Vuelta a Andalucía
Race details | |
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Date | Mid-February |
Region | Andalucía |
English name | Tour of Andalusia |
Local name(s) | Vuelta a Andalucía (in Spanish) |
Nickname(s) |
Ruta del Sol (in Spanish) Route of the Sun (in English) |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | UCI Europe Tour 2.1 |
Type | Stage-race (5 days) |
History | |
First edition | 1925 |
Editions | 63 (as of 2018) |
First winner |
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Most wins |
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Most recent |
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The Vuelta a Andalucía (Tour of Andalusia) or Ruta del Sol (Route of the Sun) is a regional Spanish road bicycle race first held in 1925.[1] Since 2005, it has been a 2.1 category race on the UCI Europe Tour. The nickname, Ruta del Sol, is in reference to the region's popular tourist coastline the Costa del Sol.
Winners
Multiple winners
![](../I/m/Tour_de_France_2015_-_%C3%89tape_8_-_Rennes_37_-_Alejandro_Valverde.jpg)
Alejandro Valverde (pictured at the 2015 Tour de France) has won the race five times.
Wins | Rider | Editions |
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5 | ![]() | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017 |
2 | ![]() | 1974, 1975 |
![]() | 1977, 1979 | |
![]() | 1985, 1987 | |
![]() | 1983, 1990 | |
![]() | 1984, 1993 | |
![]() | 1994, 1995 |
Wins per country
Wins | Country |
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37 | ![]() |
9 | ![]() |
6 | ![]() ![]() |
3 | ![]() |
2 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
References
- ↑ "Vuelta a Andalucía". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
External links
- Official website (in Spanish)
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