Vuelta a Cuba

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Vuelta a Cuba (English: Tour of Cuba) is a mutli-day road bicycle racing stage race held annually each February in the Cuba. Vuelta Ciclista a Cuba 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.

[edit] Past winners

Year Winner Country Team 2006 Pedro Pablo Pérez (5)  Cuba Cuba 2007 Svein Tuft  Canada Symmetrics Cycling Team 2006 Pedro Pablo Pérez (4)  Cuba Cuba 2005 Damier Martinez  Cuba Cuba A 2004 Pedro Pablo Pérez (3)  Cuba Cuba 2003 Todd Herriot  United States UPMC Fuji 2002 Filippo Pozzato  Italy Mapei-Quick Step 2001 Pedro Pablo Pérez (2)  Cuba Cuba 2000 Pedro Pablo Pérez  Cuba Cuba 1991- 1999 No Event 1990 Eduardo Alonso (6)  Cuba Cuba 1989 Eduardo Alonso (5)  Cuba Cuba A 1988 Eduardo Alonso (4)  Cuba Cuba 1987 Eduardo Alonso (3)  Cuba Cuba A 1986 Eduardo Alonso (2)  Cuba Cuba A 1985 Alexander Zinoviev  Soviet Union URSS A 1984 Eduardo Alonso  Cuba Cuba 1983 Olaf Jentszch  East Germany Germany A 1982 No Event 1981 Jorge A. Pérez  Cuba Cuba 1980 Aldo "Búfalo" Arencibia (3)  Cuba Habana 1979 Carlos Cardet (3)  Cuba Cuba 1978 Serguei Sujorochenkov  Soviet Union Cuba 1977 Carlos Cardet (2)  Cuba Cuba 1976 Aldo "Búfalo" Arencibia (2)  Cuba Cuba 1975 No Event 1974 Carlos Cardet  Cuba Cuba 1973 Leonardo Hernández  Cuba Las Villas 1972 Aldo "Búfalo" Arencibia  Cuba Cuba 1971 Raúl Vázquez  Cuba Cuba 1970 No Event 1969 Sergio "Pipián" Martínez (4)  Cuba Cuba 1968 Sergio "Pipián" Martínez (3)  Cuba Cuba 1967 Henry Kowalsky  Poland Poland 1966 Sergio "Pipián" Martínez (2)  Cuba Matanzas 1965 Rodolfo Noriega  Cuba Cotorro 1964 Sergio "Pipián" Martínez  Cuba Matanzas