Vuelta a Andalucía
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 race will become part of the new UCI ProSeries in 2020. The nickname, Ruta del Sol, is in reference to the region's popular tourist coastline the Costa del Sol.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | Mid-February |
| Region | Andalucía |
| English name | Tour of Andalusia |
| Local name(s) | Vuelta a Andalucía (in Spanish) |
| Nickname(s) | Ruta del Sol (in Spanish) Route of the Sun (in English) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour 2.1 |
| Type | Stage-race (5 days) |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 1925 |
| Editions | 65 (as of 2020) |
| First winner | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Ricardo Montero (ESP) |
| Most wins |  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) (5 wins) |
| Most recent |  Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) |
Winners
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Multiple winners
Alejandro Valverde (pictured at the 2015 Tour de France) has won the race five times.
| Wins | Rider | Editions |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017 |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 | |
| Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | 2019, 2020 |
Wins per country
| Wins | Country |
|---|---|
| 37 | Spain |
| 9 | Belgium |
| 6 | Germany,  Netherlands |
| 3 | Italy |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia, Denmark |
| 1 |  United Kingdom |
References
- "Vuelta a Andalucía". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
External links
- Official website (in Spanish)
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