Vuelta a Venezuela

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Vuelta a Venezuela
Race details
DateVaries
English nameTour of Venezuela
DisciplineRoad
Competition UCI America Tour
TypeStage race
Organiser Federacion Venezolana de Ciclismo
History
First edition1963 (1963)
Editions61 (as of 2024)
First winnerFlag of Venezuela.svg  Gregorio Garrizalez  (VEN)
Most winsFlag of Venezuela.svg  Olinto Silva  (VEN)
Flag of Venezuela.svg  José Chacón Díaz  (VEN)
(3 wins)
Most recentFlag of Colombia.svg  Walter Vargas  (COL)

The Vuelta a Venezuela (English: Tour of Venezuela) is a men's multi-day road cycling race held annually in Venezuela. [1] Between, 2005 and 2019 and 2021 and 2022, the race carried a UCI rating of 2.2 and was part of the UCI America Tour, which is one of six UCI Continental Circuits sponsored by the Union Cycliste Internationale. In 2023, the race dropped down to national level. The event is organized by the Federacion Venezolana de Ciclismo.

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Past winners

YearWinnerTeam
1963 Flag of Venezuela.svg  Gregorio Garrizalez  (VEN)Carabobo
1964 Flag of Venezuela.svg  Domingo López  (VEN)Lara
1965 Flag of Venezuela.svg  Armando Blanco  (VEN)Aragua
1966 Flag of Venezuela.svg  Félix Bermúdez  (VEN)D.F.
1967 Flag of Venezuela.svg  Nicolas Reidtler  (VEN)Aragua
1968 Flag of Venezuela.svg  Fernando Fontes  (VEN)Tàchira
1969 Flag of Venezuela.svg  Luis Villarroel  (VEN)Carabobo
1970 Flag of Venezuela.svg  Santos Bermúdez  (VEN)Tàchira
1971 Flag of Venezuela.svg  Nicolas Reidtler  (VEN)Tàchira
1972 Flag of Venezuela.svg  Cirilo Correa  (VEN)Guàrico
1973 Flag of Venezuela.svg  Victor Rubiano  (VEN)Tàchira
1974 Flag of Venezuela.svg  Luis Vivas  (VEN)Tàchira
1975 Flag of Venezuela.svg  Ramón Ramírez  (VEN)Trujillo
1976 Flag of Venezuela.svg  Ramón Noriega  (VEN)D.F.
1977not held
1978 Flag of Venezuela.svg  Juan Arroyo  (VEN)Guàrico
1979 Flag of Venezuela.svg  Claudio Pérez  (VEN)Guàrico
1980 Flag of Venezuela.svg  Olinto Silva  (VEN)Lara
1981 Flag of Venezuela.svg  Olinto Silva  (VEN)Lara
1982 Flag of Venezuela.svg  Enrique Campos  (VEN)Cojedes
1983 Flag of Venezuela.svg  Olinto Silva  (VEN)Lara
1984 Flag of Venezuela.svg  Elio Villamizar  (VEN)Tàchira
1985 Flag of Venezuela.svg  Elio Villamizar  (VEN)Tàchira
1986 Flag of Venezuela.svg  Mario Medina  (VEN)Tàchira
1987 Flag of Venezuela.svg  José Lindarte  (VEN)Tàchira
1988 Flag of Venezuela.svg  Richard Parra  (VEN)Tàchira
1989 Flag of Venezuela.svg  Enzo Rivas  (VEN)Zulia
1990 Flag of Venezuela.svg  Enrique Campos  (VEN)Miranda
1991 Flag of Colombia.svg  Julio Bernal  (COL)Trujillo
1992 Flag of Colombia.svg  Julio Bernal  (COL)Trujillo
1993 Flag of Venezuela.svg  Omar Pumar  (VEN)Tàchira
1994 Flag of Colombia.svg  Joselin Saavedra  (COL)Tàchira
1995 Flag of Venezuela.svg  Alfredo López  (VEN)Trujillo
1996 Flag of Venezuela.svg  Pastor Linares  (VEN)Tàchira
1997 Flag of Colombia.svg  Javier Zapata  (COL)Lotería de Medellín
1998 Flag of Colombia.svg  Álvaro Lozano  (COL)Kross-Selle Italia
1999 Flag of Portugal.svg  Rui Lavarinhas  (POR)Maia Chin
2000 Flag of Colombia.svg  Álvaro Lozano  (COL)Distribuidora La Japonesa Lotería Oriente
2001 Flag of Venezuela.svg  José Chacón Díaz  (VEN)Lotería del Táchira
2002 Flag of Colombia.svg  Federico Muñoz  (COL)Distribuidora La Japonesa Lotería Oriente
2003 Flag of Venezuela.svg  José Chacón Díaz  (VEN)Lotería del Táchira
2004 Flag of Colombia.svg  Federico Muñoz  (COL)Triple Gordo Gob Lara
2005 Flag of Venezuela.svg  José Chacón Díaz  (VEN)Gob Boliv. Car. Fundadeporte
2006 Flag of Colombia.svg  José Serpa  (COL)Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni
2007 Flag of Colombia.svg  César Salazar  (COL)Lotería del Táchira
2008 Flag of Venezuela.svg  Carlos José Ochoa  (VEN) Diquigiovanni-Androni
2009 Flag of Venezuela.svg  José Rujano  (VEN)Gobernación del Zulia
2010 Flag of Venezuela.svg  Tomás Gil  (VEN)Lotería del Táchira
2011 Flag of Venezuela.svg  Pedro Gutiérrez  (VEN)Gobernación del Zulia
2012 Flag of Venezuela.svg  Miguel Ubeto  (VEN) Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela
2013 Flag of Venezuela.svg  Carlos José Ochoa  (VEN) Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela
2014 Flag of Venezuela.svg  Jonathan Salinas  (VEN)Kino Táchira
2015Flag of Venezuela.svg  José Alarcón  (VEN)Lotería del Táchira
2016Flag of Venezuela.svg  Jonathan Monsalve  (VEN)JHS Aves
2017Flag of Venezuela.svg  Carlos Torres  (VEN)JHS Grupo
2018Flag of Italy.svg  Matteo Spreafico  (ITA) Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec
2019Flag of Venezuela.svg  Orluis Aular  (VEN) Matrix Powertag
2020Flag of Venezuela.svg  Orluis Aular  (VEN) [2] Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
2021Flag of Venezuela.svg  Jorge Abreu  (VEN)Vzla Pais Futuro Fina Arroz
2022Flag of Venezuela.svg  Luis Gómez  (VEN)Team Carabobo
2023Flag of Venezuela.svg  César Sanabria  (VEN)Fina Arroz-Multimarcas Sport
2024Flag of Colombia.svg  Walter Vargas  (COL) Team Medellín

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References

  1. "Vuelta a Venezuela". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  2. "Vuelta a Venezuela".