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<tr><td>Region:</td><td>[[Spain]]</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Date:</td><td>September (since 1995)</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Type:</td><td>Stage Race (Great Tour)</td></tr>
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<tr><td>First Edition:</td><td valign="top">1935</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Number of Editions:</td><td valign="top">59</td></tr>
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<tr><td>First Winner:</td><td valign="top">[[Gustaaf Deloor]], ([[Belgium]])</td></tr>
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|Date ||  September (since 1995)
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|First Edition || 1935
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|Number of Editions || 59
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|First Winner || [[Gustaaf Deloor]], ([[Belgium]])
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|Most Wins || [[Roberto Heras]], ([[Spain]]), 4 times
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The '''Vuelta a España''' [[bicycle]] race is one of the three "[[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tours]]" of Europe and, after the [[Tour de France]] and the [[Giro d'Italia]], the third most important road cycling stage [[bicycle racing|race]] in the world.
 
  
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First held in [[1935]] and annually since [[1955]], the Vuelta runs for three weeks in a changing route across [[Spain]]. It was inspired by the success of the Tours in France and Italy, and the boost they brought to the circulations of their sponsoring [[newspaper]]s (''[[L'Équipe|L'Auto]]'' and ''[[La Gazzetta dello Sport]]'' respectively); Juan Pujol of the daily ''[[Informaciones]]'' instigated the race to increase his circulation.
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The '''Vuelta a España''' (Tour of Spain) is a three-week [[road bicycle racing]] [[stage race]] that is one of the three "[[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tours]]" of Europe and part of the [[UCI World Ranking]] calendar.
  
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It was formerly held in the spring, but since [[1990]] the race has been run in September. The course includes two individual time trials.  The finish of the Vuelta is traditionally the Spanish capital, [[Madrid]].
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==History==
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[[Image:1vueltaespana.jpg|300px|thumb|left|The daily ''[[Informaciones]]'' with information about the Vuelta a España first edition]]First held in [[1935 Vuelta a España|1935]] and annually since [[1955 Vuelta a España|1955]], the Vuelta runs for three weeks in a changing route across [[Spain]]. The inaugural event (1935) saw 50 entrants face a 3,411 km (2,119 mi.) course over only 14 stages, averaging over 240km (149 mi.) per stage.  It was inspired by the success of the Tours in France and Italy, and the boost they brought to the circulations of their sponsoring [[newspaper]]s (''[[L'Équipe|L'Auto]]'' and ''[[La Gazzetta dello Sport]]'' respectively); Juan Pujol of the daily ''[[Informaciones]]'' instigated the race to increase his circulation.
  
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The inaugural event (1935) saw 50 entrants face a 3411 km course over only 14 stages, averaging over 240km per stage.
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It was formerly held in the spring, but since [[1995 Vuelta a España|1995]] the race has been run in September.  The course includes two individual time trials.  The finish of the Vuelta is traditionally the Spanish capital, [[Madrid]].
  
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In [[1999]], for the first time, the course crossed the [[Alto de El Angliru]] in [[Asturias]], which climbs 1573 meters over 12.9 km with grades as steep as 23.6 percent (at ''Cueña les Cabres'') making it one of the steepest in Europe.  Credit for the discovery of this climb and its addition to the Vuelta goes to Miguel Prieto.
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In [[1999 Vuelta a España|1999]], for the first time, the course crossed the [[Alto de El Angliru]] in [[Asturias]], which climbs 1,573 meters (5,160 feet) over 12.9 km (8 mi.) with grades as steep as 23.6 percent (at ''Cueña les Cabres'') making it one of the steepest in Europe.  Credit for the discovery of this climb and its addition to the Vuelta goes to Miguel Prieto.
  
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The overall leader wears the 'Jersey de Oro' (a Golden Jersey)&mdash;the Spanish counterpart to the [[yellow jersey]] of the Tour de France.  Other jerseys honour the best climber ([[King of the Mountains]]) and the best sprinter (points competition). Usually there are other jerseys awarded, such as for points leaders in the 'Metas Volantes' (intermediate sprints) and for combination rankings.
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The overall leader wears the ''"Maillot amarillo"'' (Yellow [[Maillot_jaune|Maillot]]) or ''"Jersey de Oro"'' (Golden Jersey)&mdash;the Spanish counterpart to the [[yellow jersey]] of the Tour de France.  Other jerseys honour the best climber ([[King of the Mountains]]) and the best sprinter ([[points classification|points competition]]) [awarded a ''blue with yellow fish jersey'' that is sponsored by Spain's fishing and marine industry]. Usually there are other [[cycling jersey]]s awarded, such as for points leaders in the "''Metas Volantes''" (intermediate sprints) and for the combination category (a point system that honours the best rider in combined totals for best overall, points and mountains classification).
  
