GP Ciudad de Valladolid

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GP Ciudad de Valladolid
Race details
DateJune
Region Valladolid, Spain
English nameGrand Prix of the City of Valladolid
Discipline Road
Competition UCI Women's Road World Cup (since 2010)
TypeOne-day race
Web site www.gpciudaddevalladolid.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
History
First edition2010 (2010)
Editions2 (as of 2011)
First winnerFlag of Germany.svg  Charlotte Becker  (GER)
Most recentFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Marianne Vos  (NED)

GP Ciudad de Valladolid is a women's professional road bicycle racing event held annually in Valladolid, Spain. It was first run in 2010 and serves as a race of the UCI Women's Road World Cup.

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The 2012 race was cancelled for financial reasons. [1]

Past winners

YearCountryRiderTeam
2010Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Charlotte Becker Cervélo TestTeam
2011Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Marianne Vos Nederland Bloeit

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References

  1. "Spanish race cut from women's WC calendar". SuperSport. 27 March 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-03-28.