| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | December |
| Region | Costa Rica |
| English name | Tour of Costa Rica |
| Local name(s) | Vuelta a Costa Rica |
| Nickname(s) | Giro Tico |
| Discipline | Road race |
| Competition | UCI America Tour |
| Type | Stage race |
| Organiser | Federacion Costaricense de Ciclismo |
| History | |
| First edition | 1965 |
| Editions | 41 (as of 2006) |
| First winner | José Luis “El Negro” Sánchez (CRC) |
| Most recent | Jose A. Bonilla (CRC) |
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | May |
| Region | Costa Rica |
| English name | Women's Tour of Costa Rica |
| Local name(s) | Vuelta a Costa Rica |
| Nickname(s) | Giro Tico |
| Discipline | Road race |
| Competition | UCI Elite Women's Calendar |
| Type | Stage race |
| Organiser | Federacion Costaricense de Ciclismo |
| History | |
| First edition | 2002 |
| Editions | 8 (as of 2009) |
| First winner | Karen Matamoros (CRC) |
| Most wins | Karen Matamoros (3) |
| Most recent | Evelyn García (ESA) |
The Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica (English: Tour of Costa Rica) refers to multi-day bicycle racing stage races held annually in Costa Rica. The men's Vuelta 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. The women's race is ranked 2.2 by the UCI and has traditionally been run in October, although in 2009 it was held in May. The events are organized by the Federacion Costaricense de Ciclismo.
| Year | Winner | Country | Team |
| 1965 | José Luis “El Negro” Sánchez | Costa Rica | Sanyo Costa Rica A |
| 1966 | Saturnino Rustrián | Guatemala | Guatemala |
| 1967 | José Manuel Soto | Costa Rica | Costa Rica |
| 1968 | Saturnino Rustrián | Guatemala | Guatemala |
| 1969 | Evaristo Fino Fino | Colombia | Colombia |
| 1970 | Arturo García | Mexico | Cuarteta Windsor |
| 1971 | José Manuel Soto | Costa Rica | Jabón Spreed |
| 1972 | Samuel de Jesús Herrera | Guatemala | |
| 1973 | Wilfredo Insuasti | Colombia | Colombia |
| 1974 | Rodolfo Vitela | Mexico | México |
| 1975 | Efraín Pulido | Colombia | Colombia |
| 1976 | Norberto Cáceres | Colombia | Colombia |
| 1977 | Carlos Alvarado | Costa Rica | Banco de Costa Rica |
| 1978 | Fernando Fontes | Venezuela | MARTELL |
| 1979 | German Loaiza | Colombia | METALCO |
| 1980 | Dale Stetina | United States | |
| 1981 | Alexis Villalobos | Costa Rica | METALCO |
| 1982 | Samuel Cabrera | Colombia | Colombia |
| 1983 | Antonio “Tomate” Agudelo | Colombia | |
| 1984 | Oliverio Cárdenas | Colombia | Casa Víctor |
| 1985 | Néstor Barrera | Colombia | Colombia |
| 1986 | Juan de Dios Castillo | Costa Rica | |
| 1987 | Carlos Bermúdez | Costa Rica | Alvarado Ases |
| 1988 | Efraím Rico | Colombia | Colombia |
| 1989 | Raúl Montero | Costa Rica | |
| 1990 | Alfredo Zamora | Costa Rica | RCA – Electrodomésticos |
| 1991 | Edgar Sánchez | Costa Rica | |
| 1992 | Luis Espinoza | Colombia | Manzana – Postobón |
| 1993 | Adrián Víquez | Costa Rica | Jaisa – Phillips – El Globo A |
| 1994 | Andrés Brenes | Costa Rica | Pizza Hut – Squirt A |
| 1995 | Raúl Gómez | Colombia | |
| 1996 | Luis Morera | Costa Rica | |
| 1997 | Gregorio Ladino | Colombia | |
| 1998 | Hernán Darío Muñoz | Colombia | Globo Casa Víctor |
| 1999 | Miguel Arroyo | Mexico | México |
| 2000 | Federico Ramírez | Costa Rica | Café de Costa Rica- Pizza Hut A |
| 2001 | Gregorio Ladino | Colombia | Café de Costa Rica |
| 2002 | Julio César Rangel | Colombia | 2x1 Pizza Hut- Tienda el Globo – Jaisa A |
| 2003 | José A. Bonilla | Costa Rica | Pizza Hut - Bancrédito |
| 2004 | Israel Ochoa | Colombia | Ferretería el Mar – Video Visión |
| 2005 | Juan Carlos Rojas | Costa Rica | Pasoca – Dos Pinos – Hotel Los Lagos |
| 2006 | Henry Raabe | Costa Rica | BCR-Pizza Hut-KHS |
| 2007 | Henry Raabe | Costa Rica | BCR-Pizza Hut-KHS |
| 2008 | Gregoy Brenes | Costa Rica | BCR-Pizza Hut-KHS |
| 2009 | Janier Acevedo | Colombia | GREATWALL-INDEPORTES |
| 2010 | Juan Carlos Rojas | Costa Rica | Junta de Protección Social - Giant |
| 2011 | Jose A. Bonilla | Costa Rica | Citi Economy Blue |
| Year | Winner | Country | Team |
| 2002 | Karen Matamoros | Costa Rica | Pizza Hut |
| 2003 | Karen Matamoros | Costa Rica | Pizza Hut |
| 2004 | Viviana Maya | Colombia | Team Matamoros |
| 2005 | Karen Matamoros | Costa Rica | Team Matamoros |
| 2006 | Adriana Rojas | Costa Rica | Battery |
| 2007 | Adriana Rojas | Costa Rica | Battery |
| 2008 | Gloria Gutiérrez | Colombia | Futuro Colombia |
| 2009 | Evelyn García | El Salvador | Fenixs |