Vuelta a Guatemala

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Vuelta a Guatemala
Race details
DateOctober–November
Region Guatemala
English nameTour of Guatemala
DisciplineRoad race
Competition UCI America Tour
TypeStage race
OrganiserFed. Nacional de Ciclismo de Guatemala
History
First edition1957 (1957)
Editions62 (as of 2023)
First winner Flag of Guatemala.svg Jorge Surqué
Most wins2 times:
Flag of Guatemala.svg Aureliano Cuque López
Flag of Colombia.svg José Patrocinio Jiménez
Flag of Guatemala.svg Edin Roberto Nova
Flag of Guatemala.svg Manuel Rodas
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Juan Carlos Rojas
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Román Villalobos
Most recentFlag of Guatemala.svg  Gerson Toc  (GUA)

The Vuelta a Guatemala (Spanish for Tour of Guatemala) is a multi-day road bicycle racing stage race held annually and typically during late October and early November in several locations in Guatemala. The competition carries a UCI rating of 2.2 (having also been rated 2.5 from 2002 to 2004) [1] 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. [2] The race is organized by the Federacion Nacional de Ciclismo de Guatemala.

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History

The Vuelta a Guatemala, which has become the largest sporting event in the country in terms of spectator affluence, was first held in 1957. The winner of the first edition was local racer Jorge Surqué, and during the first four years, the competition was dominated by Guatemalan and Colombian participants. As of 2007, Colombia is the nation with the most wins all-time, with 21 general classification individual wins.

From 1992 to 1996, five different Colombian participants took five consecutive titles, before local racer Luis Rodolfo Muj won in 1997, becoming the first Guatemalan to finish first since Edin Roberto Nova had won his second tour in 1988, and ending the longest drought of titles for his country.

The winner of the 2004 edition of the race, Lizandro Ajcú, was disqualified afterwards for doping in what was the biggest doping case of the race's history – nine riders including the first four on the General classification returned positive A samples. [3]

In 2005, the tour was cancelled after Tropical Storm Stan's heavy rainfalls caused floods and mudslides which damaged infrastructure and caused 1500 deaths weeks before the race was due to begin. [4] [5]

The LII edition of the race in 2011 was cancelled by the organizers shortly before the start of the race. Heavy rains during September and October damaged roads and paths, and the Guatemala Government, having concerns for life safety, decreed the cancellation as the infrastructure could not be restored in such a short period and rescheduling of the event was not feasible due to the busy schedules of different participants. [6] The event was then scheduled for May 13–20, 2012. [7]

Past winners

YearCountryRiderTeam
1957Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Jorge Surqué
1958Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Hernán Medina
1959Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Aureliano Cuque
1960Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Jorge Luque
1961Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Aureliano Cuque
1962Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Esteban Martín
1963Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Juan José Pontaza
1964Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Rubén Darío Gómez
1965Flag of Spain.svg  Spain José Segu
1966Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Saturnino Rustrián
1967Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Benigno Rustrián
1968Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Manuel Galera
1969Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Fulgencio Sánchez
1970Flag of Spain.svg  Spain José Abelda
1971Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Mario Nufio
1972Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Samuel Herrera
1973Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Luis Leonardo Tobar
1974No race
1975Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Manuel Ceja
1976Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia José Patrocinio Jiménez
1977Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia José Patrocinio Jiménez
1978No race
1979Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Bernardo Cólex
1980Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Samuel Cabrera
1981Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Héctor Dubón
1982Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Rafael Tolosa
1983Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Victor Castañeda
1984Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Edin Nova
1985Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Héctor Patarroyo
1986Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Josué López
1987Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Orlando Castillo
1988Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Edin Nova
1989Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Daniel Vargas
1990Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Adolfo Rico
1991Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Andrés Brenes
1992Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia José Castelblanco
1993Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia José Robles
1994Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Eliecer Valdés
1995Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Jairo Hernández
1996Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Graciano Fonseca
1997Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Luis Rodolfo Muj Windsor-Guatemala
1998Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Ismael Sarmiento Colombia (national team)
1999Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Fernando Escobar Bancomet
2000Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Fermín Méndez Bancomet
2001Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Gregorio Ladino Canel's Turbo-México
2002Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Víctor Hugo González Hino-Radio Punto-E.U.A.
2003Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia César Salazar Lotería del Táchira
2004Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Paulo Vargas Pizza Hut-Costa Rica
2005No race
2006Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Juan Carlos Rojas Dos Pinos Costa Rica
2007Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Carlos López Gonzalez Canel's Turbo-Mayordomo
2008Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela Manuel Medina Café Quetzal
2009Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Juan Carlos Rojas Café Quetzal
2010Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Giovanny Báez EPM–UNE
2011No race
2012Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Ramiro Rincón EPM–UNE
2013Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Óscar Sánchez GW–Shimano
2014Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Alex Cano Orgullo Antioqueño
2015Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Román Villalobos Nestlé–Giant
2016 Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Román Villalobos Canel's–Specialized
2017 Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Manuel Rodas Decorabaños
2018 Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Alfredo Ajpacajá Decorabaños
2019 Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Manuel Rodas Decorabaños
2020 Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Mardoqueo Vásquez Hino-One-La Red-Tigo-Eurobikes
2021No race
2022Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Mardoqueo Vásquez Hino-One-La Red
2023Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Gerson Toc Decoba–ASO Quetzaltenango

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