The Vuelta a Venezuela (English: Tour of Venezuela) is a men's multi-day road cycling race held annually in Venezuela.[1] Between, 2005 and 2019 and 2021 and 2022, the race carried a UCI rating of 2.2 and was part of the UCI America Tour, which is one of six UCI Continental Circuits sponsored by the Union Cycliste Internationale. In 2023, the race dropped down to national level. The event is organized by the Federacion Venezolana de Ciclismo.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | Varies |
| English name | Tour of Venezuela |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI America Tour |
| Type | Stage race |
| Organiser | Federacion Venezolana de Ciclismo |
| History | |
| First edition | 1963 |
| Editions | 61 (as of 2024) |
| First winner |  Gregorio Garrizalez (VEN) |
| Most wins | Olinto Silva (VEN) José Chacón Díaz (VEN) (3 wins) |
| Most recent |  Walter Vargas (COL) |
Past winners
edit| Year | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Gregorio Garrizalez (VEN) |
Carabobo |
| 1964 | Domingo López (VEN) |
Lara |
| 1965 | Armando Blanco (VEN) |
Aragua |
| 1966 | Félix Bermúdez (VEN) |
D.F. |
| 1967 | Nicolas Reidtler (VEN) |
Aragua |
| 1968 | Fernando Fontes (VEN) |
Tàchira |
| 1969 | Luis Villarroel (VEN) |
Carabobo |
| 1970 | Santos Bermúdez (VEN) |
Tàchira |
| 1971 | Nicolas Reidtler (VEN) |
Tàchira |
| 1972 | Cirilo Correa (VEN) |
Guàrico |
| 1973 | Victor Rubiano (VEN) |
Tàchira |
| 1974 | Luis Vivas (VEN) |
Tàchira |
| 1975 | Ramón Ramírez (VEN) |
Trujillo |
| 1976 | Ramón Noriega (VEN) |
D.F. |
| 1977 | not held | |
| 1978 | Juan Arroyo (VEN) |
Guàrico |
| 1979 | Claudio Pérez (VEN) |
Guàrico |
| 1980 | Olinto Silva (VEN) |
Lara |
| 1981 | Olinto Silva (VEN) |
Lara |
| 1982 | Enrique Campos (VEN) |
Cojedes |
| 1983 | Olinto Silva (VEN) |
Lara |
| 1984 | Elio Villamizar (VEN) |
Tàchira |
| 1985 | Elio Villamizar (VEN) |
Tàchira |
| 1986 | Mario Medina (VEN) |
Tàchira |
| 1987 | José Lindarte (VEN) |
Tàchira |
| 1988 | Richard Parra (VEN) |
Tàchira |
| 1989 | Enzo Rivas (VEN) |
Zulia |
| 1990 | Enrique Campos (VEN) |
Miranda |
| 1991 | Julio Bernal (COL) |
Trujillo |
| 1992 | Julio Bernal (COL) |
Trujillo |
| 1993 | Omar Pumar (VEN) |
Tàchira |
| 1994 | Joselin Saavedra (COL) |
Tàchira |
| 1995 | Alfredo López (VEN) |
Trujillo |
| 1996 | Pastor Linares (VEN) |
Tàchira |
| 1997 | Javier Zapata (COL) |
Lotería de Medellín |
| 1998 | Álvaro Lozano (COL) |
Kross-Selle Italia |
| 1999 |  Rui Lavarinhas (POR) |
Maia Chin |
| 2000 | Álvaro Lozano (COL) |
Distribuidora La Japonesa Lotería Oriente |
| 2001 | José Chacón Díaz (VEN) |
Lotería del Táchira |
| 2002 | Federico Muñoz (COL) |
Distribuidora La Japonesa Lotería Oriente |
| 2003 | José Chacón Díaz (VEN) |
Lotería del Táchira |
| 2004 | Federico Muñoz (COL) |
Triple Gordo Gob Lara |
| 2005 | José Chacón Díaz (VEN) |
Gob Boliv. Car. Fundadeporte |
| 2006 | José Serpa (COL) |
Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni |
| 2007 | César Salazar (COL) |
Lotería del Táchira |
| 2008 | Carlos José Ochoa (VEN) |
Diquigiovanni-Androni |
| 2009 | José Rujano (VEN) |
Gobernación del Zulia |
| 2010 | Tomás Gil (VEN) |
Lotería del Táchira |
| 2011 | Pedro Gutiérrez (VEN) |
Gobernación del Zulia |
| 2012 | Miguel Ubeto (VEN) |
Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela |
| 2013 | Carlos José Ochoa (VEN) |
Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela |
| 2014 | Jonathan Salinas (VEN) |
Kino Táchira |
| 2015 | José Alarcón (VEN) |
Lotería del Táchira |
| 2016 | Jonathan Monsalve (VEN) |
JHS Aves |
| 2017 | Carlos Torres (VEN) |
JHS Grupo |
| 2018 |  Matteo Spreafico (ITA) |
Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec |
| 2019 | Orluis Aular (VEN) |
Matrix Powertag |
| 2020 | Orluis Aular (VEN)[2] |
Caja Rural–Seguros RGA |
| 2021 | Jorge Abreu (VEN) |
Vzla Pais Futuro Fina Arroz |
| 2022 | Luis Gómez (VEN) |
Team Carabobo |
| 2023 | César Sanabria (VEN) |
Fina Arroz-Multimarcas Sport |
| 2024 | Walter Vargas (COL) |
Team Medellín |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Vuelta a Venezuela". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ^ "Vuelta a Venezuela".