Vuelta a Murcia
Race details | |
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Date | Mid-February |
Region | Region of Murcia, Spain |
English name | Tour of Murcia |
Local name(s) | Vuelta Ciclistica a la Region di Murcia |
Discipline | Road race |
Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
Type | Stage race (until 2012) One-day race (2013 onwards) |
Web site | www |
History | |
First edition | 1981 |
Editions | 38 (as of 2018) |
First winner | Pedro Delgado (ESP) |
Most wins | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) (5 wins) |
Most recent | Luis León Sánchez (ESP) |
The Vuelta Ciclista a Murcia (Template:Lang-en) is a road bicycle race held in and around Murcia, Spain. The first four editions were reserved to amateurs. Originally the race was held in early March and consisted of five stages. However, due to Spain's financial turmoil, the race was scaled back to three stages in 2011 and two stages in 2012.[1] Since 2013 the Vuelta a Murcia is organised as a single-day race and shifted to mid-February on the international calendar.[2] It is part of the UCI Europe Tour as a 1.1 event.[3]
Controversies
All Italian teams were banned from taking part in 2010 edition of the race by the race organizers. This decision was made due to the banning of Spanish cyclist Alejandro Valverde by the Italian Olympic Committee due to his links with the Operación Puerto blood doping ring.[4]
In 2011 Alberto Contador won both the overall and points classification after winning Stage 2 and the Stage 3 individual time trial. However, in February 2012 he was suspended and all his results after July 2010 were voided, awarding Jérôme Coppel of Saur Sojasun the overall victory.[5]
Past winners – men's race
Year | Country | Rider | Team |
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1981 | Spain | Pedro Delgado | |
1982 | Spain | Salvador Sanchis | |
1983 | Spain | Francisco Javier Cedena | |
1984 | Spain | Ricardo Martinez | |
1985 | Spain | José Recio | Kelme |
1986 | Spain | Miguel Indurain | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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1987 | Spain | Pello Ruiz Cabestany | Caja Rural-Seat |
1988 | Spain | Carlos Hernández | Teka |
1989 | Spain | Marino Alonso | Teka |
1990 | Netherlands | Tom Cordes | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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1991 | Spain | José Luis Villanueva | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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1992 | Colombia | Álvaro Mejía | Postobón |
1993 | Spain | Carlos Galarreta | Deportpublic |
1994 | Spain | Melchor Mauri | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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1995 | Italy | Adriano Baffi | Mapei-GB |
1996 | Spain | Melchor Mauri | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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1997 | Spain | Juan Carlos Domínguez | Kelme-Costa Blanca |
1998 | Italy | Alberto Elli | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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1999 | Italy | Marco Pantani | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2000 | Spain | David Cañada | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2001 | Spain | Aitor González | Kelme-Costa Blanca |
2002 | Colombia | Víctor Hugo Peña | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2003 | Spain | Javier Pascual Llorente | Kelme-Costa Blanca |
2004 | Spain | Alejandro Valverde | Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme |
2005 | Spain | Koldo Gil | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2006 | Spain | José Iván Gutiérrez[6] | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2007 | Spain | Alejandro Valverde | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2008 | Spain | Alejandro Valverde | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2009 | Russia | Denis Menchov | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2010 | Czech Republic | František Raboň | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2011 | France | Jérôme Coppel | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2012 | Colombia | Nairo Quintana | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2013 | Spain | Daniel Navarro | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2014 | Spain | Alejandro Valverde | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2015 | Estonia | Rein Taaramäe | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2016 | Belgium | Philippe Gilbert | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2017 | Spain | Alejandro Valverde | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2018 | Spain | Luis León Sánchez | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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Past winners – women's race
Year | Country | Rider | Team |
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2018 | Spain | Gloria Rodriguez | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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References
- ^ "Economic crisis hits Tour of Murcia". Cyclingnews. Future Publishing Limited. 6 January 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- ^ Axelgaard, Emil. "Vuelta a Murcia preview". Cycling Quotes. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ^ "2012 UCI Road Calendar". Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- ^ "Tour of Murcia bars Italian teams". Cyclingnews. Future Publishing Limited. 5 February 2010. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- ^ Stokes, Shane (6 February 2012). "Confirmed: Contador handed two year doping ban,loses 2010 Tour title". VeloNation. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- ^ http://masdeporte.as.com/masdeporte/2006/07/02/polideportivo/1151877902_850215.html