Vuelta a La Rioja
 The end of the 48th Tour of La Rioja. | |
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | Late-April |
| Region | La Rioja, Spain |
| English name | Tour of La Rioja |
| Local name | Vuelta a La Rioja (in Spanish) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
| Type | Stage-race (until 2008) One-day race (from 2009) |
| Organiser | Club Ciclista Logroñés |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 1957 |
| Editions | 57 (as of 2017) |
| First winner |  Alberto Sant (ESP) |
| Most wins | Jesús Manzaneque (ESP) Carlos Echeverría (ESP) (3 wins) |
| Most recent |  Rory Sutherland (AUS) |
The Vuelta a La Rioja (English: Tour of La Rioja) was a regional Spanish road bicycle race held in La Rioja by the Club Ciclista Logroñes from 1957 to 2017 with 57 editions, skipping three[1]. It ended due to financial problems of the cycling club. Its end was only announced in 2019[2]. From 2005 to 2008, it was a 2.1 category race on the UCI Europe Tour.
Route
The majority of the times the route went from Logroño to Logroño[3], passing sometimes through Navarra, Soria and Álava.[4]
The first edition's route was Logroño-Soria-Logroño-Cervera-Logroño-Vitoria-Logroño[4]. The last edition's route was Logroño-Santo Domingo de la Calzada-Logroño.[5]
History
The competition was started by Club Ciclista Logroñes members Francisco San Román, Alberto Ducros, Félix Grau, Ricardo Rubio and Jesús García. They were not involved in the 2nd Vuelta a La Rioja.[6]
The Club continued organizing the race until its end.[7]
Suspension and end
Its end was never officially announced. In 2018, due to economic unviability, the edition was suspended. In 2019, the Vuelta was postponed sine die, and the Club declared the end of the Vuelta a La Rioja.[7]
Winners[8]
Every winner of the race was Spanish until West German Reimund Dietzen won the 1987 edition. Only 9 more foreigners won the race after him. The last 6 editions were all won by foreigners.
Every cyclist team was Spanish until 2003, when Félix Cárdenas won the race with Colombian team Orbitel 2005. They were followed by Russian team Lokosphinx in 2012 and Orica-GreenEDGE from 2014 to 2017.
References
- ^ Domínguez Ramírez, Vicente; Gil Espinosa, Juan. "Vuelta a La Rioja". riojanadeciclismo.com (in European Spanish). FEDERACION RIOJANA DE CICLISMO. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ^ Madorrán, Eloy (27 February 2026). "La Rioja se queda sin su vuelta" (PDF). Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ^ Merino, Javier (2 April 2017). "Vuelta La Rioja '17" (PDF). p. 7. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
- ^ a b "1 GRAN VUELTA CICLISTA A LA RIOJA" (PDF). Marrodan y Rezola. 1957. p. 6. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
- ^ "Rutómetro" (PDF). 2 April 2017. p. 16. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
- ^ Rubio, Ricardo. "Recuerdos de la primera Vuelta Ciclista de La Rioja" (PDF) (in Spanish). p. 9. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ^ a b RIOJA, LA (6 March 2019). "La Vuelta Ciclista a La Rioja se suspende 'sine die'". La Rioja (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ^ "Vuelta Ciclista a la Rioja - All Winners". cyclingflash.com (in Flemish). Retrieved 10 February 2026.
External links
- Official website (in Spanish)