Vuelta a Andalucía

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Vuelta a Andalucía
Vuelta Andalucia.jpg
Race details
DateMid-February
Region Andalucía
English nameTour of Andalusia
Local name(s)Vuelta a Andalucía (in Spanish)
Nickname(s)Ruta del Sol (in Spanish)
Route of the Sun (in English)
Discipline Road
Competition UCI ProSeries 2.Pro
TypeStage-race (5 days)
Web site www.vueltaandalucia.es OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
History
First edition1925 (1925)
Editions71 (as of 2025)
First winnerFlag of Spain (1931-1939).svg  Ricardo Montero  (ESP)
Most winsFlag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP)(5 wins)
Most recentFlag of France.svg  Pavel Sivakov  (FRA)
History (women)
First winnerFlag of Cuba.svg  Arlenis Sierra  (CUB)
Most winsNo repeat winners
Most recentFlag of Spain.svg  Mavi García  (ESP)

The Vuelta a Andalucía (Tour of Andalusia) or Ruta del Sol (Route of the Sun) is a regional Spanish road bicycle race first held in 1925. [1] Since 2005, it has been a 2.1 category race on the UCI Europe Tour. The race became a part of the new UCI ProSeries in 2020. The nickname, Ruta del Sol, is in reference to the region's popular tourist coastline the Costa del Sol.

Contents

A women's edition of the race was established in 2022, as a category 2.1 UCI event.

Winners

Men

YearCountryRiderTeam
1925Flag of Spain (1931-1939).svg  Spain Ricardo Montero Real Unión Irun
1926–
1954
No race
1955Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain José Gómez del Moral individual
1956Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Miguel Bover Splendid–d'Alessandro
1957Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Hortensio Vidaurreta Real Unión-Palmera
1958Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Gabriel Company Faema–Guerra
1959Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Miguel Pacheco Faema–Guerra
1960Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Gabriel Mas Faema
1961Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Angelino Soler Faema
1962Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain José Antonio Momeñe KAS
1963Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Antonio Barrutia KAS–Kaskol
1964Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Rudi Altig Saint-Raphaël–Gitane–Dunlop
1965Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain José Segu Tedi Montjuich
1966Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Jesus Aranzabal Fagor
1967Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Ramón Mendiburu Fagor
1968Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Antoon Houbrechts Flandria–De Clerck
1969Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Antonio Gómez del Moral KAS–Kaskol
1970Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain José Gómez KAS–Kaskol
1971Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Jean-Pierre Monseré Flandria–Mars
1972Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Jan Krekels Goudsmit–Hoff
1973Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Georges Pintens Rokado
1974Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Freddy Maertens Carpenter–Confortluxe–Flandria
1975Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Freddy Maertens Carpenter–Confortluxe–Flandria
1976Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Gerrie Knetemann TI–Raleigh
1977Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Dietrich Thurau TI–Raleigh
1978No race
1979Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Dietrich Thurau IJsboerke–Warncke
1980Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Daniel Willems IJsboerke–Warncke
1981Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Jos Schipper HB Alarmsystemen
1982Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Marc Sergeant Boule d'Or
1983Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Eduardo Chozas Zor–Gemeaz Cusin
1984Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Julián Gorospe Reynolds
1985Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Rolf Gölz Del Tongo
1986Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Steven Rooks PDM–Ultima–Concorde
1987Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Rolf Gölz Superconfex–Kwantum–Yoko–Colnago
1988 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Edwig Van Hooydonck Superconfex–Yoko–Opel–Colnago
1989 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Fabio Bordonali Malvor–Sidi
1990 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Eduardo Chozas ONCE
1991 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Roberto Lezaun Banesto
1992 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Miguel Martinez Torres ONCE
1993 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Julián Gorospe Banesto
1994 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Stefano Della Santa Mapei–CLAS
1995 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Stefano Della Santa Mapei–GB–Latexco
1996 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Neil Stephens ONCE
1997 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Erik Zabel Team Telekom
1998 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Marcelino García ONCE
1999 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Javier Pascual Rodríguez Kelme
2000 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Miguel Ángel Peña ONCE–Deutsche Bank
2001 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Erik Dekker Rabobank
2002 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Antonio Colom Relax–Fuenlabrada
2003 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Javier Pascual Llorente Kelme–Costa Blanca
2004 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Juan Carlos Domínguez Saunier Duval–Prodir
2005 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Francisco Cabello Comunidad Valenciana-Elche
2006 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Carlos García Quesada Unibet.com
2007 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Óscar Freire Rabobank
2008 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Pablo Lastras Caisse d'Epargne
2009 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Joost Posthuma Rabobank
2010 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Michael Rogers Team HTC–Columbia
2011 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Markel Irizar Team RadioShack
2012 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Alejandro Valverde Movistar Team
2013 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Alejandro Valverde Movistar Team
2014 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Alejandro Valverde Movistar Team
2015 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Chris Froome Team Sky
2016 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Alejandro Valverde Movistar Team
2017 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Alejandro Valverde Movistar Team
2018 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Tim Wellens Lotto–Soudal
2019 Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Jakob Fuglsang Astana
2020 Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Jakob Fuglsang Astana
2021 Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Miguel Ángel López Movistar Team
2022 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Wout Poels Team Bahrain Victorious
2023 Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Tadej Pogačar UAE Team Emirates
2024 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Maxim Van Gils Lotto–Dstny
2025 Flag of France.svg  France Pavel Sivakov UAE Team Emirates XRG

Multiple winners

Alejandro Valverde (pictured at the 2015 Tour de France) has won the race five times. Tour de France 2015 - Etape 8 - Rennes 37 - Alejandro Valverde.jpg
Alejandro Valverde (pictured at the 2015 Tour de France) has won the race five times.
WinsRiderEditions
5Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP) 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Freddy Maertens  (BEL)1974, 1975
Flag of Germany.svg  Dietrich Thurau  (FRG)1977, 1979
Flag of Germany.svg  Rolf Gölz  (FRG)1985, 1987
Flag of Spain.svg  Eduardo Chozas  (ESP)1983, 1990
Flag of Spain.svg  Julián Gorospe  (ESP)1984, 1993
Flag of Italy.svg  Stefano Della Santa  (ITA) 1994, 1995
Flag of Denmark.svg  Jakob Fuglsang  (DEN) 2019, 2020

Wins per country

WinsCountry
37Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
9Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
7Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
6Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (including West Germany)
3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
1Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia

Women

YearCountryRiderTeam
2022Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Arlenis Sierra Movistar Team
2023Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Katrine Aalerud Movistar Team
2024Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Mavi García Liv AlUla Jayco

References

  1. "Vuelta a Andalucía". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 7 February 2016.