Vuelta Ciclista de Chile

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Vuelta de Chile
Race details
DateOctober
RegionFlag of Chile.svg  Chile
English nameTour of Chile
Local name(s)Vuelta Ciclista de Chile
DisciplineRoad
Competition UCI America Tour 2.2
TypeStage race
Organiser Federación Ciclista de Chile
Web site www.fdnciclismochile.cl
History
First edition1976 (1976)
Editions33 (as of 2025)
First winnerFlag of Italy.svg Giovanni Fedrigo (ITA)
Most winsFlag of Chile.svg  Luis Fernando Sepúlveda  (CHI) (2)
Flag of Chile.svg  Marco Arriagada  (CHI) (2)
Most recentFlag of Spain.svg Óscar Sevilla (ESP) (2019)

The Vuelta Ciclista de Chile (Tour of Chile) is the main professional men's road cycling stage race in Chile, first held in 1976. [1]

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The race is contested over multiple stages across different regions of Chile. It has been considered the country’s premier cycling event, sometimes nicknamed the Multicolored Serpent for the colorful jerseys in the peloton.

History

The inaugural edition was run between 23 October and 1 November 1976, under the name Vuelta Ciclística El Mercurio. It replaced the earlier Vuelta al Centro de la República (sponsored by the Arrigoni family since the 1950s). El Mercurio newspaper organized the 10-stage route from Puerto Montt to Santiago, with major crowds in Concepción and Santiago. Italian rider Giovanni Fedrigo became the first winner, while the San Bernardo club won the team classification.

From 1977, Colombian teams began to dominate the race, earning the nickname "Escarabajos" ("Beetles"). Antonio Londoño was champion in 1977, followed by several Colombian victories.

The race was not held in 1993, 1994, from 2007 to 2010, 2013 to 2016, 2018, and since 2020. In 2005, it was classified as a 2.2 race within the UCI America Tour. After a four-year pause, the event returned in January–February 2011. It was last held in 2017, when Colombian Nicolás Paredes took victory. Since then, the Vuelta has remained suspended, while other Chilean races such as the Vuelta Ciclista a Chiloé and the Gran Premio de la Patagonia gained prominence within the UCI America Tour.

Past winners

YearCountryRiderTeam
1976Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Giovanni Fedrigo{{{team}}}
1977Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Antonio Londoño {{{team}}}
1978Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Norberto Cáceres{{{team}}}
1979Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Alfonso Flórez Ortiz {{{team}}}
1980Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Plinio Casas{{{team}}}
1981Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Marc Somers{{{team}}}
1982Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Julio Alberto Rubiano {{{team}}}
1983Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Roberto Muñoz {{{team}}}
1984Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Renan Ferraro {{{team}}}
1985Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Federico Moreira {{{team}}}
1986Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia José Darío Hernández{{{team}}}
1987Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Peter Tormen{{{team}}}
1988Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Fernando Vera {{{team}}}
1989Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Julio César Ortegón{{{team}}}
1990Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Sergei Sukhoruchenkov {{{team}}}
1991Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Pavel Tonkov {{{team}}}
1992Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Yuri Sourkov {{{team}}}
1993–94No race
1995Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Ricardo Meza{{{team}}}
1996Flag of France.svg  France Christophe Moreau {{{team}}}
1997Flag of France.svg  France Patrice Halgand {{{team}}}
1998Flag of Spain.svg  Spain José Ramón Uriarte {{{team}}}
1999Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Luis Fernando Sepúlveda {{{team}}}
2000Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Luis Fernando Sepúlveda {{{team}}}
2001Flag of Spain.svg  Spain David Plaza {{{team}}}
2002Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Gonzalo Salas {{{team}}}
2003Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Marco Arriagada {{{team}}}
2004Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Marco Arriagada {{{team}}}
2005Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Edgardo Simón {{{team}}}
2006Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Andrei Sartassov {{{team}}}
2007–10No race
2011Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Gonzalo Garrido [2] {{{team}}}
2012Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Patricio Almonacid {{{team}}}
2013–16No race
2017Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Nicolás Paredes {{{team}}}
2018No race
2019Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Óscar Sevilla {{{team}}}
2020–2025No race

References

  1. "2010 - 2011 UCI Road Calendar". Archived from the original on 15 January 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  2. Marco Arriagada, who initially won the 2011 race, was later disqualified for doping. The victory was awarded to Gonzalo Garrido.