Vuelta a Colombia Femenina

Vuelta a Colombia Femenina

Race details
Date	Varies
Region	Colombia
English name	Women's Tour of Colombia
Local name(s)	Vuelta a Colombia Femenina
Discipline	Road race
Competition	UCI
Type	Stage race
Web site	www.federacioncolombianadeciclismo.com/ciclismo-femenino/
History
First edition	2016 (2016)
Editions	7 (as of 2022)
First winner	Ana Sanabria  (COL)
Most wins	Ana Sanabria  (COL) (3 wins)
Most recent	Diana Peñuela  (COL)

The Vuelta a Colombia Femenina is an annual women's cycling road race, run over many stages in Colombia. The first event in 2016 was classed as an amateur category event, whereas the 2017 event was given a UCI 2.2 category. Colombian Ana Sanabria has won the race on three occasions, the most of any rider.

History

The idea for a Vuelta a Colombia Femenina had been considered for many years by the Colombian Cycling Federation, who organised the men's Vuelta a Colombia event. The Vuelta a Colombia Femenina is supported by Coldeportes, a Colombian Government Organisation for the promotion of sport and private enterprise. ^[1] After the 2016 Vuelta a Colombia Femenina, the Colombian Cycling Federation announced that the 2017 Vuelta a Colombia Femenina Oro y Paz would be upgraded to a UCI 2.2 event. ^[2]

The 2017 event ran between 24 and 29 October. The race began with a 6.6 kilometres (4.1 mi) prologue time trial around Zarzal, before stages in the traditional municipalities of Valle del Cauca, including the cities of Buga and Cartago, Risaralda and Caldas. The last stage finished at the Plaza de Toros de Manizales. ^[3] Ana Sanabria won the race for the second year in a row. ^[4]

The 2018 event ran between 10 and 14 October, with one time trail, two medium mountain stages, and two flat stages. The route passed through Cundinamarca, Boyacá, and Santander. ^[5] The race was won for a third time by Ana Sanabria. ^{[6] [7]}

The 2019 event passed through Caldas, Risaralda and Valle del Cauca, and the final stage was a 74 kilometres (46 mi) circuit of Pereira. ^[8] The race was won by Chilean Aranza Villalón, the first non-Colombian to do so. ^{[8] [9]}

The 2020 event ran from 7 to 11 November, started in Cómbita, and ended in Boyacá. It passed through Vélez. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all competitors and team staff had to undertake multiple coronavirus tests. ^[10] The race was won by Ecuadorian Miryam Nuñez, who took the leader's jersey on stage two, and held it for the rest of the race. ^[11]

The 2021 event ran from 28 September to 3 October. Five of the six stages were in Meta Department. The race started in Villavicencio, and the final stage involved seven circuits of a course in Bogotá National Park. ^[12] The race was won by Venezuelan Lilibeth Chacón, by a margin of one minute and 54 seconds. ^{[13] : 4} Chacón won the third stage, an individual time trial from Castilla la Nueva to Acacías, ^[14] and won the stage to Alto de Buenavista the next day, taking the leader's jersey in the general classification in the process. ^[15] Chacón also won the points ^{[13] : 5} and mountains classifications. ^{[13] : 6}

The 2022 event ran from 9 to 14 August. The race started in Sopó, and travelled through the departments of Cundinamarca, Boyacá and Santander, finishing in Bucaramanga. ^[16] The race was won by Colombian Diana Peñuela, who won four of the six stages, and held the leader's jersey throughout. Lina Hernández and Anet Barrera finished second and third respectively, whilst Ana Sanabria won the mountains classification. ^[17]

Past winners

Year	Country	Rider	Team
2016	Colombia	Ana Sanabria
2017	Colombia	Ana Sanabria	Servetto Giusta
2018	Colombia	Ana Sanabria	Servetto–Stradalli Cycle–Alurecycling
2019	Chile	Aranza Villalón	Weber Shimano Ladies Power
2020	Ecuador	Miryan Nuñez	Liro Sport–Alcaldía La Vega
2021	Venezuela	Lilibeth Chacón	Merquimia Proyecta Team
2022	Colombia	Diana Peñuela	DNA Pro Cycling

Leaders jerseys

Classification	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
General
Mountains
Points
Sprints
Youth	N/A	No jersey		N/A
Teams	N/A

References

1. "Primera Vuelta a Colombia Femenina se disputará en 2016" (in Spanish). Colombian Olympic Committee. 22 October 2015. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
2. "Desde el 2017, la Vuelta a Colombia Femenina será UCI 2.2". El Espectador (in Spanish). 14 November 2016. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
3. "Vuelta a Colombia Femenina 2017, octubre 24 al 29. UCI 2.2" (in Spanish). Nuestro Ciclismo. 18 October 2017. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
4. "Ana Cristina Sanabria se convirtió en bicampeona de la Vuelta a Colombia". Vanguardia Liberal (in Spanish). 29 October 2017. Archived from the original on 2 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
5. "Recorrido oficial III Vuelta a Colombia Femenina UCI 2.2: 10 al 14 de octubre". Colombian Cycling Federation (in Spanish). 31 August 2018. Archived from the original on 13 December 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
6. "Lilibeth Chacón triunfa en Sogamoso y Ana Cristina Sanabria es tricampeona de la Vuelta a Colombia Femenina 2018". Colombian Cycling Federation (in Spanish). 14 October 2018. Archived from the original on 20 October 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
7. "2018 VUELTA A COLOMBIA FEMENINA ORO Y PAZ". WV Cycling. Archived from the original on 21 October 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
8. "Aranza Villalón, campeona de la Vuelta a Colombia Femenina UCI 2.2". Colombian Cycling Federation (in Spanish). 7 December 2019. Archived from the original on 9 December 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
9. "Aranza Villalón gran campeona de la Vuelta a Colombia Femenina". Revista Mundo Ciclístico (in Spanish). 7 December 2019. Archived from the original on 9 December 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
10. "La Vuelta a Colombia Femenina 2020 tiene definido su recorrido oficial". Mundo Ciclistico (in Spanish). 18 October 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
11. "Miryam Núñez, campeona de la Vuelta a Colombia Femenina 2020". El Espectador (in Spanish). 11 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
12. "Recorrido oficial, circular y acreditaciones Vuelta a Colombia Femenina Mindeporte 2021". Colombian Cycling Federation (in Spanish). 26 August 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
13. "VUELTA A COLOMBIA FEMENINA MINDEPORTE, 28 DE SEPTIEMBRE AL 3 DE OCTUBRE 2021" (PDF) (in Spanish). clasificacionesdelciclismocolombiano.com. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
14. "Lilibeth Chacón arrasa en la crono de la Vuelta a Colombia Femenina 2021". Mundo Ciclistico (in Spanish). 30 September 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
15. "Lilibeth Chacón vence en el Alto de Buenavista y se apodera de la Vuelta a Colombia Femenina". Mundo Ciclistico (in Spanish). 1 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
16. "Recorrido oficial Vuelta a Colombia Femenina 2022" (in Spanish). Colombian Cycling Federation . Retrieved 23 June 2023.
17. "Diana Peñuela, indiscutible campeona de la Vuelta a Colombia Femenina 2022" (in Spanish). Colombian Cycling Federation. 14 August 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2023.