The Tour de Santa Catarina (also Volta Ciclística Internacional de Santa Catarina – Portuguese for International Cycling Tour of Santa Catarina) is a multi-stage road bicycle racing event held in the state of Santa Catarina, in the south of Brazil. The first edition was held in 1987. The competition is famous for the traditional mountain stage at Serra do Rio do Rastro, which is one of Brazil's toughest climbs with an average gradient of 10% over an extent of 7 km. The competition is part of the UCI America Tour.
The 21st edition of the race occurred from 15 to 25 November 2007, and featured 11 stages.
The 2008 edition was postponed due to a flood in the region in which the race was scheduled to take place. A shortened event occurred from 22 to 26 April 2009, replacing the missed edition in the 2008-2009 UCI America Tour. This edition featured only 5 stages over 486 km. A regular edition is expected to take place still in 2009, after September, as part of the 2009–2010 UCI America Tour.
Past winners YearWinnerTotal Distance1987 Cássio Freitas 653 km1988 Wanderley Magalhães 544 km 1989 César Daneliczen 713 km1990 César Daneliczen 794 km1991 Wanderley Magalhães 747 km1992 Hernandes Cuadri 1,085 km1993 Gabriel Sabbião 1,234 km1994 José Aparecido dos Santos 1,250 km1995 Hernandes Cuadri 1,000 km1996 Daniel Rogelim 1,130 km1997 Márcio May 891 km1998 Márcio May 892 km1999 Daniel Rogelim 826 km2000 Cássio Freitas 961.6 km2001 Cássio Freitas 944.4 km2002 Márcio May 821.2 km2003 Antônio Nascimento 751.8 km2004 Matías Médici 1,051 km2005 Márcio May 673 km2006 Pedro Nicacio 1,043 km2007 Alex Correia Diniz 1,143 km2009 Douglas Moi Bueno 486 km2010 Stiber Ortiz 619 km2013 Otávio Bulgarelli 553 km2016 Ramiro Rincón 2025 Diego Camargo 2026 Javier Jamaica
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External links Champions of the Tour of Santa Catarina 2008 Tour of Santa Catarina postponed