Vuelta a El Salvador
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The Vuelta Ciclista a El Salvador (English: Tour of El Salvador) is a multi-day road bicycle racing
stage race held annually in late April and early May in El Salvador
. The Vuelta a El Salvador carries a UCI rating of 2.2 and is part of the UCI America Tour, which is one of six UCI Continental Circuits
sponsored by the Union Cycliste Internationale
, the sport's international governing body.
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...
stage race held annually in late April and early May in El Salvador
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
. The Vuelta a El Salvador carries a UCI rating of 2.2 and is part of the UCI America Tour, which is one of six UCI Continental Circuits
UCI Continental Circuits
The UCI Continental Circuits are road bicycle racing competitions contested under the auspices of the Union Cycliste Internationale . The five circuits are inferior to the UCI ProTour. Both the ProTour and the circuits comprise a series of races in which various cycling teams compete regularly...
sponsored by the Union Cycliste Internationale
Union Cycliste Internationale
Union Cycliste Internationale is the world governing body for sports cycling and oversees international competitive cycling events. The UCI is based in Aigle, Switzerland....
, the sport's international governing body.
Men’s race Past winners
| Year | Winner | Country | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Armando Paniagua | ||||||
| 1965 | Juan Jose Pontaza | ||||||
| 1966–1967 | No Event | ||||||
| 1968 | Julio Patricio Merino | ||||||
| 1969–1972 | No Event | ||||||
| 1973 | Antonio "Pato" Funes | ||||||
| 1974 | Fernando Moreno | ||||||
| 1975 | Pedro Acu Tura | ||||||
| 1976 | No Event | ||||||
| 1977 | Arquímedes Jaén | ||||||
| 1978 | No Event | >- | 1979 | Roberto "Cuque" López | |||
| 1980 | No Event | ||||||
| 1981 | Gregorio Rodríguez | ||||||
| 1982 | Carlos Aguilar | ||||||
| 1983 | Rafael Ernesto Chávez | ||||||
| 1984 | Arsenio Chaparro | ||||||
| 1985 | Héctor Julio Patarroyo | Café Quetzal-Leche Klim | |||||
| 1986 | Julio Carlos Morales | ||||||
| 1987 | Jorge Landaverde | ||||||
| 1988 | Luis Pérez | Colombia | |||||
| 1989 | Jair Bernal Jair Bernal Jair Humberto Bernal Sepúlveda is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:19891992... |
Colombia | |||||
| 1990 | Marcos Wilches | Colombia | |||||
| 1991 | Luis Fernando Lara | Colombia | |||||
| 1992 | José Daniel Bernal José Daniel Bernal José Daniel Bernal García is a male road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:19921997José Daniel Bernal García is a male road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:1992... |
Colombia | |||||
| 1993 | Luis Cárdenas Luis Cárdenas Luis Germán Cárdenas Amaya is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:199119931995-References:... |
Colombia | |||||
| 1994 | Fredy Núñez | ||||||
| 1995–2003 | No Event | ||||||
| 2004 | Enrique Avalos | ||||||
| 2005 | Cameron Hughes | ||||||
| 2006 | Gregorio Ladino Gregorio Ladino Gregorio Ladino Vega is a male road cyclist from Colombia, who became a professional rider in 1996.-Career:19951997... |
Colombia | |||||
| 2007 | Wilson Zambrano | Colombia es Pasión |
Women’s Race Past Winners
| Year | Winner | Country | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Evelyn García Evelyn García Evelyn García Marroquín is a Salvadoran cycle racer who rides for the Fenixs team. She is something of an all-rounder, having won time-trials and mountain stages in the past. She has won the Vuelta a El Salvador on two occasions, the only woman yet to do so, in 2004 and 2007... |
Banco Cuscatlan - Cogeas | |
| 2005 | Edita Pučinskaitė Edita Pucinskaite Edita Pučinskaitė is a Lithuanian racing cyclist. For many years, she has been one of the top competitors in women's racing on the international level with a victory in the World Road Race Championships in 1999 and several very high finishes in major tours, World Championship competition and on... |
Nobili Rubinetterie - Menikini - Cogeas | |
| 2006 | Aimee Vasse | Tria - USA | |
| 2007 | Evelyn García Evelyn García Evelyn García Marroquín is a Salvadoran cycle racer who rides for the Fenixs team. She is something of an all-rounder, having won time-trials and mountain stages in the past. She has won the Vuelta a El Salvador on two occasions, the only woman yet to do so, in 2004 and 2007... |
Team Cmax Dila - Guericiotti - Cogeas | |
| 2008 | Tatiana Stiajkina Tatiana Stiajkina Tatiana Stiajkina is a Ukrainian cycle racer who rides for the Chirio Forno d'Asolo team. She is a notable climber, as demonstrated by her previous strong finishes at the climb of El Boquerón, the long and steep road up the northern face of the San Salvador volcano featured in the Vuelta a El... |
USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo is a professional cycling team based in Montechiaro d'Asti in Italy. It competes in road bicycle racing events, including in some UCI Women's Road World Cup events.- 2008 :... |
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| 2009 | No Event |