Vuelta a Asturias
Spanish multi-day road cycling race
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Vuelta Asturias is a professional cycle road race held in Spain in early May each year. The event was first run in 1925 but has not been held consistently until 1968 to present. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.
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| Race details | |
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| Date | Early-May |
| Region | Asturias, Spain |
| English name | Tour of Asturias |
| Local name | Vuelta Asturias (in Spanish) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
| Type | Stage-race |
| Organiser | Club Ciclista Aramo |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 1925 |
| Editions | 68 (as of 2026) |
| First winner |  Segundo Barruetabeña (ESP) |
| Most wins |  Nairo Quintana (COL) (3 wins) |
| Most recent | Nairo Quintana (COL) |
The race director from 1957 to 2007 was Julio Álvarez "Mendo". After his death on 23 February 2008, the race director is his daughter Cristina Álvarez "Mendo", the first woman in Spain, and the second in Europe, to become director of a professional men's road cycling race.[1][2] She continues to be the director of the race, as of 2026.[3]
On 25 April 2014, the Vuelta Asturias was suspended one week before its start due to the lack of funds and sponsors.[4] The race returned in 2015, when a two-stage edition was won by Igor Antón (Movistar Team).[5]
Winners
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Notes
- Zaballa's result was annulled by the Union Cycliste Internationale in 2012, after Zaballa had tested positive for using ephedrine.[6]
- Quintana was named winner as Raúl Alarcón's win was annulled due to doping.