Volta ao Alentejo

The Volta ao Alentejo (Portuguese; English: Tour of Alentejo) is a road bicycle racing stage race held annually in the Alentejo, Portugal.[1] Since 2010, it has been organised as a 2.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour. From 2005 to 2009, the race was in category 2.1.

Volta ao Alentejo
Race details
DateEarly spring
RegionAlentejo, Portugal
English nameTour of Alentejo
Local name(s)Volta ao Alentejo (in Portuguese)
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionUCI Europe Tour
TypeStage race
Web sitewww.voltaaoalentejo.com
History
First edition1983 (1983)
Editions40 (as of 2023)
First winner Paulo Ferreira (POR)
Most wins Carlos Barbero (ESP)
 Orluis Aular (VEN)
(2 wins)
Most recent Orluis Aular (VEN)

Winners
Year Country Rider Team
1983  Portugal Paulo Ferreira Lousa–Trinaranjus
1984  Portugal Marco Chagas Sporting–Raposeira
1985  Portugal Adelino Teixeira Lousa–Trinaranjus
1986  Portugal Manuel Zeferino Lousa–Trinaranjus
1987  Portugal Joaquim Salgado Garcia Joalheiro–LDA
1988  Portugal Joaquim Gomes Louletano–Vale do Lobo
1989  Portugal Fernando Carvalho Louletano–Vale do Lobo
1990  Spain José Recio Seur
1991  Spain Jesús Blanco Villar Lotus–Festina
1992  Portugal António Pinto Recer–Boavista
1993  Portugal Jorge Silva Sicasal–Acral
1994  Portugal Carlos Carneiro Sicasal–Acral
1995  Russia Asiat Saitov Artiach–Chiquilin
1996  Spain Miguel Induráin Banesto
1997  Spain Aitor Garmendia ONCE
1998  Spain Melcior Mauri ONCE
1999  Spain José Luis Rubiera Kelme–Costa Blanca
2000  Denmark Claus Michael Møller União Ciclista da Maia–MSS
2001  Hungary László Bodrogi Mapei–Quick-Step
2002  Portugal Joaquim Andrade Cantanhede–Marques de Marialva
2003  Russia Andrei Zintchenko LA Alumínios–Pecol–Bombarral
2004  Bulgaria Danail Petrov Carvalhelhos–Boavista
2005  Spain Xavier Tondo Catalunya–Ángel Mir
2006  Portugal Sergio Ribeiro Barbot–Halcon
2007  Spain Manuel Vázquez Andalucía–Cajasur
2008  Spain Héctor Guerra Liberty Seguros
2009  France Maxime Bouet Agritubel
2010  Spain David Blanco Palmeiras–Resort–Prio
2011  Lithuania Evaldas Šiškevičius La Pomme Marseille
2012  Russia Alexey Kunshin Lokosphinx
2013  Belgium Jasper Stuyven Bontrager Cycling Team
2014  Spain Carlos Barbero Euskadi
2015  Poland Paweł Bernas ActiveJet
2016  Spain Enric Mas Klein Constantia
2017  Spain Carlos Barbero Movistar Team
2018  Portugal Luís Mendonça Aviludo–Louletano
2019  Portugal João Rodrigues W52 / FC Porto
2020 No race due to COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal
2021  Uruguay Mauricio Moreira[2] Efapel
2022  Venezuela Orluis Aular[3] Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
2023  Venezuela Orluis Aular[4] Caja Rural–Seguros RGA

References
  1. "Volta ao Alentejo / GP CMTV – Podium Events". podi1 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  2. "Mauricio Moreira vence a Volta ao Alentejo". www.record.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  3. "Orluis Aular vence 39.ª Volta ao Alentejo em bicicleta". www.maisfutebol.iol.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  4. "Fim da Volta ao Alentejo: Orluis Aular alcança feito inédito". abola.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 30 March 2023.
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