The Prova Ciclística 9 de Julho (Portuguese for July 9 Cycling Race) is a single day road bicycle racing

Road bicycle racing

Road bicycle racing is a bicycle racing sport held on roads, using racing bicycles. The term "road racing" is usually applied to events where competing riders start simultaneously with the winner being the first to the line at the end of the course .Historically, the most...

 event held in Brazil

Brazil

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. It was created in 1933 by journalist Cásper Líbero. He worked at the Gazeta Esportiva sports newspaper and created the race to honor the Constitutionalist Revolution

Constitutionalist Revolution

The Constitutionalist Revolution of 1932 is the name given to the uprising of the population of the Brazilian state of São Paulo against the 1930 coup d'état whereby Getúlio Vargas assumed the nation's Presidency; Vargas was supported by the military and the political elites of Minas Gerais, Rio...

 that occurred in the state of São Paulo

São Paulo (state)

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 in that date of the previous year. The race currently exists as both a men's and women's competition. The men's competition is part of the UCI America Tour. The women's competition is held since 1990.

Race Circuits

Years	Location	Elite Men's distance (Laps)	Elite Women's distance (Laps)
2001	Parque Villa-Lobos	80 km (20)	?
2002-2006	Autódromo José Carlos Pace Autódromo José Carlos Pace Autódromo José Carlos Pace, also known by its former name Interlagos, is a motor racing circuit located in the city of São Paulo, and named after Carlos Pace, a Brazilian Formula One driver, who had died prior to its naming...	85.8 km (20)	21.5 km (5)
2007	Cidade Universitária University of São Paulo Universidade de São Paulo is a public university in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. It is the largest Brazilian university and one of the country's most prestigious...	110 km	?
2008-2009	Autódromo José Carlos Pace Autódromo José Carlos Pace Autódromo José Carlos Pace, also known by its former name Interlagos, is a motor racing circuit located in the city of São Paulo, and named after Carlos Pace, a Brazilian Formula One driver, who had died prior to its naming...	85.8 km (20)	21.5 km (5)

Past winners

Edition	Year	Men's winner	Women's winner
1st	1933	José Magnani	No race
2nd	1934	José Magnani	No race
3rd	1935	Amélio Sorto	No race
4th	1936	Luiz Lima	No race
5th	1937	Rolando Montesi	No race
6th	1938	Rolando Montesi	No race
7th	1939	Arthur Ferreira	No race
8th	1940	José Magnani	No race
9th	1947	Rolando Montesi	No race
10th	1948	Jorge Oliveira	No race
11th	1949	Fernando Moreira	No race
12th	1950	José Taccone	No race
13th	1951	Pedro Salas	No race
14th	1952	Alves Barbosa	No race
15th	1955	?	No race
16th	1956	Antônio Alba	No race
17th	1957	Arthur Coelho	No race
18th	1958	Cláudio Rosa	No race
19th	1959	Luigi Cussigh	No race
20th	1960	Rubens Etchebarne	No race
21st	1961	Cláudio Rosa	No race
22nd	1962	José Élcio Corá	No race
23rd	1963	Tércio Andrade	No race
24th	1964	Antônio Ferreira	No race
25th	1965	Luiz Carlos Fonseca	No race
26th	1969	Luiz Carlos Flores	No race
27th	1970	Saul Alcântara	No race
28th	1971	Miguel Duarte Silva	No race
29th	1972	José George Brave	No race
30th	1973	Saul Alcântara	No race
31st	1974	Juan Carlos Haedo	No race
32nd	1975	Hector Rondon	No race
33rd	1976	Roberto Castroman	No race
34th	1977	Miguel Duarte Silva	No race
35th	1978	Edgar Cueto Garcia	No race
36th	1979	Sérgio Aliste	No race
37th	1980	Jair Braga	No race
38th	1981	Gilson Avaristo	No race
39th	1982	Ailton Souza	No race
40th	1983	Gabriel Rodrigues	No race
41st	1984	Gilson Avaristo	No race
42nd	1985	Ailton Souza	No race
43rd	1986	Marcos Mazzron	No race
44th	1987	Antônio Silvestre	No race
45th	1988	Ailton Souza	No race
46th	1989	Wanderley Magalhães	No race
47th	1990	Wanderley Magalhães	Flávia Salvi
48th	1991	Wanderley Magalhães	Cláudia Carceroni Saintagne
49th	1992	Márcio May Márcio May Márcio May is a Brazilian road bicycle and track cyclist, who competed in three Summer Olympics for his native country. He won two bronze medals during his career at the Pan American Games . May retired from professionalcycling in January 2008...	Cláudia Carceroni Saintagne
50th	1993	Jamil Suaiden	Carla Camargo Gardenal
51st	1994	Fábio Veloso Santos	Ieda Botelho
52nd	1995	Hernandes Cuadri Hernandes Cuadri Hernandes Quadri Junior is a retired male road cyclist from Brazil. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.-Career:19921995-References:...	Rosane Minervino
53rd	1996	Valdir Lermen	Ieda Botelho
54th	1997	Valdir Lermen	Alessandra dos Santos
55th	1998	Luciano Pagliarini Luciano Pagliarini Luciano André Pagliarini Mendonça is a retired Brazilian cyclist. A renowned sprinter, he has been regarded as one of Brazil's finest cyclists...	Janildes Fernandes
56th	1999	Patrique Gama Azevedo	Janildes Fernandes
57th	2000	Murilo Fischer Murilo Fischer Murilo Antonio Fischer is a Brazilian professional road bicycle racer, currently riding for UCI ProTeam . Prior to moving to Garmin, Fischer had raced his whole career with Italian teams, having begun his career with Domina Vacanze in 2004, before moving to UCI Professional Continental team...	Janildes Fernandes
58th	2001	Nilceu Santos	Jaqueline Mantovani
59th	2002	Rodrigo de Mello Brito	Cláudia Carceroni Saintagne
60th	2003	John Lieswyn John Lieswyn John Lieswyn was a professional bicycle racer from the United States.-Biography:John started his road racing career in Florida in 1985. After graduation from college in 1990, he raced three seasons for the US National team in Germany, France and Italy. John turned professional in 1993 for Coors...	Ana Cristina Matto
61st	2004	Nilceu Santos	Cláudia Carceroni Saintagne
62nd	2005	Roberson Silva	Luciene Silva
63rd	2006	Renato Seabra	Débora Gerhard
64th	2007	Rafael Andriato	Luciene Silva
65th	2008	Michel García Michel García Michel Gibrant García García is a Mexican footballer. He currently plays for Club América in the Mexican First Division.García made his professional football debut during the Bicentenario 2010 campaign....	Camila Coelho
66th	2009	Bruno Tabanez	Débora Gerhard