Race details | |
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Date | Early November |
Region | Brazil |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | UCI America Tour |
Type | Stage race |
Web site | tourdorio |
History | |
First edition | 2000 |
Editions | 13 (as of 2024) |
First winner | André Grizante (BRA) |
Most wins |
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Most recent | Sergio Henao (COL) |
Tour do Rio is a road cycling stage race held in Brazil. The race is classified as a 2.2 event in the UCI America Tour.
Year | Country | Rider | Team | |
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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 | |
2016–2023 | No race | |||
2024 | Colombia | Sergio Henao | Nu Colombia |
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