Vuelta a Costa Rica
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | December |
| Region | Costa Rica |
| English name | Tour of Costa Rica |
| Local name(s) | Vuelta a Costa Rica |
| Nickname(s) | Giro Tico |
| Discipline | Road race |
| Competition | UCI America Tour |
| Type | Stage race |
| Organiser | Federacion Costarricense de Ciclismo |
| History | |
| First edition | 1965 |
| Editions | 57 (as of 2023) |
| First winner |  José Luis Sánchez (CRC) |
| Most wins | Juan Carlos Rojas (CRC) (6 wins) |
| Most recent |  Juan Diego Alba (COL) |
The Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica (English: Tour of Costa Rica) is a bicycle racing stage race held annually since 1965 in Costa Rica.[1] The men's Vuelta carries a UCI rating of 2.2 and is part of the UCI America Tour, which is one of six UCI Continental Circuits sponsored by the Union Cycliste Internationale, the sport's international governing body. For the women's race see; Vuelta Internacional Femenina a Costa Rica.
Doping
On 31 January 2018 the UCI announced that they had suspended a number of riders who competed in the 2017 edition of the race, after they tested positive for the third generation blood booster – EPO-CERA. Overall winner Juan Carlos Rojas (Frijoles Los Tierniticos), third place César Rojas Villegas, Leandro Varela, Vladimir Fernandez who won stage 4 of the race, Jose Villalobos, Jason Huertas, Jose Irias, Gabriel Marin, Melvin Mora, Kevin Murillo Solano and Jordy Sandoval.[2]
Past winners
| Year | Country | Rider | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Costa Rica
|
José Luis Sánchez | Sanyo-Costa Rica | |
| 1966 |  Guatemala
|
Saturnino Rustrián | Guatemala national team | |
| 1967 | Costa Rica
|
José Manuel Soto | Costa Rica national team | |
| 1968 | Guatemala
|
Saturnino Rustrián | Guatemala national team | |
| 1969 | Colombia
|
Evaristo Fino | Colombia national team | |
| 1970 |  Mexico
|
Arturo García | Cuarteta Windsor | |
| 1971 | Costa Rica
|
José Manuel Soto | Jabón Spreed | |
| 1972 | Guatemala
|
Samuel Herrera | Guatemala national team | |
| 1973 | Colombia
|
Wilfredo Insuasti | Colombia national team | |
| 1974 | Mexico
|
Rodolfo Vitela | Mexico national team | |
| 1975 | Colombia
|
Efrain Pulido | Colombia national team | |
| 1976 | Colombia
|
Norberto Cáceres | Colombia national team | |
| 1977 | Costa Rica
|
Carlos Alvarado | Banco de Costa Rica | |
| 1978 |  Venezuela
|
Fernando Fontes | Martell | |
| 1979 | Colombia
|
Herman Loaiza | MetalCo | |
| 1980 |  United States
|
Dale Stetina | United States national team | |
| 1981 | Costa Rica
|
Alexis Villalobos | MetalCo | |
| 1982 | Colombia
|
Samuel Cabrera | Colombia national team | |
| 1983 | Colombia
|
José Antonio Agudelo Gómez | Colombia national team | |
| 1984 | Colombia
|
Oliviero Cárdenas | Casa Víctor | |
| 1985 | Colombia
|
Néstor Barrera | Colombia national team | |
| 1986 | Costa Rica
|
Juan de Dios Castillo | Bicicletas Alvarado | |
| 1987 | Costa Rica
|
Carlos Bermúdez | Alvarado Ases | |
| 1988 | Colombia
|
Efraím Rico | Colombia national team | |
| 1989 | Costa Rica
|
Raúl Montero | Electrónica Hidalgo | |
| 1990 | Costa Rica
|
Alfredo Zamora | RCA–Electrodomésticos | |
| 1991 | Colombia
|
Edgar Sánchez | Pizza Hut | |
| 1992 | Colombia
|
Luis Espinosa | Manzana–Postobón | |
| 1993 | Costa Rica
|
Adrián Víquez | Jaisa–Philips–El Globo | |
| 1994 | Costa Rica
|
José Andrés Brenes | Pizza Hut–Squirt | |
| 1995 | Colombia
|
Raúl Gómez | Colombia national team | |
| 1996 | Costa Rica
|
Luis Morera | Pizza Hut | |
| 1997 | Colombia
|
Gregorio Ladino | El Verdugo–Jaisa–Globo | |
| 1998 | Colombia
|
Hernán Darío Muñoz | Globo Casa Víctor | |
| 1999 | Mexico
|
Miguel Arroyo | Canel's Turbo | |
| 2000 | Costa Rica
|
Federico Ramírez | Café de Costa Rica–Pizza Hut | |
| 2001 | Colombia
|
Gregorio Ladino | Café de Costa Rica | |
| 2002 | Colombia
|
Julio César Rangel | 2x1 Pizza-Tienda el Globo–Jaisa | |
| 2003 | Costa Rica
|
José Adrián Bonilla | Pizza Hut–Bancrédito | |
| 2004 | Colombia
|
Israel Ochoa | Ferretería el Mar–Video Visión | |
| 2005 | Costa Rica
|
Juan Carlos Rojas | Pasoca–Dos Pinos | |
| 2006 | Costa Rica
|
Henry Raabe | BCR–Pizza Hut | |
| 2007 | Costa Rica
|
Henry Raabe | BCR–Pizza Hut | |
| 2008 | Costa Rica
|
Gregory Brenes | BCR–Pizza Hut | |
| 2009 | Colombia
|
Janier Acevedo | GreatWall–Indeportes | |
| 2010 | Costa Rica
|
Juan Carlos Rojas | JPS–Giant | |
| 2011 | Costa Rica
|
José Adrián Bonilla | Citi Economy Blue | |
| 2012 | Colombia
|
Óscar Sánchez | GW–Shimano | |
| 2013 | Costa Rica
|
Juan Carlos Rojas | JPS–Giant | |
| 2014 | Costa Rica
|
Juan Carlos Rojas | Tierniticos–Halcón | |
| 2015 | Costa Rica
|
Juan Carlos Rojas | Frijoles Los Tierniticos | |
| 2016 | Costa Rica
|
César Rojas | Frijoles Los Tierniticos | |
| 2017 | Costa Rica
|
Juan Carlos Rojas | Frijoles Los Tierniticos | |
| 2018 | Costa Rica
|
Bryan Salas Sánchez | Nestlé 7C CBZ Giant | |
| 2019 | Costa Rica
|
Daniel Bonilla | Scotiabank–Nestlé–Métrica–Giant | |
| 2020–2021 | No race | |||
| 2022 | Colombia
|
Marco Tulio Suesca | Movistar–Best PC | |
| 2023 | Colombia
|
Juan Diego Alba | Movistar–Best PC | |
References
- ^ "Vuelta a Costa Rica". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- ^ "Vuelta a Costa Rica winner among 12 riders to test positive in 2017 edition". 31 January 2018.