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.
History The first race took place in 1987, although it did not become a regular event until 2002.Vuelta Ciclista Internacional a Extremadura Sitio de Ciclismo 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).La XXIV vuelta Ciclista a Extremadura arranca el miércoles desde Moraleja HOY.es, 20 April 2009Vuelta a Extremadura Cycling Quotient, CQ Ranking 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.JOSÉ MARÍA ORTIZ, El engaño de la Vuelta Ciclista a Extremadura, El Periódico Extremadura, 16 May 2011
Notable winners include José Ángel Gómez Marchante and Daniel Lloyd, both professional cyclists.
Results YearWinnerSecondThird 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
List of winners by country CountryVictories Spain 6 Denmark 1 Colombia 1 Portugal 1 United Kingdom 1 Argentina 1
References
External links Official website Vuelta a Extremadura (sitiodeciclismo.net) Vuelta a Extremadura (cqranking.com)