The Tour of Extremadura (Spanish: Vuelta Ciclista Internacional Extremadura or Vuelta a Extremadura) was an annual multiple stage bicycle race in Spain, visiting the main towns of the Extremadura region. Beginning as an amateur event in 1987, it became part of the professional UCI Europe Tour in 2005, and was last run in 2011.
The first race took place in 1987, although it did not become a regular event until 2002.[1] It was restricted to amateurs until the creation of the Continental Circuits UCI in 2005, when it became part of the professional circuit of the UCI Europe Tour, in category 2.2 (the lowest professional category).[2] [3] The 2010 event was cancelled, and the final race took place in 2011 as an amateur event, with all its stages in the province of Badajoz, and four of the five stages started and finished in the same place.[4]
Notable winners include José Ángel Gómez Marchante and Daniel Lloyd, both professional cyclists.
| Year | Winner | Second | Third | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | ? | ? | ? | |
| 1988-1993 | No race | |||
| 1994 | Claus Michael Møller | ? | ? | |
| 1995 | ? | ? | ? | |
| 1996 | ? | ? | ? | |
| 1997 | Ernesto Manchón | ? | ? | |
| 1998-1999 | No race | |||
| 2000 | ? | ? | ? | |
| 2001 | No race | |||
| 2002 | Sergio Domínguez | Ricardo Serrano | Fredrik Modin | |
| 2003 | José Ángel Gómez Marchante | Carlos Barredo | Francisco Javier Andujar | |
| 2004 | Juan Carlos López | Jordi Grau | Sergio Domínguez | |
| 2005 | Luis Roberto Álvarez | Juan Carlos Rojas | Francisco José Terciado | |
| 2006 | Pedro Romero Ocampo | Ángel Rodríguez | Gustavo Domínguez | |
| 2007 | Nuno Marta | Reinier Honig | José Luis Cubillo | |
| 2008 | Daniel Lloyd | Manuel Lloret | Sergio Sousa | |
| 2009 | José de Segovia | Luis Felipe Laverde | Bruno Castanheira | |
| 2010 | No race | |||
| 2011 | Gustavo Pérez | Paul Kneppers | Raúl García de Mateos | |
| Country | Victories | |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 6 | |
| Denmark | 1 | |
| Colombia | 1 | |
| Portugal | 1 | |
| United Kingdom | 1 | |
| Argentina | 1 |