Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme explained

Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
Date:March
Region:Catalonia, Spain
English:Catalan Cycling Week
Localnames:Semana Catalana de Ciclismo Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
Discipline:Road
Competition:UCI Europe Tour
Type:Stage-race
Number:42
Last:2005
Mostwins:





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The Catalan Cycling Week (Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme in Catalan) was a multi-stage road bicycle race held in Catalonia, Spain.[1] Held annually from 1963 until 2005, it was run as a 2.HC race on the UCI Europe Tour in the second half of March. The Setmana Catalana was discontinued in 2006 due to financial problems and is no longer on the UCI Calendar. Since 2010, the Volta a Catalunya, Catalonia's oldest existing cycling race, was moved to the calendar slot formerly held by the Setmana Catalana in late March.[2]

The first winner of the race was José Pérez-Francés in 1963. Six riders have won the race twice: Spaniards José Pérez-Francés and Luis Ocaña, Belgian Eddy Merckx, Swiss Alex Zülle, Dutchman Michael Boogerd and Frenchman Laurent Jalabert. Alberto Contador was the last to win in 2005.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023 . Catalaane Week . FirstCycling.com . nl.
  2. Web site: Westemeyer. Susan. Centennial Volta a Catalunya one for the climbers. cyclingnews.com. 4 September 2016.
  3. Web site: Semaine Catalane (Esp) - Ex. . Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu . fr.