Vuelta a San Juan

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Vuelta a San Juan
Vuelta a San Juan-logo 2022.png
Race details
DateJanuary
Region San Juan, Argentina
English nameTour of San Juan
Local name(s)Vuelta a San Juan (in Spanish)
Discipline Road
Type Stage race
Web site vueltaasanjuan.org OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
History
First edition1982 (1982)
Editions39 (as of 2023)
First winnerFlag of Argentina.svg  Eduardo Trillini  (ARG)
Most winsFlag of Argentina.svg  Laureano Rosas  (ARG)
Flag of Argentina.svg  Alberto Bravo  (ARG)
(3 wins each)
Most recentFlag of Colombia.svg  Miguel Ángel López  (COL)

The Vuelta a San Juan is a road cycling race held in Argentina. The race consists of only a men's competition over seven stages. From 2017 to 2019, the race had a 2.1 status, which meant that UCI World Tour teams could compete in the race. In 2020, the race was promoted to the UCI ProSeries and given a 2.Pro status.

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The Bahrain Merida team at the start of the 2017 Vuelta a San Juan Bahrain Merida 2017-Vuelta a San Juan.jpg
The Bahrain Merida team at the start of the 2017 Vuelta a San Juan

Past winners

YearCountryRiderTeam
1982Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Eduardo Trillini
1983Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Víctor Caro
1984Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Pedro Chirino
1985Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Ramón Sánchez
1986Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Ramón Sánchez
1987Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Daniel Castro
1988Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Luis Moyano
1989Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Alberto Bravo
1990Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Javier Argonz
1991Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Alberto Bravo
1992Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Alberto Bravo
1993Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Juan Agüero
1994Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Juan Agüero
1995Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina David Kenig
1996Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Raúl Ruarte
1997Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Eduardo Mulet
1998Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Gonzalo Rosas
1999Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Gustavo Toledo
2000No race
2001Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Edgardo Simón
2002Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Edgardo Simón
2003Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Oscar Villalobo
2004Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Oscar Villalobo
2005Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Luciano Montivero
2006Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Gerardo Fernández
2007 Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Luciano Montivero
2008Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Pedro González
2009Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Gerardo Fernández
2010Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Juan Pablo Dotti
2011Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Daniel Zamora
2012Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Juan Pablo Dotti
2013Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Daniel Zamora
2014Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Laureano Rosas Sindicato Empleados Públicos
2015Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Laureano Rosas Sindicato de Empleados Publicos de San Juan
2016Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Laureano Rosas Sindicato de Empleados Publicos de San Juan
2017 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Bauke Mollema Trek–Segafredo
2018 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Óscar Sevilla [N 1] Medellín
2019 Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Winner Anacona Movistar Team
2020 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Remco Evenepoel Deceuninck–Quick-Step
2021No race due to COVID-19 pandemic [2]
2022No race due to COVID-19 pandemic [3]
2023 Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Miguel Ángel López Team Medellín–EPM

Wins per country

WinsCountry
33Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
2Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain

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References

  1. Durango, Jheyner (14 December 2018). "Óscar Sevilla, proclamado campeón de Vuelta a San Juan" (in Spanish). El Colombiano . Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  2. "2021 Vuelta a San Juan cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic". CyclingNews. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  3. Ryan, Barry (3 January 2022). "2022 Vuelta a San Juan cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2 June 2022.

Notes

  1. Gonzalo Najar originally won the race, but he tested positive for the EPO-based blood booster CERA and was stripped of his results. Subsequently, Sevilla, who finished second, was awarded the win. [1]