Vuelta a La Rioja
Spanish cycling race
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The Vuelta a La Rioja (English: Tour of La Rioja) was a regional Spanish road bicycle race held in La Rioja by the Club Ciclista Logroñes from 1957 to 2017 with 57 editions, skipping three[1]. It ended due to financial problems of the cycling club. Its end was only announced in 2019[2]. From 2005 to 2008, it was a 2.1 category race on the UCI Europe Tour.
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 | 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 | Jesús Manzaneque (ESP) Carlos Echeverría (ESP) (3 wins) |
| Most recent |  Rory Sutherland (AUS) |
Route
History
Suspension and end
Winners
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Every winner of the race was Spanish until West German Reimund Dietzen won the 1987 edition. Only 9 more foreigners won the race after him. The last 6 editions were all won by foreigners.
Every cyclist team was Spanish until 2003, when Félix Cárdenas won the race with Colombian team Orbitel 2005. They were followed by Russian team Lokosphinx in 2012 and Orica-GreenEDGE from 2014 to 2017.
