Vuelta a La Rioja explained

Vuelta a La Rioja
Date:Late-April
Region:La Rioja, Spain
English:Tour of La Rioja
Localnames:Vuelta a La Rioja
Discipline:Road
Competition:UCI Europe Tour
Type:Stage-race (until 2008)
One-day race (from 2009)
Organiser:Club Ciclista Logroñés
Number:57 (as of 2017)
Mostwins:

(3 wins)

The Vuelta a La Rioja (English: Tour of La Rioja) is a regional Spanish road bicycle race held in La Rioja. From 2005 to 2008, it was a 2.1 category race on the UCI Europe Tour.

The event is facing financial challenges in 2009. Wrote velonews.com:

Economic woes in Spain have forced organizers to reduce the formerly three-day Rioja tour into a one-day race around the famous wine-growing region. Rather than risk not having any race at all, organizers opted to downsize in 2009 with hopes of reviving the stage-race format next season.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Racing This Week: Flèche, Liège wrap up classics season – VeloNews . www.velonews.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090423030941/http://www.velonews.com/article/90992/ . 2009-04-23.