Vuelta a Andalucía

Vuelta a Andalucía
Race details
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 (1925)
Editions	62 (as of 2016)
First winner	Ricardo Montero (ESP)
Most wins	Alejandro Valverde (ESP) (4 wins)
Most recent	Alejandro Valverde (ESP)

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

Multiple Winners

Wins	Rider	Editions
4	Alejandro Valverde (ESP)	2012, 2013, 2014, 2016
2	Freddy Maertens (BEL)	1974, 1975
	Dietrich Thurau (GER)	1977, 1979
	Rolf Gölz (GER)	1985, 1987
	Eduardo Chozas (ESP)	1983, 1990
	Julián Gorospe (ESP)	1984, 1993
	Stefano Della Santa (ITA)	1994, 1995

Wins per country

Wins	Country
36	Spain
8	Belgium
6	Germany, Netherlands
3	Italy
2	Australia
1	United Kingdom

References

↑ "Vuelta a Andalucía". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 7 February 2016.

External links

Official website (Spanish)

Vuelta a Andalucía

1925 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Culture of Andalusia

History	Prehistoric Iberia Los Millares Tartessos Dolmens Rock-Art Iberians Lady of Baza Roman Hispania Baetica Italica Visigothic Kingdom Byzantine Empire Spania Al-Andalus Crown of Castile Reconquista Spanish Empire Casa de Contratación Spanish transition Autonomous community

Language	Andalusian Spanish

Sports	Jábega malagueña Peace Cup Royal Andalusian School of Equestrian Art Valderrama Golf Club Vuelta a Andalucía Marbella Suns Sevilla FC

Cuisine	Ajoblanco Andalusian Breakfast Andrajos Calentitos Gazpacho Jamones Gachas Andaluzas Migas Pescado frito Polvorón Puchero Pringá Salmorejo Sangria Ortiguillas Sherry Tapas Various dishes Seafood-based Wines

Musical instruments	Spanish guitar Castanet Gaita gastoreña

Traditional music	Flamenco Sevillanas Bulerías Pasodoble Verdiales New Flamenco Flamenco Chill Cante chico Cante jondo Cantiñas Palo

Traditions and feasts	Carnival of Cádiz Cavalcade of Magi Feria de Jerez Holy Week Powder Day Seville Fair Romería de El Rocío Velá de Santa Ana

Music festivals	Creamfields Andalusia Festival Bienal Flamenco Rocket Festival Spain

Symbols	Flag Anthem Rub el Hizb Indalo Andalusian horse

Category

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