Clásica de Almería
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | Early-March |
| Region | Almería, Spain |
| English name | Classic of Almería |
| Local name(s) | Clásica de Almería (Spanish) |
| Discipline | Road race |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
| Type | Single-day |
| History | |
| First edition | 1986 |
| Editions | 31 (as of 2016) |
| First winner |
 Miguel Ángel Martínez Torres (ESP) |
| Most wins |
 Massimo Strazzer (ITA) (2 wins) |
| Most recent |
 Leigh Howard (AUS) |
The Clásica de Almería (English: Classic of Almería) is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in March in Almería, Spain, starting and finishing in Almería itself. Since 2005, the race is organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. Established in 1986, the race was run as an amateur event in its first six years. In 1992, it became fully professional.
Palmarès
| Rider | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | |
martinez, Miguel AngelMiguel Ángel Martinez (ESP) | Spain (national team) |
| 1987 | |
Ortega, TomasTomás Ortega (ESP) | CAM |
| 1988 | |
Gonzalez, JoseJosé Gonzalez (ESP) | Puertas Cerdán |
| 1989 | |
Bernabe, JoseJosé Bernabé (ESP) | Plastimer |
| 1990 | |
Gonzalez, BernardoBernardo Gonzalez (ESP) | CAM |
| 1991 | |
Guenetxea, AsierAsier Guenetxea (ESP) | Kaiku |
| 1992 |  |
Weltz, JohnnyJohnny Weltz (DEN) | ONCE |
| 1993 |  |
Ekimov, ViatcheslavViatcheslav Ekimov (RUS) | Novemail-Histor |
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Capiot, JohanJohan Capiot (BEL) | TVM-Bison Kit |
| 1995 | |
Heynderickx, Jean-PierreJean-Pierre Heynderickx (BEL) | Collstrop-Lystex |
| 1996 | |
Nelissen, WilfriedWilfried Nelissen (BEL) | Lotto-Isoglass |
| 1997 | |
Strazzer, MassimoMassimo Strazzer (ITA) | Roslotto-ZG Mobili |
| 1998 | |
Traversoni, MarioMario Traversoni (ITA) | Mercatone Uno–Bianchi |
| 1999 |  |
Svorada, JánJán Svorada (CZE) | Lampre-Daikin |
| 2000 | |
Galvez, IsaacIsaac Gálvez (ESP) | Kelme-Costa Blanca |
| 2001 | |
Braikia, TayebTayeb Braikia (DEN) | Lotto-Adecco |
| 2002 | |
Strazzer, MassimoMassimo Strazzer (ITA) | Phonak |
| 2003 |  |
Pagliarini, LucianoLuciano Pagliarini (BRA) | Lampre |
| 2004 |  |
Pineau, JeromeJérôme Pineau (FRA) | Brioches La Boulangère |
| 2005 | |
Gutierrez, IvanIván Gutiérrez (ESP) | Illes Balears–Banesto |
| 2006 | |
Perez, FranciscoFrancisco Pérez (ESP) | Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears |
| 2007 | |
Vorganov, EduardEduard Vorganov[1] (RUS) | Karpin–Galicia |
| 2008 |  |
Haedo, Juan JoseJuan José Haedo (ARG) | Team CSC |
| 2009 |  |
Henderson, GregGreg Henderson (NZL) | Team Columbia–High Road |
| 2010 |  |
Bos, TheoTheo Bos (NED) | Cervélo TestTeam |
| 2011 | |
Pelucchi, MatteoMatteo Pelucchi (ITA) | Geox–TMC |
| 2012 | |
Matthews, MichaelMichael Matthews (AUS) | Rabobank |
| 2013 | |
Renshaw, MarkMark Renshaw (AUS) | Blanco Pro Cycling |
| 2014 |  |
Bennett, SamSam Bennett (IRL) | NetApp–Endura |
| 2015 |  |
Cavendish, MarkMark Cavendish (GBR) | Etixx–Quick-Step |
| 2016 | |
Howard, LeighLeigh Howard (AUS) | IAM Cycling |
References
- ↑ Giuseppe Muraglia tested positive for hCG after winning the 2007 Clásica de Almería.
External links
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