Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana

Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
Race details

Date	Late February
Region	Valencian Community, Spain
English name	Tour of the Valencian Community
Local name(s)	Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (Valencian) Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana (Spanish)
Discipline	Road race
Competition	UCI Europe Tour
Type	Stage race
Organiser	Unipublic
History
First edition	1929 (1929)
Final edition	2008
First winner	Salvador Cardona (ESP)
Most wins	Fédérico Ezquerra (ESP) Salvador Botella (ESP) Fernando Manzaneque (ESP) José Pérez Francés (ESP) Melcior Mauri (ESP) Alex Zülle (SUI) Alejandro Valverde (ESP) 2 times
Final winner	Rubén Plaza (ESP)

The Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (Valencian pronunciation: [ˈvɔɫta a la komuniˈtad valensiˈana]; English: Tour of the Valencian Community) is a road cycling stage race held in the Valencian Community (Comunitat Valenciana), Spain. 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.

No editions of the race have been held since 2008 because of funding issues. An attempt to revive it for the 2010–11 UCI Europe Tour was unsuccessful, but organisers are considering an edition for the 2012 season.^[1]

Winners

		Rider
1929	ESP !	Cardona, SalvadorSalvador Cardona (ESP)
1930	ESP !	Canardo, MarianoMariano Cañardo (ESP)
1931	ESP !	Ezquerra, FedericoFédérico Ezquerra (ESP)
1932	ESP !	Montero, RicardoRicardo Montero (ESP)
1933	ESP !	Escuriet, AntonioAntonio Escuriet (ESP)
1934- 1939	~ !No race
1940	ESP !	Ezquerra, FedericoFédérico Ezquerra (ESP)
1941	~ !No race
1942	ESP !	Berrendero, JulianJulian Berrendero (ESP)
1943	ESP !	Sancho, Antonio AndresAntonio Andres Sancho (ESP)
1944	ESP !	Eguia, Antonio MartinAntonio Martin Eguia (ESP)
1945- 1946	~ !No race
1947	ESP !	Olmos, JoaquinJoaquin Olmos (ESP)
1948	ESP !	Rodriguez, EmilioEmilio Rodriguez (ESP)
1949	ESP !	Filba, JoaquimJoaquim Filba (ESP)
1950- 1953	~ !No race
1954	ESP !	Botella, SalvadorSalvador Botella (ESP)
1955	ESP !	Masip, FrancescoFrancesco Masip (ESP)
1956	ESP !	Marigil, ReneRené Marigil (ESP)
1957	ESP !	Ruiz, BernardoBernardo Ruiz (ESP)
1958	BEL !	Couvreur, HilaireHilaire Couvreur (BEL)
1959	BEL !	Van Looy, RikRik Van Looy (BEL)
1960	ESP !	Manzaneque, FernandoFernando Manzaneque (ESP)
1961	ESP !	Botella, SalvadorSalvador Botella (ESP)
1962	ESP !	Manzaneque, FernandoFernando Manzaneque (ESP)
1963	ESP !	Colmenarejo, Jose MartinJosé Martin Colmenarejo (ESP)
1964	ESP !	Gomez del Moral, AntonioAntonio Gomez del Moral (ESP)
1965	ESP !	Perez Frances, JoséJosé Perez Frances (ESP)
1966	ESP !	Soler, AngelinoAngelino Soler (ESP)
1967	ESP !	Perez Frances, JoseJosé Perez Frances (ESP)
1968	ESP !	Diaz, MarianoMariano Diaz (ESP)
1969	BEL !	Merckx, EddyEddy Merckx (BEL)
1970	ESP !	Diaz, VenturaVentura Diaz (ESP)
1971	ESP !	Lopez Rodriguez, JoseJosé Lopez Rodriguez (ESP)
1972	ESP !	Perurena, DomingoDomingo Perurena (ESP)
1973	ESP !	Gonzales Linares, Jose AntonioJosé Antonio Gonzales Linares (ESP)
1974	ITA !	Bergamo, MarcelloMarcello Bergamo (ITA)
1975	ESP !	Lopez Carril, VicenteVicente López Carril (ESP)
1976	ESP !	Aja, GonzaloGonzalo Aja (ESP)
1977	SWE !	Johansson, BerntBernt Johansson (SWE)
1978	~ !No race
1979	ESP !	Belda, VicenteVicente Belda (ESP)
1980	GER !	Thaler, Klaus-PeterKlaus-Peter Thaler (GER)
1981	ESP !	Fernandez, AlbertoAlberto Fernández (ESP)
1982	ESP !	Munoz, PedroPedro Muñoz (ESP)
1983	GER !	Dietzen, RaimundRaimund Dietzen (GER)
1984	FRA !	Cornillet, BrunoBruno Cornillet (FRA)
1985	ESP !	Blanco Villar, JesusJesus Blanco Villar (ESP)
1986	FRA !	Hinault, BernardBernard Hinault (FRA)
1987	IRL !	Roche, StephenStephen Roche (IRL)
1988	SUI !	Mächler, ErichErich Mächler (SUI)
1989	ESP !	Ruiz Cabestany, PelloPello Ruiz Cabestany (ESP)
1990	NED !	Cordes, TomTom Cordes (NED)
1991	ESP !	Mauri, MelchorMelchor Mauri (ESP)
1992	ESP !	Mauri, MelchorMelchor Mauri (ESP)
1993	ESP !	Gorospe, JulianJulian Gorospe (ESP)
1994	RUS !	Ekimov, ViatcheslavViatcheslav Ekimov (RUS)
1995	SUI !	Zulle, AlexAlex Zülle (SUI)
1996	FRA !	Jalabert, LaurentLaurent Jalabert (FRA)
1997	ESP !	Dominguez, Juan CarlosJuan Carlos Domínguez (ESP)
1998	FRA !	Chanteur, PascalPascal Chanteur (FRA)
1999	KAZ !	Vinokourov, AlexanderAlexander Vinokourov (KAZ)
2000	ESP !	Olano, AbrahamÁbraham Olano (ESP)
2001	SUI !	Jeker, FabianFabian Jeker (SUI)
2002	SUI !	Zulle, AlexAlex Zülle (SUI)
2003	ITA !	Frigo, DarioDario Frigo (ITA)
2004	ESP !	Valverde, AlejandroAlejandro Valverde (ESP)
2005	ITA !	Petacchi, AlessandroAlessandro Petacchi (ITA)
2006	ESP !	Colom, AntonioAntonio Colom (ESP)
2007	ESP !	Valverde, AlejandroAlejandro Valverde (ESP)
2008	ESP !	Plaza, RubenRubén Plaza (ESP)

