| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | February–March |
| Region | Almería, Spain |
| English name | Classic of Almería |
| Local name(s) | Clásica de Almería (in Spanish) |
| Discipline | Road race |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
| Type | Single-day |
| Web site | clasicadealmeria |
| History | |
| First edition | 1986 |
| Editions | 35 (as of 2020) |
| First winner |  Miguel Ángel Martínez Torres (ESP) |
| Most wins |  Massimo Strazzer (ITA) (2 wins) |
| Most recent |  Pascal Ackermann (GER) |
The Clásica de Almería (English: Classic of Almería) is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in February or March in Almería, Spain, starting and finishing in Almería itself. Established in 1986, the race was run as an amateur event in its first six years. In 1992, it became fully professional.[1] From 2005, the race was organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour,[1] and became part of the new UCI ProSeries in 2020 as a 1.Pro event.
Winners
| Year | Country | Rider | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Spain | Miguel Ángel Martinez | Spain (national team) |
| 1987 | Spain | Tomás Ortega | CAM |
| 1988 | Spain | José Gonzalez | Puertas Cerdán |
| 1989 | Spain | José Bernabé | Plastimer |
| 1990 | Spain | Bernardo Gonzalez | CAM |
| 1991 | Spain | Asier Guenetxea | Kaiku |
| 1992 |  Denmark | Johnny Weltz | ONCE |
| 1993 |  Russia | Viatcheslav Ekimov | Novemail-Histor |
| 1994 | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | Johan Capiot | TVM-Bison Kit |
| 1995 | Belgium | Jean-Pierre Heynderickx | Collstrop-Lystex |
| 1996 | Belgium | Wilfried Nelissen | Lotto-Isoglass |
| 1997 | Italy | Massimo Strazzer | Roslotto-ZG Mobili |
| 1998 | Italy | Mario Traversoni | Mercatone Uno–Bianchi |
| 1999 |  Czech Republic | Ján Svorada | Lampre-Daikin |
| 2000 | Spain | Isaac Gálvez | Kelme-Costa Blanca |
| 2001 | Denmark | Tayeb Braikia | Lotto-Adecco |
| 2002 | Italy | Massimo Strazzer | Phonak |
| 2003 |  Brazil | Luciano Pagliarini | Lampre |
| 2004 |  France | Jérôme Pineau | Brioches La Boulangère |
| 2005 | Spain | Iván Gutiérrez | Illes Balears–Banesto |
| 2006 | Spain | Francisco Pérez | Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears |
| 2007 | Russia | Eduard Vorganov[nb 1] | Karpin–Galicia |
| 2008 |  Argentina | Juan José Haedo | Team CSC |
| 2009 |  New Zealand | Greg Henderson | Team Columbia–High Road |
| 2010 |  Netherlands | Theo Bos | Cervélo TestTeam |
| 2011 | Italy | Matteo Pelucchi | Geox–TMC |
| 2012 | .svg.png){kind=small} Australia | Michael Matthews | Rabobank |
| 2013 | Australia | Mark Renshaw | Blanco Pro Cycling |
| 2014 |  Ireland | Sam Bennett | NetApp–Endura |
| 2015 |  Great Britain | Mark Cavendish | Etixx–Quick-Step |
| 2016 | Australia | Leigh Howard | IAM Cycling |
| 2017 | Denmark | Magnus Cort | Orica–Scott |
| 2018 | Australia | Caleb Ewan | Mitchelton–Scott |
| 2019 | Germany | Pascal Ackermann | Bora–Hansgrohe |
| 2020 | Germany | Pascal Ackermann | Bora–Hansgrohe |
Notes
- ^ Giuseppe Muraglia tested positive for hCG after winning the 2007 Clásica de Almería.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Clásica de Almería (HC), Spain". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ Weislo, Laura (12 October 2007). "Two years for Muraglia". Cycling News. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
External links
- Official site (in Spanish)