Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | March |
| Region | Catalonia, Spain |
| English name | Catalan Cycling Week |
| Local name(s) |
Semana Catalana de Ciclismo (in Spanish) Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme (in Catalan) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
| Type | Stage-race |
| History | |
| First edition | 1963 |
| Editions | 42 |
| Final edition | 2005 |
| First winner |
 José Pérez Francés (ESP) |
| Most wins |
José Pérez-Francés (ESP) Luis Ocaña (ESP).svg.png){kind=small} Eddy Merckx (BEL) Alex Zülle (SUI)  Michael Boogerd (NED)  Laurent Jalabert (FRA) :2 times |
| Final winner |
Alberto Contador (ESP) |
The Catalan Cycling Week (Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme in Catalan) was a multi-stage road bicycle race held in Catalonia, Spain. Held annually from 1963 until 2005, it was run as a 2.HC race on the UCI Europe Tour in the second half of March. The Setmana Catalana was discontinued in 2006 due to financial problems and is no longer on the UCI Calendar. Since 2010, the Volta a Catalunya, Catalonia's oldest existing cycling race, was moved to the calendar slot formerly held by the Setmana Catalana in late March.[1]
The first winner of the race was José Pérez-Francés in 1963. Six rider have won the race twice: Spaniards José Pérez-Francés and Luis Ocaña, Belgian Eddy Merckx, Swiss Alex Zülle, Dutchman Michael Boogerd and Frenchman Laurent Jalabert. Alberto Contador was the last to win in 2005.
Winners
| Rider | Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | |
Perez Frances, JoseJosé Pérez-Francés (ESP) | ||
| 1964 | |
Perez Frances, JoseJosé Pérez-Francés (ESP) | ||
| 1965 | |
Talamillo, Jose LuisJosé Luís Talamillo (ESP) | ||
| 1966 | |
Lopez Rodriguez, JoseJosé López Rodríguez (ESP) | ||
| 1967 | |
Perurena, DomingoDomingo Perurena (ESP) | ||
| 1968 | |
Diaz, MarianoMariano Díaz (ESP) | ||
| 1969 | |
Ocana, LuisLuis Ocaña (ESP) | ||
| 1970 |  |
Zilioli, ItaloItalo Zilioli (ITA) | ||
| 1971 | |
Poulidor, RaymondRaymond Poulidor (FRA) | ||
| 1972 | |
Lasa, Miguel MariaMiguel María Lasa (ESP) | ||
| 1973 | |
Ocana, LuisLuis Ocaña (ESP) | ||
| 1974 | |
Zoetemelk, JoopJoop Zoetemelk (NED) | ||
| 1975 | |
Merckx, EddyEddy Merckx (BEL) | ||
| 1976 | |
Merckx, EddyEddy Merckx (BEL) | ||
| 1977 | |
Maertens, FreddyFreddy Maertens (BEL) | ||
| 1978 | |
Cima, EnriqueEnrique Cima (ESP) | ||
| 1979 | |
Criquielion, ClaudeClaude Criquielion (BEL) | ||
| 1980 | No race | |||
| 1981 |  |
Nilsson, Sven-ÅkeSven-Åke Nilsson (SWE) | ||
| 1982 |  |
Wilmann, JosteinJostein Wilmann (NOR) | ||
| 1983 | |
Fernandez, AlbertoAlberto Fernández (ESP) | ||
| 1984 |  |
Anderson, PhilPhil Anderson (AUS) | ||
| 1985 | |
Recio, JosepJosep Recio (ESP) | ||
| 1986 | |
Yanez, FelipeFelipe Yañez (ESP) | ||
| 1987 | |
Belda, VicentVicent Belda (ESP) | ||
| 1988 |  |
Kelly, SeanSean Kelly (IRL) | ||
| 1989 |  |
Dietzen, RaimundRaimund Dietzen (GER) | ||
| 1990 | |
Gaston, InakiIñaki Gastón (ESP) | ||
| 1991 | |
Roche, StephenStephen Roche (IRL) | ||
| 1992 | |
Zulle, AlexAlex Zülle (SUI) | ||
| 1993 | |
Delgado, PedroPedro Delgado (ESP) | ||
| 1994 | |
Della Santa, StefanoStefano Della Santa (ITA) | ||
| 1995 | |
Frattini, FrancescoFrancesco Frattini (ITA) | ||
| 1996 | |
Zulle, AlexAlex Zülle (SUI) | ||
| 1997 | |
Dominguez, Juan CarlosJuan Carlos Domínguez (ESP) | ||
| 1998 | |
Boogerd, MichaelMichael Boogerd (NED) | ||
| 1999 | |
Jalabert, LaurentLaurent Jalabert (FRA) | ||
| 2000 | |
Jalabert, LaurentLaurent Jalabert (FRA) | ||
| 2001 | |
Boogerd, MichaelMichael Boogerd (NED) | ||
| 2002 | |
Mercado, Juan MiguelJuan Miguel Mercado (ESP) | ||
| 2003 | |
Frigo, DarioDario Frigo (ITA) | ||
| 2004 | |
Rodriguez, JoaquimJoaquim Rodríguez (ESP) | ||
| 2005 | |
Contador, AlbertoAlberto Contador (ESP) | ||
References
- ↑ Westemeyer, Susan. "Centennial Volta a Catalunya one for the climbers". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 4 September 2016.