Volta ao Alentejo

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Volta ao Alentejo
Race details
Date May-April
Region Alentejo, Portugal
English name Tour of Alentejo
Local name(s) Volta ao Alentejo (Portuguese)
Discipline Road
Competition UCI Europe Tour
Type Stage race
History
First edition 1983
Editions 25 (as of 2007)
First winner Flag of Portugal Paulo Ferreira
Most recent Flag of Spain Manuel Vazquez

The Volta ao Alentejo (Portuguese; English: Tour of Alentejo) is a road bicycle racing stage race held annually in the Alentejo, Portugal. Since 2005, it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.


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Rider Team
1983 Flag of Portugal Paulo Ferreira Lousa-Trinaranjus
1984 Flag of Portugal Marco Chagas Sporting-Raposeira
1985 Flag of Portugal Adelino Teixeira Lousa-Trinaranjus
1986 Flag of Portugal Manuel Zeferino Lousa-Trinaranjus-Akai
1987 Flag of Portugal Joaquim Salgado Garcia Joalheiro
1988 Flag of Portugal Joaquim Gomes Louletano-Vale de Lobo
1989 Flag of Portugal Fernando Carvalho Louletano-Vale de Lobo
1990 Flag of Spain José Recio Seur
1991 Flag of Spain Jesus Blanco Villar Festina
1992 Flag of Portugal António Pinto Sicasal-Acral
1993 Flag of Portugal Jorge Silva Sicasal-Acral
1994 Flag of Portugal Carlos Carneiro Sicasal-Acral
1995 Flag of Russia Asiate Saitov Artiach
Rider Team
1996 Flag of Spain Miguel Indurain Banesto
1997 Flag of Spain Aitor Garmendia ONCE
1998 Flag of Spain Melchor Mauri ONCE
1999 Flag of Spain Jose Luis Rubiera Kelme
2000 Flag of Denmark Claus Moller Maia-MSS
2001 Flag of Hungary Laszlo Bodrogi Mapei-QuickStep
2002 Flag of Portugal Joaquim Adrego Andrade Cantanhede-M. Marialva
2003 Flag of Russia Andrei Zintchenko LA Pecol-Bombarral
2004 Flag of Bulgaria Danail Petrov Carvalhelhos-Boavista
2005 Flag of Spain Xabier Tondo Catalunya-Angel Mir
2006 Flag of Portugal Sérgio Ribeiro Barbot-Halcon
2007 Flag of Spain Manuel Vazquez Andalucia Cajasur

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