References

General

"Vuelta Ciclista a la Communidad Valenciana – Race profile". Cycling Archives. http://cyclingarchives.com/wedstrijdfiche.php?wedstrijdid=1194. Retrieved 16 August 2011.

Specific

^ "La Volta a la Comunidad Valenciana tampoco verá la luz en 2011 (Comunicado)" (in Spanish). Biciciclismo.com. 2 December 2010. http://www.biciciclismo.com/cas/site/noticias-ficha.asp?id=33190. Retrieved 16 August 2011.

Cultural domain of Valencian Community

History	Prehistoric Iberia Treasure of Villena · Iberians (Contestani, Edetani and Ilercavones) Lady of Elx · Roman Hispania Lucentum · Visigothic Kingdom · Al-Andalus · Crown of Aragon (Kingdom of Valencia) · Spanish Empire · Spanish transition · Autonomous community

Languages	Valencian (Catalan) · Spanish

Sports	Valencian pilota · Tippler · Pétanque · Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix · Valencia Street Circuit · Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana · Valencia CF · Levante UD · Villarreal CF · Hercules CF

Cuisine	Paella · Arròs negre · Fideuà · Orxata · Coques de Mullador · Mistelle · Allioli · Torró · Cabell d'àngel · Sangria · Gazpacho · Bunyols · Gachas · Pastisset · Wines

Musical instruments and typical music	Dolçaina · Tamboril · Valencian Jota

Traditions and feasts	Ball de diables · Bonfires of Saint John · Cavalcade of Magi · Correfoc · Falles · Holy Week · Misteri d'Elx · Muixeranga · Moros i cristians · Tomatina · Bou embolat

Music festivals	Benidorm International Song Festival · Festival Internacional de Benicàssim

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