The Vuelta Internacional Femenina a Costa Rica is a multi-day bicycle racing stage race held annually in Costa Rica. The race is categorised as 2.2 by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and has traditionally been run in October, although in 2009 it was held in May. The events are organised by the Federacion Costaricense de Ciclismo.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Region | Costa Rica |
| English name | Women's Tour of Costa Rica |
| Local name(s) | Vuelta a Costa Rica |
| Nickname(s) | Giro Tico |
| Discipline | Road race |
| Competition | UCI Elite Women's Calendar |
| Type | Stage race |
| Organiser | Federacion Costaricense de Ciclismo |
| Web site | fecoci |
| History | |
| First edition | 1991 |
| Editions | 19 (as of 2022) |
| First winner |  Rosaura Méndez (CRC) |
| Most wins | Karen Matamoros (CRC) (3 wins) |
| Most recent |  Carolina Vargas (COL) |
Previous winners
edit| Year | Country | Rider | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Costa Rica
|
Rosaura Méndez | ||
| 1992– 2001 |
No race | |||
| 2002 | Costa Rica
|
Karen Matamoros | Pizza Hut | |
| 2003 | Costa Rica
|
Karen Matamoros | Pizza Hut | |
| 2004 | Colombia
|
Viviana Maya | Team Matamoros | |
| 2005 | Costa Rica
|
Karen Matamoros | Team Matamoros | |
| 2006 | Costa Rica
|
Adriana Rojas | Battery | |
| 2007 | Costa Rica
|
Adriana Rojas | Battery | |
| 2008 | Colombia
|
Gloria Gutiérrez | Futuro Colombia | |
| 2009 |  El Salvador
|
Evelyn García | Fenixs | |
| 2010 | El Salvador
|
Evelyn García | Fenixs | |
| 2011 | Costa Rica
|
Edith Guillén | ||
| 2012 | Costa Rica
|
Edith Guillén | ||
| 2013 |  Lithuania
|
Inga Čilvinaitė | Pasta Zara–Cogeas | |
| 2014 |  Russia
|
Olga Zabelinskaya | RusVelo | |
| 2015 | Costa Rica
|
Milagro Mena | ||
| 2016 |  Cuba
|
Arlenis Sierra | World Cycling Centre | |
| 2017 | Cuba
|
Arlenis Sierra | Astana | |
| 2018[1] | Colombia
|
Liliana Moreno | Astana | |
| 2019 | No race | |||
| 2020– 2021 |
No race due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Costa Rica | |||
| 2022[2] | Colombia
|
Carolina Vargas | Colombia (national team) | |
References
edit- ^ Videla, Franco Xavier. "La colombiana Blanca Moreno se lleva la Vuelta Femenina a Costa Rica 2.2" [The Colombian Blanca Moreno takes the Women's Tour of Costa Rica 2.2]. CiclismoInternacional.com (in Spanish). Ciclismo Internacional. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "Dramatic finish in the Vuelta a Costa Rica: Carolina Vargas, champion!". copaci.org. COPACI. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2023.