Vuelta a Extremadura

The Tour of Extremadura (Spanish: Vuelta Ciclista Internacional a Extremadura or Vuelta a Extremadura) was an annual multiple stage bicycle race in Spain, visiting the main towns of the Extremadura region. Beginning as an amateur event in 1987, it became part of the professional UCI Europe Tour in 2005, and was last run in 2011.

History

The first race took place in 1987, although it did not become a regular event until 2002.[1] It was restricted to amateurs until the creation of the Continental Circuits UCI in 2005, when it became part of the professional circuit of the UCI Europe Tour, in category 2.2 (the lowest professional category).[2][3] The 2010 event was cancelled, and the final race took place in 2011 as an amateur event, with all its stages in the province of Badajoz, and four of the five stages started and finished in the same place.[4]

Notable winners include José Ángel Gómez Marchante and Daniel Lloyd, both professional cyclists.

Results

YearWinnerSecondThird
1987???
1988-1993No race
1994Claus Michael Møller  DEN??
1995???
1996???
1997Ernesto Manchón  ESP??
1998-1999No race
2000???
2001No race
2002Sergio Domínguez  ESPRicardo Serrano  ESPFredrik Modin  SWE
2003José Ángel Gómez Marchante  ESPCarlos Barredo  ESPFrancisco Javier Andujar  ESP
2004Juan Carlos López  COLJordi Grau  ESPSergio Domínguez  ESP
2005Luis Roberto Álvarez  ESPJuan Carlos Rojas  CRCFrancisco José Terciado  ESP
2006Pedro Romero Ocampo  ESPÁngel Rodríguez  ESPGustavo Domínguez  ESP
2007Nuno Marta  PORReinier Honig  NLDJosé Luis Cubillo  ESP
2008Daniel Lloyd  GBRManuel Lloret  ESPSergio Sousa  POR
2009José de Segovia  ESPLuis Felipe Laverde  COLBruno Castanheira  POR
2010No race
2011Gustavo Pérez  ARGPaul Kneppers  NEDRaúl García de Mateos  ESP

List of winners by country

CountryVictories
Spain6
Denmark1
Colombia1
Portugal1
United Kingdom1
Argentina1

References