Vuelta a Andalucía
Race details | |
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Date | Mid-February |
Region | Andalucía |
English name | Tour of Andalusia |
Local name(s) | Vuelta a Andalucía (Spanish) |
Nickname(s) |
Ruta del Sol (Spanish) Route of the Sun (English) |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | UCI Europe Tour 2.1 |
Type | Stage-race (5 days) |
History | |
First edition | 1925 |
Editions | 62 (as of 2016) |
First winner |
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Most wins |
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Most recent |
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The Vuelta a Andalucía (Tour of Andalusia) or Ruta del Sol (Route of the Sun) is a regional Spanish road bicycle race first held in 1925.[1] Since 2005, it has been a 2.1 category race on the UCI Europe Tour. The nickname, Ruta del Sol, is in reference to the region's popular tourist coastline the Costa del Sol.
Winners

Alejandro Valverde (pictured at the 2015 Tour de France) earned his fourth overall victory in the 2016 Vuelta a Andalucía.
Rider | Team | |||
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1925 | ![]() |
Montero, RicardoRicardo Montero (ESP) | Real Union Irun | |
1926– 1954 |
No race | |||
1955 | ![]() |
Gómez del Moral, JoseJosé Gómez del Moral (ESP) | individual | |
1956 | ![]() |
Bover, MiguelMiguel Bover (ESP) | Splendid-d'Alessandro | |
1957 | ![]() |
Vidaurreta, HortencioHortencio Vidaurreta (ESP) | Real Union-Palmera | |
1958 | ![]() |
Company, GabrielGabriel Company (ESP) | Faema-Guerra | |
1959 | ![]() |
Pacheco, MiguelMiguel Pacheco (ESP) | Faema-Guerra | |
1960 | ![]() |
Mas, GabrielGabriel Mas (ESP) | Faema | |
1961 | ![]() |
Soler, AngelinoAngelino Soler (ESP) | Faema | |
1962 | ![]() |
Momene, Jose AntonioJosé Antonio Momene (ESP) | KAS | |
1963 | ![]() |
Barrutia, AntonioAntonio Barrutia (ESP) | KAS-Kaskol | |
1964 | ![]() |
Altig, RudiRudi Altig (GER) | Saint Raphael-Gitane | |
1965 | ![]() |
Segu, JoseJosé Segu (ESP) | Tedi Montjuich | |
1966 | ![]() |
Aranzabal, JesusJesus Aranzabal (ESP) | Fagor | |
1967 | ![]() |
Mendiburu, RamonRamon Mendiburu (ESP) | Fagor | |
1968 | ![]() |
Houbrechts, AntoonAntoon Houbrechts (BEL) | Flandria–De Clerck | |
1969 | ![]() |
Gómez del Moral, AntonioAntonio Gómez del Moral (ESP) | KAS-Kaskol | |
1970 | ![]() |
Gomez Lucas, JoseJosé Gomez Lucas (ESP) | KAS-Kaskol | |
1971 | ![]() |
Monsere, Jean PierreJean-Pierre Monseré (BEL) | Flandria–Mars | |
1972 | ![]() |
Krekels, JanJan Krekels (NED) | Goudsmit-Hoff | |
1973 | ![]() |
Pintens, GeorgesGeorges Pintens (BEL) | Rokado | |
1974 | ![]() |
Maertens, FreddyFreddy Maertens (BEL) | Flandria–Carpenter | |
1975 | ![]() |
Maertens, FreddyFreddy Maertens (BEL) | Flandria–Carpenter | |
1976 | ![]() |
Knetemann, GerrieGerrie Knetemann (NED) | TI-Raleigh | |
1977 | ![]() |
Thurau, DietrichDietrich Thurau (GER) | TI-Raleigh | |
1978 | No race | |||
1979 | ![]() |
Thurau, DietrichDietrich Thurau (GER) | IJsboerke-Warncke | |
1980 | ![]() |
Willems, DanielDaniel Willems (BEL) | IJsboerke-Warncke | |
1981 | ![]() |
Schipper, JosJos Schipper (NED) | HB Alarmsystemen | |
1982 | ![]() |
Sergeant, MarcMarc Sergeant (BEL) | Boule d'Or | |
