Tour of Galicia

Tour of Galicia

Race details
Region	Galicia, Spain
Local name(s)	Vuelta a Galicia (Spanish) Volta a Galicia (Galician)
Discipline	Road
Type	Stage race
History
First edition	1933 (1933)
Editions	31 (as of 2010)
First winner	Salvador Cardona (ESP)
Most wins	Emilio Rodríguez (ESP) (3)
Most recent	Raúl García De Mateos Rubio (ESP)

The Tour of Galicia (Spanish: Vuelta a Galicia; Galician: Volta a Galicia) is an annual cycling race held in Galicia, Spain. It was first held in 1933 and was held a further five times between 1934 and 1984. In 1984, it became a regular annual race, with the exception of 1986 when it wasn't contested. The most successful rider was Emilio Rodríguez, who won the race three times between 1946 and 1955. The final professional edition of the race was held in 2000. In 2002, the race returned to the calendar as an amateur race.

Past winners

		Rider	Team
1933	ESP !	Cardona, SalvadorSalvador Cardona (ESP)
1934	~ !No race
1935	ESP !	Berrendero, JuliánJulián Berrendero (ESP)
1936–1944	~ !No race
1945	ESP !	Rodríguez, DelioDelio Rodríguez (ESP)
1946	ESP !	Rodríguez, EmilioEmilio Rodríguez (ESP)
1947	ESP !	Rodríguez, EmilioEmilio Rodríguez (ESP)
1948–1954	~ !No race
1955	ESP !	Rodríguez, EmilioEmilio Rodríguez (ESP)
1956–1983	~ !No race
1984	ESP !	Belda, VicenteVicente Belda (ESP)
1985	ESP !	Blanco Villar, JesúsJesús Blanco Villar (ESP)
1986	~ !No race
1987	ESP !	Mujika, JokinJokin Mujika (ESP)
1988	ESP !	Lejarreta, MarinoMarino Lejarreta (ESP)
1989	ESP !	Ridaura, VicenteVicente Ridaura (ESP)
1990	ESP !	Etxabe, FedericoFederico Etxabe (ESP)
1991	COL !	Mejía , ÁlvaroÁlvaro Mejía  (COL)
1992	SUI !	Jeker , FabianFabian Jeker  (SUI)
1993	USA !	Hampsten , AndrewAndrew Hampsten  (USA)
1994	ESP !	Cubino , LaudelinoLaudelino Cubino  (ESP)
1995	ESP !	Indurain, MiguelMiguel Indurain (ESP)
1996	ESP !	Olano, AbrahamAbraham Olano (ESP)
1997	ESP !	Garmendia , AitorAitor Garmendia  (ESP)
1998	BEL !	Vandenbroucke, FrankFrank Vandenbroucke (BEL)
1999	ESP !	Serrano, Marcos-AntonioMarcos-Antonio Serrano (ESP)
2000	KAZ !	Teteriouk, AndreiAndrei Teteriouk (KAZ)
2001	~ !No race
2002	ESP !	Torres Martin, FernandoFernando Torres Martin (ESP)
2003	CRC !	Bonilla, José AdriánJosé Adrián Bonilla (CRC)
2004	ESP !	Fernandez Oliveira, LuisLuis Fernandez Oliveira (ESP)
2005	ESP !	Jesus Jimenez, ManuelManuel Jesus Jimenez (ESP)
2006	ESP !	Laguna Garcia, OscarOscar Laguna Garcia (ESP)
2007	ESP !	Laguna Garcia, OscarOscar Laguna Garcia (ESP)
2008	ESP !	Garcia Casarrubios Pintor, OscarOscar Garcia Casarrubios Pintor (ESP)
2009	ESP !	Salgueiro Alonso, EnriqueEnrique Salgueiro Alonso (ESP)
2010	ESP !	García De Mateos Rubio, RaúlRaúl García De Mateos Rubio (ESP)

External links

• Palmares at Cycling Archives