Race details | |
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Date | September |
Region | Cantabria, Spain |
Discipline | Road |
Type | Stage race |
History | |
First edition | 1925 |
Editions | 51 (as of 2022) |
First winner | Teodoro Monteys (ESP) |
Most wins | Francisco Galdós (ESP) (3 wins) |
Most recent | Marcel Camprubí (ESP) |
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