Vuelta a Murcia
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This article relies largely or entirely upon a single source. (February 2012) |
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | Early-March |
| Region | Murcia, Spain |
| English name | Tour of Murcia |
| Local name(s) | Vuelta Ciclistica a la Region di Murcia |
| Discipline | Road race |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
| Type | Stage race (until 2012) One-day race (2013) |
| History | |
| First edition | 1981 |
| Editions | 33 (as of 2013) |
| First winner |  Pedro Delgado (ESP) |
| Most wins | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) (3 wins) |
| Most recent | Daniel Navarro (ESP) |
The Vuelta Ciclista a Murcia (English: Tour of Murcia) is a road bicycle race held in and around Murcia, Spain. Originally the race consisted of five stages. However, due to financial troubles, the race consisted of three stages in 2011 and only two stages in 2012.[1] It is part of the UCI Europe Tour as a 2.1 event.[2] The first four editions were reserved to amateurs.
Controversy
All Italian teams were banned from taking part in 2010 edition of the race by the race organizers. This decision was made due to the banning of Spanish cyclist Alejandro Valverde by the Italian Olympic Committee due to his links with the Operación Puerto blood doping ring.[3]
In 2011 Alberto Contador won both the overall and points classification after winning Stage 2 and the Stage 3 individual time trial. However in February 2012 he was suspended and all his results after July 2010 were voided, awarding Jérôme Coppel of Saur-Sojasun the overall victory.[4]
Past winners
References
- ^ "Economic crisis hits Tour of Murcia". Cyclingnews (Future Publishing Limited). 6 January 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- ^ "2012 UCI Road Calendar". Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- ^ "Tour of Murcia bars Italian teams". Cyclingnews (Future Publishing Limited). 5 February 2010. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- ^ Stokes, Shane (6 February 2012). "Confirmed: Contador handed two year doping ban,loses 2010 Tour title". VeloNation. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
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