Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana explained

Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
Date:Early February
Region:Valencian Community, Spain
English:Tour of the Valencian Community
Localnames:Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (Valencian)
Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana
Discipline:Road race
Competition:UCI Europe Tour
Type:Stage race
Number:75 (as of 2024)

The Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (pronounced as /ˈvɔlta a la komuniˈtad valensiˈana/; English: '''Tour of the Valencian Community''' or Tour of Valencia) is a road cycling stage race held in the Valencian Community (Comunitat Valenciana), Spain.[1] Its position in the cycling calendar means it is often used as preparation for the spring classics or the Grand Tours which take place later in the season.[2]

No editions of the race were held between 2008 and 2015 because of funding issues. A first attempt to revive it for the 2010–11 UCI Europe Tour was unsuccessful.[3] During 2015 a second attempt was started by Ángel Casero and his brother Rafael. In September the UCI granted the race a 2.1 status and made way for the return of the race which took place in early February.[4] The race became part of the new UCI ProSeries in 2020.

Results

Multiple winners

Number of wins Rider Editions
3 wins 2004, 2007, 2018
2 wins 1954, 1961
1931, 1940
1965, 1967
1960, 1962
1991, 1992
1995, 2002

Wins per country

WinsCountry
47
5
4
3
2

1





Classifications

As of the 2021 edition, the jerseys worn by the leaders of the individual classifications are:

References

General
Specific

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023 . Volta Comunitat Valenciana . FirstCycling.com . en.
  2. Web site: Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana (Esp) - Cat.2.ProS . Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu . fr.
  3. Web site: La Volta a la Comunidad Valenciana tampoco verá la luz en 2011 (Comunicado) . Biciciclismo.com . es . 2 December 2010 . 16 August 2011.
  4. Web site: Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana to return to UCI calendar in 2016 . Cyclingnews.com . en . 30 September 2015 . 26 November 2015.