Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | December |
| Region | Costa Rica |
| English name | Tour of Costa Rica |
| Local name(s) | Vuelta a Costa Rica |
| Nickname(s) | Giro Tico |
| Discipline | Road race |
| Competition | UCI America Tour |
| Type | Stage race |
| Organiser | Federacion Costaricense de Ciclismo |
| History | |
| First edition | 1965 |
| Editions | 51 (as of 2015) |
| First winner |
 José Luis Sánchez (CRC) |
| Most wins |
Juan Carlos Rojas (CRC) (5 wins) |
| Most recent |
Juan Carlos Rojas (CRC) |
The Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica (English: Tour of Costa Rica) refers to multi-day bicycle racing stage races held annually since 1965 in Costa Rica.[1] The men's Vuelta 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. For the women's race see; Vuelta Internacional Femenina a Costa Rica.
Past winners
| Rider | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | |
Sánchez, José LuisJosé Luis Sánchez (CRC) | Sanyo-Costa Rica |
| 1966 |  |
Rustrián, SaturninoSaturnino Rustrián (GUA) | Guatemala national team |
| 1967 | |
Soto, José ManuelJosé Manuel Soto (CRC) | Costa Rica national team |
| 1968 | |
Rustrián, SaturninoSaturnino Rustrián (GUA) | Guatemala national team |
| 1969 |  |
Fino, EvaristoEvaristo Fino (COL) | Colombia national team |
| 1970 |  |
García, ArturoArturo García (MEX) | Cuarteta Windsor |
| 1971 | |
Soto, José ManuelJosé Manuel Soto (CRC) | Jabón Spreed |
| 1972 | |
Herrera, SamuelSamuel Herrera (GUA) | Guatemala national team |
| 1973 | |
Insuasti, WilfredoWilfredo Insuasti (COL) | Colombia national team |
| 1974 | |
Vitela, RodolfoRodolfo Vitela (MEX) | Mexico national team |
| 1975 | |
Pulido, EfrainEfrain Pulido (COL) | Colombia national team |
| 1976 | |
Cáceres, NorbertoNorberto Cáceres (COL) | Colombia national team |
| 1977 | |
Alvarado, CarlosCarlos Alvarado (CRC) | Banco de Costa Rica |
| 1978 |  |
Fontes, FernandoFernando Fontes (VEN) | Martell |
| 1979 | |
Loaiza, HermanHerman Loaiza (COL) | MetalCo |
| 1980 |  |
Stetina, DaleDale Stetina (USA) | United States national team |
| 1981 | |
Villalobos, AlexisAlexis Villalobos (CRC) | MetalCo |
| 1982 | |
Cabrera, SamuelSamuel Cabrera (COL) | Colombia national team |
| 1983 | |
Agudelo, AntonioAntonio Agudelo (COL) | Colombia national team |
| 1984 | |
Cárdenas, OlivieroOliviero Cárdenas (COL) | Casa Víctor |
| 1985 | |
Barrera, NéstorNéstor Barrera (COL) | Colombia national team |
| 1986 | |
Castillo, Juan de DiosJuan de Dios Castillo (CRC) | Costa Rica national team |
| 1987 | |
Bermúdez, CarlosCarlos Bermúdez (CRC) | Alvarado Ases |
| 1988 | |
Rico, EfraímEfraím Rico (COL) | Colombia national team |
| 1989 | |
Montero, RaúlRaúl Montero (CRC) | Costa Rica national team |
| 1990 | |
Zamora, AlfredoAlfredo Zamora (CRC) | RCA–Electrodomésticos |
| 1991 | |
Sánchez, EdgarEdgar Sánchez (CRC) | Costa Rica national team |
| 1992 | |
Espinosa, LuisLuis Espinosa (COL) | Manzana-Postobon |
| 1993 | |
Víquez, AdriánAdrián Víquez (CRC) | Jaisa–Philips–El Globo |
| 1994 | |
Brenes, José AndrésJosé Andrés Brenes (CRC) | Pizza Hut-Squirt |
| 1995 | |
Gómez, RaúlRaúl Gómez (COL) | Colombia national team |
| 1996 | |
Morera, LuisLuis Morera (CRC) | Costa Rica national team |
| 1997 | |
Ladino, GregorioGregorio Ladino (COL) | El Verdugo-Jaisa-Globo |
| 1998 | |
Muñoz, Hernán DaríoHernán Darío Muñoz (COL) | Globo Casa Víctor |
| 1999 | |
Arroyo, MiguelMiguel Arroyo (MEX) | Mexico national team |
| 2000 | |
Ramírez, FedericoFederico Ramírez (CRC) | Café de Costa Rica-Pizza Hut |
| 2001 | |
Ladino, GregorioGregorio Ladino (COL) | Café de Costa Rica |
| 2002 | |
Rangel, Julio CésarJulio César Rangel (COL) | Pizza Hut-Tienda el Globo–Jaisa |
| 2003 | |
Bonilla, José AdrianJosé Adrian Bonilla (CRC) | Pizza Hut-Bancrédito |
| 2004 | |
Ochoa, IsraelIsrael Ochoa (COL) | Ferretería el Mar–Video Visión |
| 2005 | |
Rojas, Juan CarlosJuan Carlos Rojas (CRC) | Pasoca–Dos Pinos |
| 2006 | |
Raabe, HenryHenry Raabe (CRC) | BCR-Pizza Hut |
| 2007 | |
Raabe, HenryHenry Raabe (CRC) | BCR Pizza Hut |
| 2008 | |
Brenes, GregoryGregory Brenes (CRC) | BCR-Pizza Hut |
| 2009 | |
Acevedo, JanierJanier Acevedo (COL) | GreatWall-Indeportes |
| 2010 | |
Rojas, Juan CarlosJuan Carlos Rojas (CRC) | JPS-Giant |
| 2011 | |
Bonilla, José AdriánJosé Adrián Bonilla (CRC) | Citi Economy Blue |
| 2012 | |
Sánchez, ÓscarÓscar Sánchez (COL) | GW Shimano |
| 2013 | |
Rojas, Juan CarlosJuan Carlos Rojas (CRC) | JPS-Giant |
| 2014 | |
Rojas, Juan CarlosJuan Carlos Rojas (CRC) | TIerniticos-Halcón |
| 2015 | |
Rojas, Juan CarlosJuan Carlos Rojas (CRC) |
References
- ↑ "Vuelta a Costa Rica". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
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