The Vuelta Ciclista a El Salvador (English: Tour of El Salvador) is a multi-day road bicycle racing stage race held annually in late April and early May in El Salvador. The Vuelta a El Salvador carries a UCI rating of 2.2 and is part of the UCI America Tour, which is one of six UCI Continental Circuits sponsored by the Union Cycliste Internationale, the sport's international governing body.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | April-may |
| Region | El Salvador |
| English name | Tour of El Salvador |
| Discipline | Road race |
| Competition | UCI America Tour |
| Type | Stage race |
| Organiser | Rubén Contreras Schweizer |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 1964 |
| Editions | 25 (as of 2006) |
| First winner |  Armando Paniagua (GUA) |
| Most recent |  Wilson Zambrano (COL) |
Men’s race Past winners edit
| Year | Winner | Country | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Armando Paniagua | Guatemala |
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| 1965 | Juan Jose Pontaza | Guatemala |
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| 1966–1967 | No Event | ||
| 1968 | Julio Patricio Merino |  El Salvador |
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| 1969–1972 | No Event | ||
| 1973 | Antonio "Pato" Funes | El Salvador |
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| 1974 | Fernando Moreno |  Mexico |
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| 1975 | Pedro Acu Tura | Guatemala |
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| 1976 | No Event | ||
| 1977 | Arquímedes Jaén |  Panama |
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| 1978 | No Event | ||
| 1979 | Roberto "Cuque" López | Guatemala |
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| 1980 | No Event | ||
| 1981 | Gregorio Rodríguez | Guatemala |
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| 1982 | Carlos Aguilar | Guatemala |
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| 1983 | Rafael Ernesto Chávez | El Salvador |
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| 1984 | Arsenio Chaparro | Colombia |
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| 1985 | Héctor Julio Patarroyo | Colombia |
Café Quetzal-Leche Klim |
| 1986 | Julio Carlos Morales | El Salvador |
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| 1987 | Jorge Landaverde | El Salvador |
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| 1988 | Luis Pérez | Colombia |
Colombia |
| 1989 | Jair Bernal | Colombia |
Colombia |
| 1990 | Marcos Wilches | Colombia |
Colombia |
| 1991 | Luis Fernando Lara | Colombia |
Colombia |
| 1992 | José Daniel Bernal | Colombia |
Colombia |
| 1993 | Luis Cárdenas | Colombia |
Colombia |
| 1994 | Fredy Núñez |  Cuba |
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| 1995–2003 | No Event | ||
| 2004 | Enrique Avalos | El Salvador |
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| 2005 | Cameron Hughes |  Australia |
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| 2006 | Gregorio Ladino | Colombia |
Colombia |
| 2007 | Wilson Zambrano | Colombia |
Colombia es Pasión |
Women’s Race Past Winners edit
| Year | Winner | Country | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Evelyn García | El Salvador |
Banco Cuscatlan - Cogeas |
| 2005 | Edita Pučinskaitė |  Lithuania |
Nobili Rubinetterie - Menikini - Cogeas |
| 2006 | Aimee Vasse |  United States |
Tria - USA |
| 2007 | Evelyn García | El Salvador |
Team Cmax Dila - Guericiotti - Cogeas |
| 2008 | Tetyana Styazhkina |  Ukraine |
USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo |
| 2009–2011 | No event | ||
| 2012 | Clemilda Fernandes Silva |  Brazil |
USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo |
| 2013 | |||
| 2014 | Mara Abbott | United States |
UnitedHealthcare |
| 2015–2023 | No event | ||
| 2024 | Elena Hartmann |  Switzerland |
Roland Cycling |
Jersey classifications edit
As of the 2014 edition of the race, the following jerseys were awarded:
General classification: the rider with the lowest overall accumulated time
Points classification: the rider who has scored the highest number of points
Sprints classification: the rider who has scored the highest number of points from intermediate sprints
Mountains classification: the rider who has scored the highest number of points from specified climbs
Combativity classification: the rider who has been the most aggressive
Young rider classification: the rider with the lowest overall accumulated time under a specified age
Best Salvadorean rider: the rider with the lowest overall accumulated time from El Salvador
Source[1]
References edit
- ^ "Technical Guide 2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-11. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
External links edit
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