Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana

Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana

Race details
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 (in Spanish)
Discipline	Road race
Competition	UCI Europe Tour
Type	Stage race
History
First edition	1929 (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 (Valencian 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

		Rider	Team
1929		Salvador Cardona (ESP)	Elvish-Fontan
1930		Mariano Cañardo (ESP)
1931		Fédérico Ezquerra (ESP)
1932		Ricardo Montero (ESP)
1933		Antonio Escuriet (ESP)
1934– 1939	No race
1940		Fédérico Ezquerra (ESP)
1941	No race
1942		Julián Berrendero (ESP)
1943		Antonio Andres Sancho (ESP)
1944		Antonio Martin Eguia (ESP)
1945– 1946	No race
1947		Joaquin Olmos (ESP)
1948		Emilio Rodríguez (ESP)
1949		Joaquim Filba (ESP)
1950– 1953	No race
1954		Salvador Botella (ESP)
1955		Francesco Masip (ESP)
1956		René Marigil (ESP)
1957		Bernardo Ruiz (ESP)
1958		Hilaire Couvreur (BEL)
1959		Rik Van Looy (BEL)
1960		Fernando Manzaneque (ESP)	Faema
1961		Salvador Botella (ESP)
1962		Fernando Manzaneque (ESP)	Wiel's-Roene Leeuw
1963		José Martin Colmenarejo (ESP)
1964		Antonio Gómez del Moral (ESP)
1965		José Perez Frances (ESP)	Ferrys
1966		Angelino Soler (ESP)
1967		José Pérez Francés (ESP)	Kas-Kaskol
1968		Mariano Diaz (ESP)
1969		Eddy Merckx (BEL)	Faemino–Faema
1970		Ventura Diaz (ESP)
1971		José Lopez Rodriguez (ESP)
1972		Domingo Perurena (ESP)	Kas
1973		José Antonio González Linares (ESP)	Kas-Kaskol
1974		Marcello Bergamo (ITA)
1975		Vicente López Carril (ESP)	Kas-Kaskol
1976		Gonzalo Aja (ESP)	Teka
1977		Bernt Johansson (SWE)	Fiorella
1978	No race
1979		Vicente Belda (ESP)	Transmallorca
1980		Klaus-Peter Thaler (GER)	Teka
1981		Alberto Fernández (ESP)	Teka
1982		Pedro Muñoz (ESP)
1983		Raimund Dietzen (GER)	Teka
1984		Bruno Cornillet (FRA)	La Vie Claire
1985		Jesús Blanco Villar (ESP)
1986		Bernard Hinault (FRA)	La Vie Claire
1987		Stephen Roche (IRL)	Carrera Jeans-Vagabond
1988		Erich Mächler (SUI)	Carrera Jeans-Vagabond
1989		Pello Ruiz Cabestany (ESP)	ONCE
1990		Tom Cordes (NED)
1991		Melchor Mauri (ESP)	ONCE
1992		Melchor Mauri (ESP)	ONCE
1993		Julián Gorospe (ESP)	Banesto
1994		Viatcheslav Ekimov (RUS)	WordPerfect
1995		Alex Zülle (SUI)	ONCE
1996		Laurent Jalabert (FRA)	ONCE
1997		Juan Carlos Domínguez (ESP)	Kelme
1998		Pascal Chanteur (FRA)	Casino
1999		Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ)	Ag2r Prévoyance
2000		Abraham Olano (ESP)	ONCE
2001		Fabian Jeker (SUI)	Milaneza-MSS
2002		Alex Zülle (SUI)	Team Coast
2003		Dario Frigo (ITA)	Fassa Bortolo
2004		Alejandro Valverde (ESP)	Kelme-Costa Blanca
2005		Alessandro Petacchi (ITA)	Fassa Bortolo
2006		Antonio Colom (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
2007		Alejandro Valverde (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne
2008		Rubén Plaza (ESP)	S.L. Benfica
2009– 2015	No race
2016		Wout Poels (NED)	Team Sky
2017		Nairo Quintana (COL)	Movistar Team
2018		Alejandro Valverde (ESP)	Movistar Team

References

General

• "Vuelta Ciclista a la Communidad Valenciana – Race profile". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 16 August 2011.

Specific