Tour de Santa Catarina

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.

Tour de Santa Catarina
Race details
RegionSanta Catarina, Brazil. (South America)
English nameTour of Santa Catarina
CompetitionUCI America Tour 2.2
TypeStage race
History
First edition1987 (1987)
Editions24 (as of 2013)
First winner Cássio Paiva (BRA)
Most wins Márcio May (BRA) (4 wins)
Most recent Otávio Bulgarelli (BRA)

The 21st edition of the race occurred from 15 to 25 November 2007, and featured 11 stages.

The 2008 edition has been postponed due to a flood in the region the race 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.[1] 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 Distance
1987Brazil Cássio Paiva653 km
1988Brazil Wanderley Magalhães544 km
1989Brazil César Daneliczen713 km
1990Brazil César Daneliczen794 km
1991Brazil Wanderley Magalhães747 km
1992Brazil Hernandes Cuadri1,085 km
1993Brazil Gabriel Sabbião1,234 km
1994Brazil José Aparecido dos Santos1,250 km
1995Brazil Hernandes Cuadri1,000 km
1996Brazil Daniel Rogelim1,130 km
1997Brazil Márcio May891 km
1998Brazil Márcio May892 km
1999Brazil Daniel Rogelim826 km
2000Brazil Cássio Paiva961.6 km
2001Brazil Cássio Paiva944.4 km
2002Brazil Márcio May821.2 km
2003Brazil Antônio Nascimento751.8 km
2004Argentina Matías Médici1,051 km
2005Brazil Márcio May673 km
2006Brazil Pedro Nicacio1,043 km
2007Brazil Alex Correia Diniz1,143 km
2009Brazil Douglas Moi Bueno486 km
2010Colombia Stiber Ortiz619 km
2011–
2012		 No race
2013Brazil Otávio Bulgarelli553 km
2014–
2015		 No race

Source:[2]

References
  1. ".:: Federação Catarinense de Ciclismo ::". Archived from the original on 2009-04-26. Retrieved 2009-04-22.
  2. "História do Tour de Santa Catarina". ciclismosc.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved April 25, 2016.
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