Vuelta a Venezuela
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | July |
| English name | Tour of Venezuela |
| Discipline | Road race |
| Competition | UCI America Tour |
| Type | Stage race |
| Organiser | Federacion Venezolana de Ciclismo |
| History | |
| First edition | 1963 |
| Editions | 50 (as of 2013) |
| First winner |
 Gregorio Garrizalez (VEN) |
| Most wins |
Olinto Silva (VEN) José Chacón Díaz (VEN) (3 wins) |
| Most recent |
Carlos José Ochoa (VEN) |
The Vuelta a Venezuela (English: Tour of Venezuela) is a men's multi-day road bicycle racing stage race held annually in July in Venezuela (before it was held in the last week of August/first week of September). The Vuelta a Venezuela 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 event is organized by the Federacion Venezolana de Ciclismo.
Past winners
| Year | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Carlos José Ochoa (VEN) | Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela |
| 2012 | Miguel Ubeto (VEN) | Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela |
| 2011 | Pedro Gutiérrez (VEN) | Gobernación del Zulia |
| 2010 | Tomás Gil (VEN) | Lotería del Táchira |
| 2009 | José Rujano (VEN) | Gobernación del Zulia |
| 2008 | Carlos José Ochoa (VEN) | Diquigiovanni-Androni |
| 2007 |  César Salazar (COL) | Lotería del Táchira |
| 2006 | José Serpa (COL) | Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni |
| 2005 | José Chacón Díaz (VEN) | Gobernación del Estado Bolívar |
| 2004 | Federico Muñoz (COL) | Triple Gordo Gob Lara |
| 2003 | José Chacón Díaz (VEN) | Lotería del Táchira |
| 2002 | Federico Muñoz (COL) | Distribuidora La Japonesa Lotería Oriente |
| 2001 | José Chacón Díaz (VEN) | Lotería del Táchira |
| 2000 | Álvaro Lozano (COL) | Colombia-Selle Italia |
| 1999 |  Rui Lavarinhas (POR) | Maia Chin |
| 1998 | Álvaro Lozano (COL) | Kross-Selle Italia |
| 1997 | Javier Zapata (COL) | Lotería de Medellín |
| 1996 | Pastor Linares (VEN) | |
| 1995 | Alfredo López (VEN) | |
| 1994 | Joselin Saavedra (COL) | |
| 1993 | Omar Pumar (VEN) | |
| 1992 | Julio Bernal (COL) | |
| 1991 | Julio Bernal (COL) | |
| 1990 | Enrique Campos (VEN) | |
| 1989 | Enzo Rivas (VEN) | |
| 1988 | Richard Parra (VEN) | |
| 1987 | José Lindarte (VEN) | |
| 1986 | Mario Medina (VEN) | |
| 1985 | Elio Villamizar (VEN) | |
| 1984 | Elio Villamizar (VEN) | |
| 1983 | Olinto Silva (VEN) | |
| 1982 | Enrique Campos (VEN) | |
| 1981 | Olinto Silva (VEN) | |
| 1980 | Olinto Silva (VEN) | |
| 1979 | Claudio Pérez (VEN) | |
| 1978 | Juan Arroyo (VEN) | |
| 1977 | not held | |
| 1976 | Ramón Noriega (VEN) | |
| 1975 | Ramón Ramírez (VEN) | |
| 1974 | Luis Vivas (VEN) | |
| 1973 | Victor Rubiano (VEN) | |
| 1972 | Cirilo Correa (VEN) | |
| 1971 | Nicolas Reidtler (VEN) | |
| 1970 | Santos Bermúdez (VEN) | |
| 1969 | Luis Villarroel (VEN) | |
| 1968 | Fernando Fontes (VEN) | |
| 1967 | Nicolas Reidtler (VEN) | |
| 1966 | Félix Bermúdez (VEN) | |
| 1965 | Armando Blanco (VEN) | |
| 1964 | Domingo López (VEN) | |
| 1963 | Gregorio Garrizalez (VEN) |