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The record for most wins is held by Spain's [[Roberto Heras]] with four ([[2000]], [[2003]], [[2004]], [[2005]]). Heras previously shared the record with Switzerland's [[Tony Rominger]], who won three consecutive Vueltas in [[1992]], [[1993]] and [[1994]]. Three Germans have taken first place: Rudi Altig ([[1962]]), Rolf Wolfshohl ([[1965]]) and [[Jan Ullrich]] ([[1999]]). The Spaniards, however, have dominated, winning 26 of the 57 runnings of the Vuelta. France, Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands, Colombia, and Ireland have also had first place finishers.
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The record for most wins is held jointly by [[Switzerland]]'s [[Tony Rominger]], who won three consecutive Vueltas in [[1992 Vuelta a España|1992]], [[1993 Vuelta a España|1993]] and [[1994 Vuelta a España|1994]]; and [[Roberto Heras]] of Spain, winner in [[2000 Vuelta a España|2000]], [[2003 Vuelta a España|2003]] and [[2004 Vuelta a España|2004]]. Heras also won the [[2005 Vuelta a España|2005]] event, but was disqualified for a [[doping (sport)|doping]] offense. Spaniards have dominated, winning 28 of the 63 runnings of the Vuelta. France, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Colombia, Ireland (Sean Kelly in 1988), Russia and most recently Kazakhstan have also had first place finishers.
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The [[2004 Vuelta a España]] was won by Roberto Heras. Halfway through the 2004 Vuelta, it appeared it would become an easy win for Heras, but in the last week his fellow countryman [[Santiago Pérez (cyclist)|Santiago Pérez]] won two heavy mountain stages, thus becoming an important rival. Eventually Heras won with only 30 seconds advantage on Pérez. [[Francisco Mancebo]], also from Spain took third. The first non-Spaniard was [[Stefano Garzelli]] from [[Italy]] in 11th. The points jersey was won by [[Erik Zabel]] from [[Germany]], the mountain jersey was won by [[Félix Cárdenas]] from [[Colombia]] and the combination jersey was won by Roberto Heras. [[Comunidad Valenciana (cycling team)|Kelme]] was the winner of the team ranking. [[Alessandro Petacchi]], an Italian sprinter won four stages, but he didn't finish the Vuelta. Pérez Fernández won three stages.
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The 2005 Vuelta was won originally by Roberto Heras becoming the first four-time winner. Two months after the end of the race, Vuelta officials announced Roberto tested positive for the banned "blood-boosting" drug [[erythropoietin|EPO]]. The positive tests were from urine samples taken before the start of Stage 20. He was then disqualified from the Vuelta and the victory was awarded to [[Denis Menchov]] from [[Russia]].  Menchov originally won the lead after the time trial, and did not let Heras escape until the last of the great mountain stages.  At that stage, Heras had multiple strong team members leading in a breakaway, and used these to build a large lead once he managed to escape Menchov.  Menchov was significantly handicapped by having a much weaker team, which was not able to help minimize the time loss to Heras.
  
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The most recent Vuelta ([[2005]]) was won by [[Roberto Heras]] from Spain, who became the first four-time winner. Halfway through the 2005 Vuelta, it appeared it would become an easy win for Heras, but in the last week his fellow countryman [[Santiago Pérez|Santiago Pérez Fernández]] won two heavy mountain stages, thus becoming an important rival. Eventually Heras won with only 30 seconds advantage on Perez. [[Francisco Mancebo]], also from Spain took third. The first non-Spaniard was [[Stefano Garzelli]] from [[Italy]] in 11th. The points jersey was won by [[Erik Zabel]] from [[Germany]], the mountain jersey was won by [[Félix Rafael Cardenas]] from [[Colombia]] and the combination jersey was won by Roberto Heras. [[Kelme]] was the winner of the team ranking. [[Alessandro Petacchi]], an Italian sprinter won four stages, but he didn't finish the Vuelta. Pérez Fernández won three stages.
 