1983 | ![]() |
Chozas, EduardoEduardo Chozas (ESP) | Zor-Gemeaz | |
1984 | ![]() |
Gorospe, JuliánJulián Gorospe (ESP) | Reynolds | |
1985 | ![]() |
Golz, RolfRolf Gölz (GER) | Del Tongo | |
1986 | ![]() |
Rooks, StevenSteven Rooks (NED) | PDM-Concorde | |
1987 | ![]() |
Golz, RolfRolf Gölz (GER) | SuperConfex-Yoko | |
1988 | ![]() |
Van Hooydonck, EdwigEdwig Van Hooydonck (BEL) | SuperConfex-Yoko | |
1989 | ![]() |
Bordonali, FabioFabio Bordonali (ITA) | Malvor-Sidi | |
1990 | ![]() |
Chozas, EduardoEduardo Chozas (ESP) | ONCE | |
1991 | ![]() |
Lezaun, RobertoRoberto Lezaun (ESP) | Banesto | |
1992 | ![]() |
Martinez Torres, MiguelMiguel Martinez Torres (ESP) | ONCE | |
1993 | ![]() |
Gorospe, JuliánJulián Gorospe (ESP) | Banesto | |
1994 | ![]() |
Della Santa, StefanoStefano Della Santa (ITA) | Mapei–CLAS | |
1995 | ![]() |
Della Santa, StefanoStefano Della Santa (ITA) | Mapei–GB–Latexco | |
1996 | ![]() |
Stephens, NeilNeil Stephens (AUS) | ONCE | |
1997 | ![]() |
Zabel, ErikErik Zabel (GER) | Team Telekom | |
1998 | ![]() |
García, MarcelinoMarcelino García (ESP) | ONCE | |
1999 | ![]() |
Pascual Rodriguez, JavierJavier Pascual Rodriguez (ESP) | Kelme | |
2000 | ![]() |
Pena, Miguel AngelMiguel Angel Peña (ESP) | ONCE–Deutsche Bank | |
2001 | ![]() |
Dekker, ErikErik Dekker (NED) | Rabobank | |
2002 | ![]() |
Colom, AntonioAntonio Colom (ESP) | Relax-Fuenlabrada | |
2003 | ![]() |
Pascual Llorente, JavierJavier Pascual Llorente (ESP) | Kelme-Costa Blanca | |
2004 | ![]() |
Dominguez, Juan CarlosJuan Carlos Domínguez (ESP) | Saunier Duval–Prodir | |
2005 | ![]() |
Cabello, FranciscoFrancisco Cabello (ESP) | Comunidad Valenciana-Elche | |
2006 | ![]() |
Garcia Quesada, CarlosCarlos García Quesada (ESP) | Unibet.com | |
2007 | ![]() |
Freire, OscarÓscar Freire (ESP) | Rabobank | |
2008 | ![]() |
Lastras, PabloPablo Lastras (ESP) | Caisse d'Epargne | |
2009 | ![]() |
Posthuma, JoostJoost Posthuma (NED) | Rabobank | |
2010 | ![]() |
Rogers, MichaelMichael Rogers (AUS) | Team HTC–Columbia | |
2011 | ![]() |
Irizar, MarkelMarkel Irizar (ESP) | Team RadioShack | |
2012 | ![]() |
Valverde, AlejandroAlejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | |
2013 | ![]() |
Valverde, AlejandroAlejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | |
2014 | ![]() |
Valverde, AlejandroAlejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | |
2015 | ![]() |
Froome, ChrisChris Froome (GBR) | Team Sky | |
2016 | ![]() |
Valverde, AlejandroAlejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team |
Multiple Winners
Wins | Rider | Editions |
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4 | ![]() | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016 |
2 | ![]() | 1974, 1975 |
![]() | 1977, 1979 | |
![]() | 1985, 1987 | |
![]() | 1983, 1990 | |
![]() | 1984, 1993 | |
![]() | 1994, 1995 |
Wins per country
Wins | Country |
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36 | ![]() |
8 | ![]() |
6 | ![]() ![]() |
3 | ![]() |
2 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
References
- ↑ "Vuelta a Andalucía". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
External links
- Official website (Spanish)
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