauri | 1991, 1992 | |
Alex Zülle | 1995, 2002 |
References
- General
- "Vuelta Ciclista a la Communidad Valenciana – Race profile". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
- Specific
- ^ "La Volta a la Comunidad Valenciana tampoco verá la luz en 2011 (Comunicado)". Biciciclismo.com (in Spanish). 2 December 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
- ^ "Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana to return to UCI calendar in 2016". Cyclingnews.com. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.