Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | December |
| Region | Costa Rica |
| English name | Tour of Costa Rica |
| Local name(s) | Vuelta a Costa Rica |
| Nickname(s) | Giro Tico |
| Discipline | Road race |
| Competition | UCI America Tour |
| Type | Stage race |
| Organiser | Federacion Costaricense de Ciclismo |
| History | |
| First edition | 1965 |
| Editions | 53 (as of 2017) |
| First winner |
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| Most wins |
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| Most recent |
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The Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica (English: Tour of Costa Rica) is a bicycle racing stage race held annually since 1965 in Costa Rica.[1] The men's Vuelta carries a UCI rating of 2.2 and is part of the UCI America Tour, which is one of six UCI Continental Circuits sponsored by the Union Cycliste Internationale, the sport's international governing body. For the women's race see; Vuelta Internacional Femenina a Costa Rica.
Doping
On 31 January 2018 the UCI announced that they had suspended a number of riders who competed in the 2017 edition of the race, after they tested positive for the third generation blood booster - EPO-CERA. Overall winner Juan Carlos Rojas (Frijoles Los Tierniticos), third place Cesar Rojas Villalegas, Leandro Varela, Vladimir Fernandez who won stage 4 of the race, Jose Villalobos, Jason Huertas, Jose Irias, Gabriel Marin, Melvin Mora, Kevin Murillo Solano and Jordy Sandoval.[2]
Past winners
| Rider | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | |
José Luis Sánchez (CRC) | Sanyo-Costa Rica |
| 1966 |  |
Saturnino Rustrián (GUA) | Guatemala national team |
| 1967 | |
José Manuel Soto (CRC) | Costa Rica national team |
| 1968 | |
Saturnino Rustrián (GUA) | Guatemala national team |
| 1969 |  |
Evaristo Fino (COL) | Colombia national team |
| 1970 |  |
Arturo García (MEX) | Cuarteta Windsor |
| 1971 | |
José Manuel Soto (CRC) | Jabón Spreed |
| 1972 | |
Samuel Herrera (GUA) | Guatemala national team |
| 1973 | |
Wilfredo Insuasti (COL) | Colombia national team |
| 1974 | |
Rodolfo Vitela (MEX) | Mexico national team |
| 1975 | |
Efrain Pulido (COL) | Colombia national team |
| 1976 | |
Norberto Cáceres (COL) | Colombia national team |
| 1977 | |
Carlos Alvarado (CRC) | Banco de Costa Rica |
| 1978 |  |
Fernando Fontes (VEN) | Martell |
| 1979 | |
Herman Loaiza (COL) | MetalCo |
| 1980 |  |
Dale Stetina (USA) | United States national team |
| 1981 | |
Alexis Villalobos (CRC) | MetalCo |
| 1982 | |
Samuel Cabrera (COL) | Colombia national team |
| 1983 | |
Antonio Agudelo (COL) | Colombia national team |
| 1984 | |
Oliviero Cárdenas (COL) | Casa Víctor |
| 1985 | |
Néstor Barrera (COL) | Colombia national team |
| 1986 | |
Juan de Dios Castillo (CRC) | Costa Rica national team |
| 1987 | |
Carlos Bermúdez (CRC) | Alvarado Ases |
| 1988 | |
Efraím Rico (COL) | Colombia national team |
| 1989 | |
Raúl Montero (CRC) | Costa Rica national team |
| 1990 | |
Alfredo Zamora (CRC) | RCA–Electrodomésticos |
| 1991 | |
Edgar Sánchez (CRC) | Costa Rica national team |
| 1992 | |
Luis Espinosa (COL) | Manzana-Postobon |
| 1993 | |
Adrián Víquez (CRC) | Jaisa–Philips–El Globo |
| 1994 | |
José Andrés Brenes (CRC) | Pizza Hut-Squirt |
| 1995 | |
Raúl Gómez (COL) | Colombia national team |
| 1996 | |
Luis Morera (CRC) | Costa Rica national team |
| 1997 | |
Gregorio Ladino (COL) | El Verdugo-Jaisa-Globo |
| 1998 | |
Hernán Darío Muñoz (COL) | Globo Casa Víctor |
| 1999 | |
Miguel Arroyo (MEX) | Mexico national team |
| 2000 | |
Federico Ramírez (CRC) | Café de Costa Rica-Pizza Hut |
| 2001 | |
Gregorio Ladino (COL) | Café de Costa Rica |
| 2002 | |
Julio César Rangel (COL) | Pizza Hut-Tienda el Globo–Jaisa |
| 2003 | |
José Adrian Bonilla (CRC) | Pizza Hut-Bancrédito |
| 2004 | |
Israel Ochoa (COL) | Ferretería el Mar–Video Visión |
| 2005 | |
Juan Carlos Rojas (CRC) | Pasoca–Dos Pinos |
| 2006 | |
Henry Raabe (CRC) | BCR-Pizza Hut |
| 2007 | |
Henry Raabe (CRC) | BCR Pizza Hut |
| 2008 | |
Gregory Brenes (CRC) | BCR-Pizza Hut |
| 2009 | |
Janier Acevedo (COL) | GreatWall-Indeportes |
| 2010 | |
Juan Carlos Rojas (CRC) | JPS-Giant |
| 2011 | |
José Adrián Bonilla (CRC) | Citi Economy Blue |
| 2012 | |
Óscar Sánchez (COL) | GW Shimano |
| 2013 | |
Juan Carlos Rojas (CRC) | JPS-Giant |
| 2014 | |
Juan Carlos Rojas (CRC) | Tierniticos-Halcón |
| 2015 | |
Juan Carlos Rojas (CRC) | Frijoles Los Tierniticos |
| 2016 | |
Cesar Rojas (CRC) | Frijoles Los Tierniticos |
| 2017 | |
Juan Carlos Rojas (CRC) | Frijoles Los Tierniticos |
References
- ↑ "Vuelta a Costa Rica". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- ↑ http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/vuelta-a-costa-rica-winner-among-12-riders-to-test-positive-in-2017-edition/
External links
- Official website
