Vuelta a Colombia Femenina Oro y Paz

Vuelta a Colombia Femenina Oro y Paz
Race details
Date October/November
Region Colombia
English name Women's Tour of Colombia
Local name(s) Vuelta a Colombia Femenina
Discipline Road race
Competition UCI
Type Stage race
History
First edition 2016 (2016)
Editions 2 (as of 2017)
First winner  Ana Sanabria (COL)
Most wins  Ana Sanabria (COL) (2 wins)
Most recent  Ana Sanabria (COL)

The Vuelta a Colombia Femenina Oro y Paz is an annual women's cycling road race, run over many stages in Colombia during October or November. The race consists of five stages. The first event in 2016 was classed as an amateur category event, whereas the 2017 event was given a UCI 2.2 category.

History

The idea for a Vuelta a Colombia Femenina had been considered for many years by the Colombian Cycling Federation, who organised the men's Vuelta a Colombia event. The Vuelta a Colombia Femenina is supported by Coldeportes, a Colombian Government Organisation for the promotion of sport and private enterprise.[1] After the 2016 Vuelta a Colombia Femenina, the Colombian Cycling Federation announced that the 2017 Vuelta a Colombia Femenina Oro y Paz would be upgraded to a UCI 2.2 event.[2]

The 2017 event ran between 24 and 29 October. The race began with a 6.6 kilometres (4.1 mi) prologue time trial around Zarzal, before stages in the traditional municipalities of Valle del Cauca, including the cities of Buga and Cartago, Risaralda and Caldas. The last stage finished at the Plaza de Toros de Manizales.[3] Ana Sanabria won the race for the second year in a row.[4]

Past winners

Rider Team
2016 Colombia Ana Sanabria (COL)
2017 Colombia Ana Sanabria (COL) Servetto Giusta

References

  1. ↑ "Primera Vuelta a Colombia Femenina se disputará en 2016" (in Spanish). Colombian Olympic Committee. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "Desde el 2017, la Vuelta a Colombia Femenina será UCI 2.2". El Espectador (in Spanish). 14 November 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "Vuelta a Colombia Femenina 2017, octubre 24 al 29. UCI 2.2" (in Spanish). Nuestro Ciclismo. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Ana Cristina Sanabria se convirtió en bicampeona de la Vuelta a Colombia". Vanguardia Liberal (in Spanish). 29 October 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
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