Vuelta a La Rioja

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Vuelta a La Rioja
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The end of the 48th Tour of La Rioja.
Race details
DateLate-April
RegionLa Rioja, Spain
English nameTour of La Rioja
Local name(s)Vuelta a La Rioja (in Spanish)
Discipline Road
Competition UCI Europe Tour
TypeStage-race (until 2008)
One-day race (from 2009)
OrganiserClub Ciclista Logroñés
Web site www.vueltaciclistalarioja.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
History
First edition1957 (1957)
Editions57 (as of 2017)
First winnerFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Alberto Sant  (ESP)
Most winsFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Jesús Manzaneque  (ESP)
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Carlos Echeverría  (ESP)
(3 wins)
Most recentFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Rory Sutherland  (AUS)

The Vuelta a La Rioja (English: Tour of La Rioja) is a regional Spanish road bicycle race held in La Rioja. From 2005 to 2008, it was a 2.1 category race on the UCI Europe Tour.

Contents

The event is facing financial challenges in 2009. Wrote velonews.com:

Economic woes in Spain have forced organizers to reduce the formerly three-day Rioja tour into a one-day race around the famous wine-growing region. Rather than risk not having any race at all, organizers opted to downsize in 2009 with hopes of reviving the stage-race format next season. [1]

Winners

YearCountryRiderTeam
1957Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Alberto Sant Mobylette Coabania
1958Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Manuel Martín Piñera KAS–Boxing Club
1959No race
1960Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Ángel Rodríguez Brandy Majestad
1961No race
1962Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Carlos Echeverría Funcor–Munguia
1963Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Carlos Echeverría KAS–Kaskol
1964Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Antonio Barrutia KAS–Kaskol
1965Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Juan María Uribezubia KAS–Kaskol
1966Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Antonio Gómez del Moral KAS–Kaskol
1967Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Gabino Erenozaga Fagor
1968Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Ramón Mendiburu Fagor–Fargas
1969Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Luis Ocaña Fagor
1970Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Carlos Echeverría KAS–Kaskol
1971Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Jesús Manzaneque KAS–Kaskol
1972Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain José Antonio Pontón Werner
1973Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Jesús Manzaneque La Casera–Peña Bahamontes
1974Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Jesús Manzaneque La Casera–Peña Bahamontes
1975Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Francisco Elorriaga KAS–Kaskol
1976No race
1977Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain Rafael Ladron De Guevara KAS–Campagnolo
1978Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain Francisco Galdós KAS–Campagnolo
1979Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain Eulalio García Teka
1980Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain Jesús Suárez Cueva Fosforera–Vereco
1981Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain Isidro Juárez Zor–Helios
1982Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Marino Lejarreta Teka
1983Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Eduardo Chozas Zor–Gemeaz–Cusin
1984Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Iñaki Gastón Reynolds
1985Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Francisco Antequera Zor–Gemeaz
1986Flag of Spain.svg  Spain José Luis Laguía Reynolds
1987Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Reimund Dietzen Teka
1988Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Federico Echave B.H. Sport
1989Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Enrique Aja Teka
1990Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Alfonso Gutiérrez B.H.–Amaya Seguros
1991No race
1992Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Mikel Zarrabeitia Amaya Seguros
1993Flag of France.svg  France Laurent Jalabert ONCE
1994Flag of Spain.svg  Spain José María Jiménez Banesto
1995Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Miguel Induráin Banesto
1996Flag of Spain.svg  Spain José Roberto Sierra ONCE
1997Flag of Spain.svg  Spain José María Jiménez Banesto
1998Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Abraham Olano Banesto
1999Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Juan Carlos Domínguez Vitalicio Seguros–Grupo Generali
2000Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Miguel Ángel Martín Perdiguero Vitalicio Seguros–Grupo Generali
2001Flag of Spain.svg  Spain César Solaun iBanesto.com
2002Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Carlos Torrent Jazztel–Costa de Almería
2003Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Félix Cárdenas Orbitel 2005
2004Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Vladimir Karpets Illes Balears–Banesto
2005Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Javier Pascual Rodríguez Comunidad Valenciana–Elche
2006Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Ricardo Serrano Kaiku
2007Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Rubén Plaza Caisse d'Epargne
2008Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Manuel Calvente Contentpolis–Murcia
2009Flag of Spain.svg  Spain David García Xacobeo–Galicia
2010Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Ángel Vicioso Andalucía–Cajasur
2011Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Imanol Erviti Movistar Team
2012Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Evgeny Shalunov Lokosphinx
2013Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Francesco Lasca Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
2014Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Michael Matthews Orica–GreenEDGE
2015Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Caleb Ewan Orica–GreenEDGE
2016Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Michael Matthews Orica–GreenEDGE
2017Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Rory Sutherland Movistar Team

References

  1. "Racing This Week: Flèche, Liège wrap up classics season – VeloNews". www.velonews.com. Archived from the original on 2009-04-23.