Vuelta a Asturias

Vuelta Asturias is a professional cycle road race held in Spain in early May each year. The event was first run in 1925 but has not been held consistently until 1968 to present. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.

Vuelta Asturias
Race details
DateEarly-May
RegionAsturias, Spain
English nameTour of Asturias
Local name(s)Vuelta Asturias (in Spanish)
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionUCI Europe Tour
TypeStage-race
OrganiserClub Ciclista Aramo
Web sitewww.lavueltaasturias.com
History
First edition1925 (1925)
Editions65 (as of 2023)
First winner Segundo Barruetabeña (ESP)
Most wins Ricardo Montero (ESP)
 Federico Bahamontes (ESP)
 Jesús Manzaneque (ESP)
 Faustino Rupérez (ESP)
 Juan Carlos Domínguez (ESP)
 Richard Carapaz (ECU)
 Nairo Quintana (COL)
(2 wins)
Most recent Lorenzo Fortunato (ITA)

On 25 April 2014, the Vuelta Asturias was suspended one week before its start due to the lack of funds and sponsors.[1] The race returned in 2015, when a two-stage edition was won by Igor Antón (Movistar Team).[2]

Winners
Federico Bahamontes won the tour in 1955 and 1957.
Alex Zülle achieved the Vuelta a Asturias in 1992.
Miguel Induráin, winner in 1996
Year Country Rider Team
1925  Spain Segundo Barruetabeña Arenas Club
1926  Spain Ricardo Montero Real Unión
1927  Spain Miguel Mucio individual
1928  Spain Ricardo Montero Real Unión
1929–1946 No race
1947  Spain Emilio Rodríguez Real Sociedad
1948–1949 No race
1950  Spain Miguel Gual individual
1951–1952 No race
1953  Spain Antonio Gelabert Terrot–Hutchinson
1954  Spain Bernardo Ruiz Ideor
1955  Spain Federico Bahamontes Terrot–Hutchinson
1956  Spain Emilio Hernán Minaco
1957  Spain Federico Bahamontes Mobylette–Coabania
1958–1967 No race
1968  Spain Jesús Manzaneque La Casera–Peña Bahamontes
1969  Spain Andrés Oliva La Casera–Peña Bahamontes
1970  Spain Antonio Martos Werner
1971  Spain Eduardo Castelló Karpy–Licor
1972  Spain Agustín Tamames Werner
1973  Spain Jesús Manzaneque La Casera–Peña Bahamontes
1974  Spain Juan Manuel Santisteban KAS–Kaskol
1975  Spain Miguel María Lasa KAS–Kaskol
1976  Spain Santiago Lazcano Super Ser
1977  Spain Vicente López Carril KAS–Campagnolo
1978  Spain Enrique Martínez Heredia KAS–Campagnolo
1979  Spain Alberto Fernández Moliner–Vereco
1980  Spain Faustino Rupérez Fosforera–Vereco
1981  Spain Ángel Arroyo Zor–Helios
1982  Spain Jerónimo Ibáñez Kelme–Merckx
1983  Spain Pedro Muñoz Zor–Gemeaz–Cusin
1984  Spain Faustino Rupérez Zor–Gemeaz
1985  Spain Jesús Blanco Villar Teka
1986  Spain Jesús Rodríguez Magro Zor–B.H. Sport
1987  Spain Iñaki Gastón Kas
1988  West Germany Rolf Gölz Superconfex–Yoko
1989  Netherlands Gert-Jan Theunisse PDM–Concorde
1990  Mexico Raúl Alcalá PDM–Concorde
1991  Latvia Piotr Ugrumov Seur
1992   Switzerland Alex Zülle ONCE
1993  Netherlands Erik Breukink ONCE
1994  Spain Abraham Olano Mapei–CLAS
1995   Switzerland Beat Zberg Carrera Jeans–Tassoni
1996  Spain Miguel Induráin Banesto
1997  Spain Manuel Fernández Ginés Banesto
1998  France Laurent Jalabert ONCE
1999  Spain Juan Carlos Domínguez Vitalicio Seguros–Grupo Generali
2000  Spain Joseba Beloki Festina
2001  Spain Juan Carlos Domínguez iBanesto.com
2002  Italy Leonardo Piepoli iBanesto.com
2003   Switzerland Fabian Jeker Milaneza–MSS
2004  Spain Iban Mayo Euskaltel–Euskadi
2005  Spain Adolfo García Quesada Comunidad Valenciana–Elche
2006  Spain Óscar Sevilla T-Mobile Team
2007  Spain Koldo Gil Saunier Duval–Prodir
2008  Spain Ángel Vicioso LA–MSS
2009  Spain Francisco Mancebo Rock Racing
2010  Spain Constantino Zaballa[nb 1] Centro Ciclismo de Loulé-Louletano
2011  Spain Javier Moreno Caja Rural
2012  Spain Beñat Intxausti Movistar Team
2013  Spain Amets Txurruka Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
2014 No race due to financial problems
2015  Spain Igor Antón Movistar Team
2016  Great Britain Hugh Carthy Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
2017  Colombia Nairo Quintana[nb 2] Movistar Team
2018  Ecuador Richard Carapaz Movistar Team
2019  Ecuador Richard Carapaz Movistar Team
2020 No race due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021  Colombia Nairo Quintana Arkéa–Samsic
2022  Colombia Iván Sosa Movistar Team
2023  Italy Lorenzo Fortunato Eolo–Kometa

Notes
  1. Zaballa's result was annulled by the Union Cycliste Internationale in 2012, after Zaballa had tested positive for using ephedrine.[3]
  2. Quintana was named winner as Raúl Alarcón's win was annulled due to doping.

References
  1. La Vuelta Ciclista a Asturias, suspendida; El Comercio, 25 April 2014 (in Spanish)
  2. "Vuelta Asturias Julio Alvarez Mendo 2015 - General classification". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  3. "Tino Zaballa, suspendido por positivo en la Vuelta a Asturias" [Tino Zaballa, suspended for positive in the Tour of Asturias]. La Nueva Espana (in Spanish). 23 March 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
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