Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana

The Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (Valencian pronunciation: [ˈvɔlta a la komuniˈtad valensiˈana]; English: Tour of the Valencian Community or Tour of Valencia) is a road cycling stage race held in the Valencian Community (Comunitat Valenciana), Spain.[1] Its position in the cycling calendar means it is often used as preparation for the spring classics or the Grand Tours which take place later in the season.[2]

Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
Race details
DateEarly February
RegionValencian Community, Spain
English nameTour of the Valencian Community
Local name(s)Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (Valencian)
Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana (in Spanish)
DisciplineRoad race
CompetitionUCI Europe Tour
TypeStage race
Web sitevueltacv.es Edit this at Wikidata
History
First edition1929 (1929)
Editions75 (as of 2024)
First winner Salvador Cardona (ESP)
Most wins Alejandro Valverde (ESP) (3 wins)
Most recent Brandon McNulty (USA)

No editions of the race were held between 2008 and 2015 because of funding issues. A first attempt to revive it for the 2010–11 UCI Europe Tour was unsuccessful.[3] During 2015 a second attempt was started by Ángel Casero and his brother Rafael. In September the UCI granted the race a 2.1 status and made way for the return of the race which took place in early February.[4] The race became part of the new UCI ProSeries in 2020.

Riders during the 2020 edition

Results edit

Previous winners edit

Year Country Rider Team
1929   Spain Salvador Cardona Elvish-Fontan
1930   Spain Mariano Cañardo
1931   Spain Fédérico Ezquerra
1932   Spain Ricardo Montero
1933   Spain Antonio Escuriet
1934–
1939
No race
1940   Spain Fédérico Ezquerra
1941 No race
1942   Spain Julián Berrendero
1943   Spain Antonio Andres Sancho
1944   Spain Antonio Martin Eguia
1945–
1946
No race
1947   Spain Joaquin Olmos
1948   Spain Emilio Rodríguez
1949   Spain Joaquim Filba
1950–
1953
No race
1954   Spain Salvador Botella
1955   Spain Francisco Masip
1956   Spain René Marigil
1957   Spain Bernardo Ruiz
1958   Belgium Hilaire Couvreur
1959   Belgium Rik Van Looy
1960   Spain Fernando Manzaneque Faema
1961   Spain Salvador Botella
1962   Spain Fernando Manzaneque Wiel's-Roene Leeuw
1963   Spain José Martín Colmenarejo
1964   Spain Antonio Gómez del Moral
1965   Spain José Pérez Francés Ferrys
1966   Spain Angelino Soler
1967   Spain José Pérez Francés Kas–Kaskol
1968   Spain Mariano Díaz
1969   Belgium Eddy Merckx Faemino–Faema
1970   Spain Ventura Díaz
1971   Spain José López Rodríguez
1972   Spain Domingo Perurena Kas
1973   Spain José Antonio González Linares Kas–Kaskol
1974   Italy Marcello Bergamo
1975   Spain Vicente López Carril Kas–Kaskol
1976   Spain Gonzalo Aja Teka
1977   Sweden Bernt Johansson Fiorella
1978 No race
1979   Spain Vicente Belda Transmallorca
1980   West Germany Klaus-Peter Thaler Teka
1981   Spain Alberto Fernández Teka
1982   Spain Pedro Muñoz
1983   West Germany Reimund Dietzen Teka
1984   France Bruno Cornillet La Vie Claire
1985   Spain Jesús Blanco Villar
1986   France Bernard Hinault La Vie Claire
1987   Ireland Stephen Roche Carrera Jeans–Vagabond
1988    Switzerland Erich Mächler Carrera Jeans–Vagabond
1989   Spain Pello Ruiz Cabestany ONCE
1990   Netherlands Tom Cordes
1991   Spain Melcior Mauri ONCE
1992   Spain Melcior Mauri ONCE
1993   Spain Julián Gorospe Banesto
1994   Russia Viatcheslav Ekimov WordPerfect
1995    Switzerland Alex Zülle ONCE
1996   France Laurent Jalabert ONCE
1997   Spain Juan Carlos Domínguez Kelme
1998   France Pascal Chanteur Casino
1999   Kazakhstan Alexander Vinokourov Ag2r Prévoyance
2000   Spain Abraham Olano ONCE
2001    Switzerland Fabian Jeker Milaneza–MSS
2002    Switzerland Alex Zülle Team Coast
2003   Italy Dario Frigo Fassa Bortolo
2004   Spain Alejandro Valverde Kelme–Costa Blanca
2005   Italy Alessandro Petacchi Fassa Bortolo
2006   Spain Antonio Colom Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears
2007   Spain Alejandro Valverde Caisse d'Epargne
2008   Spain Rubén Plaza S.L. Benfica
2009–
2015
No race
2016   Netherlands Wout Poels Team Sky
2017   Colombia Nairo Quintana Movistar Team
2018   Spain Alejandro Valverde Movistar Team
2019   Spain Ion Izagirre Astana
2020   Slovenia Tadej Pogačar UAE Team Emirates
2021    Switzerland Stefan Küng Groupama–FDJ
2022   Russia Aleksandr Vlasov Bora–Hansgrohe
2023   Portugal Rui Costa Intermarché–Circus–Wanty
2024   United States Brandon McNulty UAE Team Emirates

Multiple winners edit

Number of wins Rider Editions
3 wins   Alejandro Valverde 2004, 2007, 2018
2 wins   Salvador Botella 1954, 1961
  Fédérico Ezquerra 1931, 1940
  José Pérez Francés 1965, 1967
  Fernando Manzaneque 1960, 1962
  Melcior Mauri 1991, 1992
  Alex Zülle 1995, 2002

Wins per country edit

Wins Country
47   Spain
5   Switzerland
4   France
3   Belgium
  Italy
2   Netherlands
  Russia
  West Germany
1   Colombia
  Ireland
  Kazakhstan
  Portugal
  Slovenia
  Sweden
  United States

Classifications edit

As of the 2021 edition, the jerseys worn by the leaders of the individual classifications are:

  •   Yellow Jersey – Worn by the leader of the general classification.
  •   Orange Jersey – Worn by the leader of the points classification.
  •   Polkadot Jersey – Worn by the leader of the climber classification.
  •   White Jersey – Worn by the best rider under 23 years of age on the overall classification.

References edit

General
  • "Vuelta Ciclista a la Communidad Valenciana – Race profile". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
Specific
  1. ^ "Volta Comunitat Valenciana". FirstCycling.com. 2023.
  2. ^ "Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana (Esp) - Cat.2.ProS". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French).
  3. ^ "La Volta a la Comunidad Valenciana tampoco verá la luz en 2011 (Comunicado)". Biciciclismo.com (in Spanish). 2 December 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
  4. ^ "Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana to return to UCI calendar in 2016". Cyclingnews.com. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.