The Challenge Vuelta Ciclista a Mallorca (, ) is a series of four (five until 2012) professional one day road bicycle races held on the Spanish island of Mallorca in late January or early February. The event is used as an early season preparatory event by many of the top teams in readiness for the bigger races later in the season. The five races are ranked 1.1 on the UCI Europe Tour.

Although the race styles itself as the "Tour of Majorca" it has never been allowed to be classed as a multi day stage race by the sports governing body the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) because the race rules allows riders not to participate on certain days. However, there is an unofficial overall classification winner taken on total time over five days. This laid back attitude by the race organisers makes the race popular with team managers who can bring a large squad (sometimes as many as 20 riders) and interchange them over the five days. Apart from the overall classification, there are the usual Mountains, Points and Sprints competitions associated with any stage race. There is also a competition for the top Mallorca-based rider; in the past this has been won by Vicente Reynès, Antonio Colóm and Antonio Tauler.

The first day of racing is the Trofeo Mallorca, a criterium around the streets of Palma. The second day is the Trofeo Cala Millor, sometimes called the Trofeo Alcúdia. These two opening days are run over a fairly flat course and result in a sprint finish. The Trofeo Pollença (day three) and Trofeo Sóller (day four) are contested over a more hilly course using the climbs of the Col de Sóller (501 metres) and the Col de Puig Major (850 metres) amongst others on the route. These two hilly days usually decide the outcome of the unofficial overall classification over the five days. The final days racing is the Trofeo Calvià which takes place on an undulating course over a series of small climbs.

Top class riders such as Laurent Jalabert, Alex Zülle and Alejandro Valverde have won the overall classification at the Vuelta a Mallorca; Spanish rider Francesco Cabello, who rode for the Kelme team throughout his career, holds the record for the most victories, taking three overall victories in Mallorca in 1996, 2000 and 2002. In 2004 Colóm became the first rider who was a native of the island of Mallorca to take the overall classification.

The Vuelta a Mallorca receives heavy sponsorship from Tourism section of the local Mallorcan government (Govern de la Illes Balears). The race was first held in 1992 and for the first three years was just open to Spanish teams, however in 1995 foreign squads were invited for the first time with teams such as Telekom and TVM attending. In 1998 Léon van Bon of the Dutch Rabobank squad became the first overall winner riding for a non Spanish team.

In 2026 the Challenge featured a team time trial for the first time in its 35-year history. The Trofeo Ses Salines run on Thursday 29 January was a 24 km squad test between Ses Salines and Colònia de Sant Jordi and was won by Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe.MSN - This years Challenge Majorca is quietly ....

General classification winners

Individual Race Winners Year Trofeo Palma de Mallorca Trofeo Alcúdia Trofeo Calvià Trofeo Manacor Trofeo Sóller 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Year Trofeo Palma de Mallorca Trofeo Cala Millor Trofeo Calvià Trofeo Pollença Trofeo Sóller 2006 2007 2008 Year Trofeo Palma de Mallorca Trofeo Cala Millor Trofeo Calvià Trofeo Pollença Trofeo Inca 2009 Year Trofeo Palma de Mallorca Trofeo Cala Millor Trofeo Deià Trofeo Magaluf-Palmanova Trofeo Inca 2010 2011 No winnerThe race, won by Tyler Farrar, is not officially recognized by the UCI because of a large protest from riders. Year Trofeo Palma de Mallorca Trofeo Migjorn Trofeo Deià Trofeo Pollença Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana 2012 Not racedEvent reduced to 4 single-day races in 2012 due to financial problems. CancelledTrofeo Serra de Tramuntana cancelled due to adverse weather conditions. Year Trofeo Palma de Mallorca Trofeo Deià Trofeo Platja de Muro Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana 2013 Not raced Year Trofeo Palma Trofeo Ses Salines Trofeo Deià Trofeo Muro-Port d'Alcúdia Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana 2014 Not raced Year Trofeo Santanyi-Ses Salines-Campos Trofeo Andratx – Mirador d'Es Colomer Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana Trofeo Playa de Palma Not raced 2015 Year Trofeo Felanitx-Ses Salines-Campos-Porreres Trofeo Pollenca-Port de Andratx Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana Trofeo Playa de Palma 2016 Year Trofeo Porreres-Felanitx-Ses Salines-Campos Trofeo Andratx – Mirador d'Es Colomer Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana Trofeo Playa de Palma 2017 Year Trofeo Porreres-Felanitx-Ses Salines-Campos Trofeo Andratx – Mirador d'Es Colomer Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana Trofeo Playa de Palma 2018 Year Trofeo Ses Salines-Campos-Porreres-Felanitx Trofeo Andratx Lloseta Trofeo de Tramuntana Soller-Deia Trofeo Palma 2019 Year Trofeo Felanitx-Ses Salines-Campos-Porreres Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana Trofeo Pollença – Port d'Andratx Trofeo de Playa de Palma – Palma 2020 Year Trofeo Calvià Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana Trofeo Andratx – Mirador d'Es Colomer (Puerto Pollença) Trofeo Alcúdia – Port d'Alcúdia 2021 Year Trofeo Calvià Trofeo Alcúdia – Port d'Alcúdia Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana Trofeo Pollença – Port d'Andratx Trofeo Playa de Palma 2022 Year Trofeo Calvià Trofeo Ses Salines - Alcúdia Trofeo Andratx – Mirador d'Es Colomer (Puerto Pollença) Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana Trofeo Palma 2023 Year Trofeo Calvià Trofeo Ses Salines-Felanitx Trofeo Serra Tramuntana Trofeo Pollença - Port d'Andratx Trofeo Palma 2024 Year Trofeo Calvià Trofeo Ses Salines Trofeo Serra Tramuntana Trofeo Andratx - Pollença Trofeo Palma 2025 Cancelled 2026

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