) The end of the 48th Tour of La Rioja. | |
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | Late-April |
| Region | La Rioja, Spain |
| English name | Tour of La Rioja |
| Local name(s) | Vuelta a La Rioja (in Spanish) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
| Type | Stage-race (until 2008) One-day race (from 2009) |
| Organiser | Club Ciclista Logroñés |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 1957 |
| Editions | 57 (as of 2017) |
| First winner |  Alberto Sant (ESP) |
| Most wins | Jesus Manzaneque (ESP) Carlos Echeverria (ESP) (3 wins) |
| Most recent | .svg.png){kind=small} 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.
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
| Year | Country | Rider | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Spain | Alberto Sant | Mobylette Coabania | |
| 1958 | Spain | Manuel Martin Pinera | KAS-Boxing Club | |
| 1959 | No race | |||
| 1960 | Spain | Angel Rodriguez | Brandy Majestad | |
| 1961 | No race | |||
| 1962 | Spain | Carlos Echeverria | Funcor-Munguia | |
| 1963 | Spain | Carlos Echeverria | KAS-Kaskol | |
| 1964 | Spain | Antonio Barrutia | KAS-Kaskol | |
| 1965 | Spain | Juan Maria Uribezubia | KAS-Kaskol | |
| 1966 | Spain | Antonio Gomez Del Moral | KAS-Kaskol | |
| 1967 | Spain | Gabino Erenozaga | Fagor | |
| 1968 | Spain | Ramon Mendiburu | Fagor-Fargas | |
| 1969 | Spain | Luis Ocaña | Fagor | |
| 1970 | Spain | Carlos Echeverria | KAS-Kaskol | |
| 1971 | Spain | Jesus Manzaneque | KAS-Kaskol | |
| 1972 | Spain | José Antonio Ponton | Werner | |
| 1973 | Spain | Jesus Manzaneque | La Casera-Peña Bahamontes | |
| 1974 | Spain | Jesus Manzaneque | La Casera-Peña Bahamontes | |
| 1975 | Spain | Francisco Elorriaga | KAS-Kaskol | |
| 1976 | No race | |||
| 1977 | Spain | Rafael Ladron De Guevara | KAS-Campagnolo | |
| 1978 | Spain | Francisco Galdós | KAS-Campagnolo | |
| 1979 | Spain | Eulalio Garcia | Teka | |
| 1980 | Spain | Jesus Suarez Cueva | Fosforera-Vereco | |
| 1981 | Spain | Isidro Juarez | Zor-Helios | |
| 1982 | Spain | Marino Lejarreta | Teka | |
| 1983 | Spain | Eduardo Chozas | Zor-Gemeaz-Cusin | |
| 1984 | Spain | Iñaki Gaston | Reynolds | |
| 1985 | Spain | Francisco Antequera | Zor-Gemeaz | |
| 1986 | Spain | José Luis Laguía | Reynolds | |
| 1987 |  Germany | Raimund Dietzen | Teka | |
| 1988 | Spain | Federico Echave | B.H. Sport | |
| 1989 | Spain | Enrique Aja | Teka | |
| 1990 | Spain | Alfonso Gutierrez | B.H.-Amaya Seguros | |
| 1991 | No race | |||
| 1992 | Spain | Mikel Zarrabeitia | Amaya Seguros | |
| 1993 |  France | Laurent Jalabert | O.N.C.E. | |
| 1994 | Spain | José María Jiménez | Banesto | |
| 1995 | Spain | Miguel Indurain | Banesto | |
| 1996 | Spain | José Roberto Sierra | O.N.C.E. | |
| 1997 | Spain | José María Jiménez | Banesto | |
| 1998 | Spain | Abraham Olano | Banesto | |
| 1999 | Spain | Juan Carlos Domínguez | Vitalicio Seguros-Grupo Generali | |
| 2000 | Spain | Miguel Ángel Martín Perdiguero | Vitalicio Seguros-Grupo Generali | |
| 2001 | Spain | Cesar Solaun | iBanesto.com | |
| 2002 | Spain | Carlos Torrent | Jazztel-Costa de Almería | |
| 2003 |  Colombia | Félix Cárdenas | Orbitel 2005 | |
| 2004 |  Russia | Vladimir Karpets | Illes Balears–Banesto | |
| 2005 | Spain | Javier Pascual Rodriguez | Comunidad Valenciana–Elche | |
| 2006 | Spain | Ricardo Serrano | Kaiku | |
| 2007 | Spain | Rubén Plaza | Caisse d'Epargne | |
| 2008 | Spain | Manuel Calvente | Contentpolis–Murcia | |
| 2009 | Spain | David García | Xacobeo–Galicia | |
| 2010 | Spain | Ángel Vicioso | Andalucía–Cajasur | |
| 2011 | Spain | Imanol Erviti | Movistar Team | |
| 2012 | Russia | Evgeny Shalunov | Lokosphinx | |
| 2013 |  Italy | Francesco Lasca | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | |
| 2014 | Australia | Michael Matthews | Orica–GreenEDGE | |
| 2015 | Australia | Caleb Ewan | Orica–GreenEDGE | |
| 2016 | Australia | Michael Matthews | Orica–GreenEDGE | |
| 2017 | Australia | Rory Sutherland | Movistar Team | |
References
External links
- Official website (in Spanish)