Tour do Rio

Tour do Rio is a road cycling stage race held in Brazil since 2000. The race is currently a 2.2 event in the UCI America Tour.

Tour do Rio
Race details
DateLate August
RegionBrazil
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionUCI America Tour
TypeStage race
Web sitetourdorio.com.br
History
First edition2000 (2000)
Editions10 (as of 2013)
First winner André Grizante (BRA)
Most wins Márcio May (BRA) (2 wins)
Most recent Gustavo César (ESP)

Name of the race

  • 2000 : Volta do Rio de Janeiro
  • 2002 : Giro do Rio
  • 2003, 2004, 2007 : Volta do Rio de Janeiro
  • 2009 : Volta de Campos
  • 2010– : Tour do Rio

Past winners

Year Country Rider Team
2000  Brazil André Grizante
2001 No race
2002  Brazil Márcio May[1]
2003  Colombia Heberth Gutiérrez Orbitel 05-Colombia
2004  Brazil Márcio May Memorial-Santos
2005-
2006
No race
2007  Argentina Matías Médici Scott–Marcondes Cesar–São José dos Campos
2008 No race
2009  Brazil Breno Sidoti Scott–Marcondes Cesar–São José dos Campos
2010  Italy Tomas Alberio U.C. Trevigiani–Dynamon–Bottoli
2011  Colombia Juan Pablo Suárez EPM–UNE
2012  Brazil Kleber Silva Real Cycling Team
2013  Spain Óscar Sevilla EPM–UNE
2014  Spain Óscar Sevilla EPM–UNE–Área Metropolitana
2015  Spain Gustavo César W52–Quinta da Lixa

References

  1. Winner Daniel Rogelin was later disqualified for doping
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