  
 
'''Winners of the Vuelta a España:'''
 
'''Winners of the Vuelta a España:'''

Latest revision as of 14:57, 3 October 2009

Tony Rominger.jpg
Tour of Spain
Local name Vuelta Ciclista a España
Region 22px-Flag of Spain.png Spain
Date September (since 1995)
Type Stage Race (Great Tour)
History
First Edition 1935
Number of Editions 59
First Winner Gustaaf Deloor, (Belgium)
Most Wins Roberto Heras, (Spain), 4 times


The Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain) is a three-week road bicycle racing stage race that is one of the three "Grand Tours" of Europe and part of the UCI World Ranking calendar.

History

The daily Informaciones with information about the Vuelta a España first edition

First held in 1935 and annually since 1955, the Vuelta runs for three weeks in a changing route across Spain. The inaugural event (1935) saw 50 entrants face a 3,411 km (2,119 mi.) course over only 14 stages, averaging over 240km (149 mi.) per stage. It was inspired by the success of the Tours in France and Italy, and the boost they brought to the circulations of their sponsoring newspapers (L'Auto and La Gazzetta dello Sport respectively); Juan Pujol of the daily Informaciones instigated the race to increase his circulation.

It was formerly held in the spring, but since 1995 the race has been run in September. The course includes two individual time trials. The finish of the Vuelta is traditionally the Spanish capital, Madrid.

In 1999, for the first time, the course crossed the Alto de El Angliru in Asturias, which climbs 1,573 meters (5,160 feet) over 12.9 km (8 mi.) with grades as steep as 23.6 percent (at Cueña les Cabres) making it one of the steepest in Europe. Credit for the discovery of this climb and its addition to the Vuelta goes to Miguel Prieto.

The overall leader wears the "Maillot amarillo" (Yellow Maillot) or "Jersey de Oro" (Golden Jersey)—the Spanish counterpart to the yellow jersey of the Tour de France. Other jerseys honour the best climber (King of the Mountains) and the best sprinter (points competition) [awarded a blue with yellow fish jersey that is sponsored by Spain's fishing and marine industry]. Usually there are other cycling jerseys awarded, such as for points leaders in the "Metas Volantes" (intermediate sprints) and for the combination category (a point system that honours the best rider in combined totals for best overall, points and mountains classification).

The record for most wins is held jointly by Switzerland's Tony Rominger, who won three consecutive Vueltas in 1992, 1993 and 1994; and Roberto Heras of Spain, winner in 2000, 2003 and 2004. Heras also won the 2005 event, but was disqualified for a doping offense. Spaniards have dominated, winning 28 of the 63 runnings of the Vuelta. France, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Colombia, Ireland (Sean Kelly in 1988), Russia and most recently Kazakhstan have also had first place finishers.

2004 event

The 2004 Vuelta a España was won by Roberto Heras. Halfway through the 2004 Vuelta, it appeared it would become an easy win for Heras, but in the last week his fellow countryman Santiago Pérez won two heavy mountain stages, thus becoming an important rival. Eventually Heras won with only 30 seconds advantage on Pérez. Francisco Mancebo, also from Spain took third. The first non-Spaniard was Stefano Garzelli from Italy in 11th. The points jersey was won by Erik Zabel from Germany, the mountain jersey was won by Félix Cárdenas from Colombia and the combination jersey was won by Roberto Heras. Kelme was the winner of the team ranking. Alessandro Petacchi, an Italian sprinter won four stages, but he didn't finish the Vuelta. Pérez Fernández won three stages.

2005 event

The 2005 Vuelta was won originally by Roberto Heras becoming the first four-time winner. Two months after the end of the race, Vuelta officials announced Roberto tested positive for the banned "blood-boosting" drug EPO. The positive tests were from urine samples taken before the start of Stage 20. He was then disqualified from the Vuelta and the victory was awarded to Denis Menchov from Russia. Menchov originally won the lead after the time trial, and did not let Heras escape until the last of the great mountain stages. At that stage, Heras had multiple strong team members leading in a breakaway, and used these to build a large lead once he managed to escape Menchov. Menchov was significantly handicapped by having a much weaker team, which was not able to help minimize the time loss to Heras.


Winners of the Vuelta a España:

See also

External links

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