Vuelta a La Rioja

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Vuelta a La Rioja
Race details
Date Late-April
Region La Rioja, Spain
English name Tour of La Rioja
Local name(s) Vuelta a La Rioja (Spanish)
Discipline Road
Competition UCI Europe Tour
Type Stage-race
Organiser Club Ciclista Logroñés
History
First edition 1957
Editions 48 (as of 2008)
First winner Flag of Spain Alberto Sant
Most wins Flag of Spain Jesus Manzaneque
Flag of Spain Carlos Echeverria
(3 wins)
Most recent Flag of Spain Manuel Calvente

The Vuelta a La Rioja (English: Tour of La Rioja) is a regional Spanish road bicycle race held in La Rioja. Since 2005, it has been a 2.1 category race on the UCI Europe Tour.

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Rider Team
1957 Flag of Spain Alberto Sant
1958 Flag of Spain Martin Martin Pinera
1949 No race
1960 Flag of Spain Angel Rodriguez
1961 No race
1962 Flag of Spain Carlos Echeverria
1963 Flag of Spain Carlos Echeverria
1964 Flag of Spain Antonio Barrutia
1965 Flag of Spain Juan-Maria Uribezubia
1966 Flag of Spain Antonio Gomez Del Moral
1967 Flag of Spain Gabino Erenozaga
1968 Flag of Spain Ramon Meniburu
1969 Flag of Spain Luis Ocaña
1970 Flag of Spain Carlos Echeverria
1971 Flag of Spain Jesus Manzaneque
1972 Flag of Spain José Antonio Ponton
1973 Flag of Spain Jesus Manzaneque
1974 Flag of Spain Jesus Manzaneque
1975 Flag of Spain Javier Elorriaga
1976 No race
1977 Flag of Spain Rafael Ladron De Guevara
1978 Flag of Spain Francisco Galdos
1979 Flag of Spain Eulalio Garcia
1980 Flag of Spain Jesus Suarez Cueva
1981 Flag of Spain Isidro Juarez
1982 Flag of Spain Marino Lejarreta
1983 Flag of Spain Eduardo Chozas
Rider Team
1984 Flag of Spain Inaki Gaston
1985 Flag of Spain Francisco Antequera
1986 Flag of Spain José Luis Laguia
1987 Flag of Germany Raimund Dietzen
1988 Flag of Spain Federico Echave
1989 Flag of Spain Enrique Aja
1990 Flag of Spain Alfonso Guttierez
1991 No race
1992 Flag of Spain Mikel Zarrabeitia
1993 Flag of France Laurent Jalabert Flag of Spain ONCE
1994 Flag of Spain José María Jiménez Flag of Spain Banesto
1995 Flag of Spain Miguel Induráin Flag of Spain Banesto
1996 Flag of Spain Roberto Sierra Flag of Spain ONCE
1997 Flag of Spain José María Jiménez Flag of Spain Banesto
1998 Flag of Spain Abraham Olano Flag of Spain Banesto
1999 Flag of Spain Juan Carlos Dominguez Flag of Spain Vitalicio Seguros
2000 Flag of Spain Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero Flag of Spain Vitalicio Seguros
2001 Flag of Spain Cesar Solaun Flag of Spain iBanesto.com
2002 Flag of Spain Carlos Torrent Flag of Spain Jazztel-Costa Almería
2003 Flag of Colombia Felix Rafael Cardenas Ravalo Flag of Colombia Orbitel 2005
2004 Flag of Russia Vladimir Karpets Flag of Spain Illes Balears-Banesto
2005 Flag of Spain Javier Pascual Rodriguez Flag of Spain Comunidad Valenciana
2006 Flag of Spain Ricardo Serrano Flag of Spain Kaiku
2007 Flag of Spain Rubén Plaza Flag of Spain Caisse d'Epargne
2008 Flag of Spain Manuel Calvente Flag of Spain Contentpolis-Murcia

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