Tour of Galicia
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Race details | |
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Region | Galicia, Spain |
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Discipline | Road |
Type | Stage race |
History | |
First edition | 1933 |
Editions | 35 (as of 2014) |
First winner | 23x15px Salvador Cardona (ESP) |
Most wins | Xoán Vázquez Del Pozo (ESP) (4) |
Most recent | Xoán Vázquez Del Pozo (ESP) |
The Tour of Galicia (Spanish: Vuelta a Galicia; Galician: Volta a Galicia) is an annual cycling race held in Galicia, Spain. It was first held in 1933 and was held a further five times between 1934 and 1984. The tour did not take place from the outbreak of the Spanish civil war in 1936, until the end of the second world war in 1945. In 1986, it became a regular annual race. The most successful rider was Xoán Vázquez Del Pozo, who won the race four times between 2011 and 2014. The final professional edition of the race was held in 2000. In 2002, after a year's hiatus, the race returned to the calendar as an amateur race.
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