Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica

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Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica
Race details
DateDecember
RegionCosta Rica
English nameTour of Costa Rica
Local name(s)Vuelta a Costa Rica
Nickname(s)Giro Tico
DisciplineRoad race
CompetitionUCI America Tour
TypeStage race
OrganiserFederacion Costarricense de Ciclismo
History
First edition1965 (1965)
Editions57 (as of 2023)
First winnerFlag of Costa Rica.svg  José Luis Sánchez  (CRC)
Most winsFlag of Costa Rica.svg  Juan Carlos Rojas  (CRC)(6 wins)
Most recentFlag of Colombia.svg  Juan Diego Alba  (COL)

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.

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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 César Rojas Villegas, 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

YearCountryRiderTeam
1965Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica José Luis Sánchez Sanyo-Costa Rica
1966Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Saturnino Rustrián Guatemala national team
1967Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica José Manuel Soto Costa Rica national team
1968Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Saturnino Rustrián Guatemala national team
1969Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Evaristo Fino Colombia national team
1970Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Arturo García Cuarteta Windsor
1971Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica José Manuel Soto Jabón Spreed
1972Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Samuel Herrera Guatemala national team
1973Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Wilfredo Insuasti Colombia national team
1974Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Rodolfo Vitela Mexico national team
1975Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Efrain Pulido Colombia national team
1976Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Norberto Cáceres Colombia national team
1977Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Carlos Alvarado Banco de Costa Rica
1978Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela Fernando Fontes Martell
1979Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Herman Loaiza MetalCo
1980Flag of the United States.svg  United States Dale Stetina United States national team
1981Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Alexis Villalobos MetalCo
1982Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Samuel Cabrera Colombia national team
1983Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia José Antonio Agudelo Gómez Colombia national team
1984Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Oliviero Cárdenas Casa Víctor
1985Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Néstor Barrera Colombia national team
1986Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Juan de Dios Castillo Bicicletas Alvarado
1987Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Carlos Bermúdez Alvarado Ases
1988Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Efraím Rico Colombia national team
1989Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Raúl Montero Electrónica Hidalgo
1990Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Alfredo Zamora RCA–Electrodomésticos
1991Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Edgar Sánchez Pizza Hut
1992Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Luis Espinosa Manzana–Postobón
1993Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Adrián Víquez Jaisa–Philips–El Globo
1994Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica José Andrés Brenes Pizza Hut–Squirt
1995Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Raúl Gómez Colombia national team
1996Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Luis Morera Pizza Hut
1997Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Gregorio Ladino El Verdugo–Jaisa–Globo
1998Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Hernán Darío Muñoz Globo Casa Víctor
1999Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Miguel Arroyo Canel's Turbo
2000Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Federico Ramírez Café de Costa Rica–Pizza Hut
2001Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Gregorio Ladino Café de Costa Rica
2002Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Julio César Rangel 2x1 Pizza-Tienda el Globo–Jaisa
2003Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica José Adrián Bonilla Pizza Hut–Bancrédito
2004Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Israel Ochoa Ferretería el Mar–Video Visión
2005Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Juan Carlos Rojas Pasoca–Dos Pinos
2006Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Henry Raabe BCR–Pizza Hut
2007Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Henry Raabe BCR–Pizza Hut
2008Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Gregory Brenes BCR–Pizza Hut
2009Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Janier Acevedo GreatWall–Indeportes
2010Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Juan Carlos Rojas JPS–Giant
2011Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica José Adrián Bonilla Citi Economy Blue
2012Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Óscar Sánchez GW–Shimano
2013Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Juan Carlos Rojas JPS–Giant
2014Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Juan Carlos Rojas Tierniticos–Halcón
2015Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Juan Carlos Rojas Frijoles Los Tierniticos
2016Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica César Rojas Frijoles Los Tierniticos
2017Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Juan Carlos Rojas Frijoles Los Tierniticos
2018Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Bryan Salas Sánchez Nestlé 7C CBZ Giant
2019Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Daniel Bonilla Scotiabank–Nestlé–Métrica–Giant
2020–2021No race
2022Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Marco Tulio Suesca Movistar–Best PC
2023Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Juan Diego Alba Movistar–Best PC
2024

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References

  1. "Vuelta a Costa Rica". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  2. "Vuelta a Costa Rica winner among 12 riders to test positive in 2017 edition". 31 January 2018.