Race details | |
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Date | January |
Region | San Juan, Argentina |
English name | Tour of San Juan |
Local name(s) | Vuelta a San Juan (in Spanish) |
Discipline | Road |
Type | Stage race |
Web site | vueltaasanjuan |
History | |
First edition | 1982 |
Editions | 39 (as of 2023) |
First winner | Eduardo Trillini (ARG) |
Most wins | Laureano Rosas (ARG) Alberto Bravo (ARG) (3 wins each) |
Most recent | 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.
Wins | Country |
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33 | Argentina |
2 | Colombia |
1 | Belgium Chile Netherlands Spain |
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