Vuelta a Andalucía
The Vuelta a Andalucía (Tour of Andalusia) or Ruta del Sol (Route of the Sun) is a regional Spanish road bicycle race first held in 1925.[1] Since 2005, it has been a 2.1 category race on the UCI Europe Tour. The race became a part of the new UCI ProSeries in 2020. The nickname, Ruta del Sol, is in reference to the region's popular tourist coastline the Costa del Sol.
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| Date | Mid-February |
| Region | Andalucía |
| English name | Tour of Andalusia |
| Local name(s) | Vuelta a Andalucía (in Spanish) |
| Nickname(s) | Ruta del Sol (in Spanish) Route of the Sun (in English) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI ProSeries 2.Pro |
| Type | Stage-race (5 days) |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 1925 |
| Editions | 69 (as of 2023) |
| First winner | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Ricardo Montero (ESP) |
| Most wins |  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) (5 wins) |
| Most recent |  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) |
Winners
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Multiple winners
Alejandro Valverde (pictured at the 2015 Tour de France) has won the race five times.
| Wins | Rider | Editions |
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| 5 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017 |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Freddy Maertens (BEL) | 1974, 1975 |
 Dietrich Thurau (FRG) | 1977, 1979 | |
| Rolf Gölz (FRG) | 1985, 1987 | |
| Eduardo Chozas (ESP) | 1983, 1990 | |
| Julián Gorospe (ESP) | 1984, 1993 | |
 Stefano Della Santa (ITA) | 1994, 1995 | |
 Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | 2019, 2020 |
Wins per country
| Wins | Country |
|---|---|
| 37 | Spain |
| 9 | Belgium |
| 7 |  Netherlands |
| 6 | Germany (including West Germany) |
| 3 | Italy |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia Denmark |
| 1 |  Colombia Great Britain Slovenia |
References
- "Vuelta a Andalucía". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
External links
- Official website (in Spanish)
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