Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana

Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana

Race details
Date	Early 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 (in Spanish)
Discipline	Road race
Competition	UCI Europe Tour
Type	Stage race
History
First edition	1929 (1929)
Editions	68 (as of 2017)
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
Most recent	Nairo Quintana (COL)

The Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (Valencian pronunciation: [ˈvɔɫta a la komuniˈtad valensiˈana]; English: Tour of the Valencian Community or Tour of Valencia) 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 were held between 2008 and 2015 because of funding issues. A first attempt to revive it for the 2010–11 UCI Europe Tour was unsuccessful.^[1] During 2015 a second attempt was started by Ángel Casero and his brother Rafael. In September the UCI granted the race a 2.1 status and made way for the return of the race which took place in early February.^[2]

Winners

		Rider	Team
1929	ESP !	Cardona, SalvadorSalvador Cardona (ESP)	Elvish-Fontan
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, JuliánJulián 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 !	Rodríguez, EmilioEmilio Rodríguez (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)	Faema
1961	ESP !	Botella, SalvadorSalvador Botella (ESP)
1962	ESP !	Manzaneque, FernandoFernando Manzaneque (ESP)	Wiel's-Roene Leeuw
1963	ESP !	Colmenarejo, José MartínJosé Martin Colmenarejo (ESP)
1964	ESP !	Gómez del Moral, AntonioAntonio Gómez del Moral (ESP)
1965	ESP !	Perez Frances, JoséJosé Perez Frances (ESP)	Ferrys
1966	ESP !	Soler, AngelinoAngelino Soler (ESP)
1967	ESP !	Pérez Francés, JoséJosé Pérez Francés (ESP)	Kas-Kaskol
1968	ESP !	Diaz, MarianoMariano Diaz (ESP)
1969	BEL !	Merckx, EddyEddy Merckx (BEL)	Faemino–Faema
1970	ESP !	Diaz, VenturaVentura Diaz (ESP)
1971	ESP !	Lopez Rodriguez, JoséJosé Lopez Rodriguez (ESP)
1972	ESP !	Perurena, DomingoDomingo Perurena (ESP)	Kas
1973	ESP !	Gonzales Linares, Jose AntonioJosé Antonio González Linares (ESP)	Kas-Kaskol
1974	ITA !	Bergamo, MarcelloMarcello Bergamo (ITA)
1975	ESP !	Lopez Carril, VicenteVicente López Carril (ESP)	Kas-Kaskol
1976	ESP !	Aja, GonzaloGonzalo Aja (ESP)	Teka
1977	SWE !	Johansson, BerntBernt Johansson (SWE)	Fiorella
1978	~ !No race
1979	ESP !	Belda, VicenteVicente Belda (ESP)	Transmallorca
1980	GER !	Thaler, Klaus-PeterKlaus-Peter Thaler (GER)	Teka
1981	ESP !	Fernandez, AlbertoAlberto Fernández (ESP)	Teka
1982	ESP !	Munoz, PedroPedro Muñoz (ESP)
1983	GER !	Dietzen, RaimundRaimund Dietzen (GER)	Teka
1984	FRA !	Cornillet, BrunoBruno Cornillet (FRA)	La Vie Claire
1985	ESP !	Blanco Villar, JesúsJesús Blanco Villar (ESP)
1986	FRA !	Hinault, BernardBernard Hinault (FRA)	La Vie Claire
1987	IRL !	Roche, StephenStephen Roche (IRL)	Carrera Jeans-Vagabond
1988	SUI !	Mächler, ErichErich Mächler (SUI)	Carrera Jeans-Vagabond
1989	ESP !	Ruiz Cabestany, PelloPello Ruiz Cabestany (ESP)	ONCE
1990	NED !	Cordes, TomTom Cordes (NED)
1991	ESP !	Mauri, MelchorMelchor Mauri (ESP)	ONCE
1992	ESP !	Mauri, MelchorMelchor Mauri (ESP)	ONCE
1993	ESP !	Gorospe, JuliánJulián Gorospe (ESP)	Banesto
1994	RUS !	Ekimov, ViatcheslavViatcheslav Ekimov (RUS)	WordPerfect
1995	SUI !	Zulle, AlexAlex Zülle (SUI)	ONCE
1996	FRA !	Jalabert, LaurentLaurent Jalabert (FRA)	ONCE
1997	ESP !	Dominguez, Juan CarlosJuan Carlos Domínguez (ESP)	Kelme
1998	FRA !	Chanteur, PascalPascal Chanteur (FRA)	Casino
1999	KAZ !	Vinokourov, AlexanderAlexander Vinokourov (KAZ)	Ag2r Prévoyance
2000	ESP !	Olano, AbrahamAbraham Olano (ESP)	ONCE
2001	SUI !	Jeker, FabianFabian Jeker (SUI)	Milaneza-MSS
2002	SUI !	Zulle, AlexAlex Zülle (SUI)	Team Coast
2003	ITA !	Frigo, DarioDario Frigo (ITA)	Fassa Bortolo
2004	ESP !	Valverde, AlejandroAlejandro Valverde (ESP)	Kelme-Costa Blanca
2005	ITA !	Petacchi, AlessandroAlessandro Petacchi (ITA)	Fassa Bortolo
2006	ESP !	Colom, AntonioAntonio Colom (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
2007	ESP !	Valverde, AlejandroAlejandro Valverde (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne
2008	ESP !	Plaza, RubenRubén Plaza (ESP)	S.L. Benfica
2009– 2015	~ !No race
2016	NED !	Poels, WoutWout Poels (NED)	Team Sky
2017	COL !	Quintana, NairoNairo Quintana (COL)	Movistar Team

References

General

• "Vuelta Ciclista a la Communidad Valenciana – Race profile". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 16 August 2011. 

Specific