Vuelta Internacional Femenina a Costa Rica

Vuelta Femenina a Costa Rica
Race details
Date May
Region Costa Rica
English name Women's Tour of Costa Rica
Local name(s) Vuelta a Costa Rica
Nickname(s) Giro Tico
Discipline Road race
Competition UCI Elite Women's Calendar
Type Stage race
Organiser Federacion Costaricense de Ciclismo
History
First edition 2002
Editions 16 (as of 2017)
First winner  Karen Matamoros (CRC)
Most wins  Karen Matamoros (CRC) (3 wins)
Most recent  Arlenis Sierra (CUB)

The Vuelta Internacional Femenina a Costa Rica is a multi-day bicycle racing stage races held annually in Costa Rica. The women's race is ranked 2.2 by the UCI and has traditionally been run in October, although in 2009 it was held in May. The events are organized by the Federacion Costaricense de Ciclismo. For the men's race see the Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica.

Previous winners

Rider Team
2002 Costa Rica Karen Matamoros (CRC) Pizza Hut
2003 Costa Rica Karen Matamoros (CRC) Pizza Hut
2004 Colombia Viviana Maya (COL) Team Matamoros
2005 Costa Rica Karen Matamoros (CRC) Team Matamoros
2006 Costa Rica Adriana Rojas (CRC) Battery
2007 Costa Rica Adriana Rojas (CRC) Battery
2008 Colombia Gloria Gutiérrez (COL) Futuro Colombia
2009 El Salvador Evelyn García (ESA) Fenixs
2010 El Salvador Evelyn García (ESA) Fenixs
2011 Costa Rica Edith Guillén (CRC)
2012 Costa Rica Edith Guillén (CRC)
2013 Lithuania Inga Čilvinaitė (LTU) Pasta Zara – Cogeas
2014 Russia Olga Zabelinskaya (RUS) RusVelo
2015 Costa Rica Milagro Mena (CRC)
2016 Cuba Arlenis Sierra (CUB) Centre Mondial du Cyclisme
2017 Cuba Arlenis Sierra (CUB) Astana
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