The Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (Valencian pronunciation: [ˈvɔlta 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.[1] 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.[2]
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| 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 |
| Web site | vueltacv |
| History | |
| First edition | 1929 |
| Editions | 75 (as of 2024) |
| First winner |  Salvador Cardona (ESP) |
| Most wins |  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) (3 wins) |
| Most recent |  Brandon McNulty (USA) |
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.[3] 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.[4] The race became part of the new UCI ProSeries in 2020.
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Results
editPrevious winners
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Multiple winners
edit| Number of wins | Rider | Editions |
|---|---|---|
| 3 wins | Alejandro Valverde |
2004, 2007, 2018 |
| 2 wins | Salvador Botella |
1954, 1961 |
| Fédérico Ezquerra |
1931, 1940 | |
| José Pérez Francés |
1965, 1967 | |
| Fernando Manzaneque |
1960, 1962 | |
| Melcior Mauri |
1991, 1992 | |
 Alex Zülle |
1995, 2002 |
Wins per country
edit| Wins | Country |
|---|---|
| 47 | Spain
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| 5 |  Switzerland
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| 4 |  France
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| 3 |  Belgium Italy
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| 2 |  Netherlands Russia West Germany
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| 1 |  Colombia Ireland Kazakhstan Portugal Slovenia Sweden United States
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Classifications
editAs of the 2021 edition, the jerseys worn by the leaders of the individual classifications are:
Yellow Jersey – Worn by the leader of the general classification.
Orange Jersey – Worn by the leader of the points classification.
Polkadot Jersey – Worn by the leader of the climber classification.
White Jersey – Worn by the best rider under 23 years of age on the overall classification.
References
edit- General
- "Vuelta Ciclista a la Communidad Valenciana – Race profile". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
- Specific
- ^ "Volta Comunitat Valenciana". FirstCycling.com. 2023.
- ^ "Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana (Esp) - Cat.2.ProS". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French).
- ^ "La Volta a la Comunidad Valenciana tampoco verá la luz en 2011 (Comunicado)". Biciciclismo.com (in Spanish). 2 December 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
- ^ "Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana to return to UCI calendar in 2016". Cyclingnews.com. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.