Volta ao Alentejo

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Volta ao Alentejo
Race details
DateEarly spring
RegionAlentejo, Portugal
English nameTour of Alentejo
Local name(s)Volta ao Alentejo (in Portuguese)
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionUCI Europe Tour
TypeStage race
Web site www.voltaaoalentejo.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
History
First edition1983 (1983)
Editions42 (as of 2025)
First winnerFlag of Portugal.svg  Paulo Ferreira  (POR)
Most winsFlag of Spain.svg  Carlos Barbero  (ESP)
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Orluis Aular  (VEN)
(2 wins)
Most recentFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Noah Hobbs  (GBR)

The Volta ao Alentejo (Portuguese; English: Tour of Alentejo) is a road bicycle racing stage race held annually in the Alentejo, Portugal. [1] Since 2010, it has been organised as a 2.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour. From 2005 to 2009, the race was in category 2.1.

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Winners

YearCountryRiderTeam
1983Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Paulo Ferreira Lousa–Trinaranjus
1984Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Marco Chagas Sporting–Raposeira
1985Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Adelino Teixeira Lousa–Trinaranjus
1986Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Manuel Zeferino Lousa–Trinaranjus
1987Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Joaquim Salgado Garcia Joalheiro–LDA
1988Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Joaquim Gomes Louletano–Vale do Lobo
1989Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Fernando Carvalho Louletano–Vale do Lobo
1990Flag of Spain.svg  Spain José Recio Seur
1991Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Jesús Blanco Villar Lotus–Festina
1992Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal António Pinto Recer–Boavista
1993Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Jorge Silva Sicasal–Acral
1994Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Carlos Carneiro Sicasal–Acral
1995Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Asiat Saitov Artiach–Chiquilin
1996Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Miguel Induráin Banesto
1997Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Aitor Garmendia ONCE
1998Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Melcior Mauri ONCE
1999Flag of Spain.svg  Spain José Luis Rubiera Kelme–Costa Blanca
2000Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Claus Michael Møller União Ciclista da Maia–MSS
2001Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary László Bodrogi Mapei–Quick-Step
2002Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Joaquim Andrade Cantanhede–Marques de Marialva
2003Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Andrei Zintchenko LA Alumínios–Pecol–Bombarral
2004Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Danail Petrov Carvalhelhos–Boavista
2005Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Xavier Tondo Catalunya–Ángel Mir
2006Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Sergio Ribeiro Barbot–Halcon
2007Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Manuel Vázquez Andalucía–Cajasur
2008Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Héctor Guerra Liberty Seguros
2009Flag of France.svg  France Maxime Bouet Agritubel
2010Flag of Spain.svg  Spain David Blanco Palmeiras–Resort–Prio
2011Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Evaldas Šiškevičius La Pomme Marseille
2012Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Alexey Kunshin Lokosphinx
2013Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Jasper Stuyven Bontrager Cycling Team
2014Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Carlos Barbero Euskadi
2015Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Paweł Bernas ActiveJet
2016Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Enric Mas Klein Constantia
2017Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Carlos Barbero Movistar Team
2018Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Luís Mendonça Aviludo–Louletano
2019Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal João Rodrigues W52 / FC Porto
2020No race due to COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal
2021Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Mauricio Moreira [2] Efapel
2022Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela Orluis Aular [3] Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
2023Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela Orluis Aular [4] Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
2024Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Eduard Prades Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
2025Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Noah Hobbs EF Education–Aevolo

References

  1. "Volta ao Alentejo / GP CMTV – Podium Events". podi1 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  2. "Mauricio Moreira vence a Volta ao Alentejo". www.record.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  3. "Orluis Aular vence 39.ª Volta ao Alentejo em bicicleta". www.maisfutebol.iol.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  4. "Fim da Volta ao Alentejo: Orluis Aular alcança feito inédito". abola.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 30 March 2023.