Vuelta a Murcia

Vuelta a Murcia

Race details
Date	Early-March
Region	Murcia, Spain
English name	Tour of Murcia
Local name(s)	Vuelta Ciclistica a la Region di Murcia
Discipline	Road race
Competition	UCI Europe Tour
Type	Stage race
History
First edition	1981
Editions	29 (as of 2009)
First winner	Pedro Delgado
Most wins	Alejandro Valverde (3 wins)
Most recent	Denis Menchov

The Vuelta Ciclista a Murcia (English: Tour of Murcia) is a road bicycle race held in and around Murcia, Spain. The race consists of a men's competition over five stages and is part of the UCI Europe Tour. The first four editions were reserved to amateurs.

Past winners

Rider Team 1981 Pedro Delgado (ESP) 1982 Salvador Sanchis (ESP) 1983 Francisco Javier Cedena (ESP) 1984 Ricardo Martinez (ESP) 1985 José Recio (ESP) Kelme 1986 Miguel Indurain (ESP) Reynolds-Reynolon 1987 Pello Ruiz Cabestany (ESP) Caja Rural-Seat 1988 Carlos Hernandez (ESP) Teka 1989 Marino Alonso (ESP) Teka 1990 Tom Cordes (NED) Buckler 1991 Jose Luis Villanueva (ESP) O.N.C.E. 1992 Álvaro Mejía (COL) Postobon 1993 Carlos Galarreta (ESP) Deportpublic 1994 Melchor Mauri (ESP) Banesto 1995 Adriano Baffi (ITA) Mapei-GB

Rider Team 1996 Melchor Mauri (2) (ESP) O.N.C.E. 1997 Juan Carlos Dominguez (ESP) Kelme-Costa Blanca 1998 Alberto Elli (ITA) Casino 1999 Marco Pantani (ITA) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi 2000 David Cañada (ESP) O.N.C.E.-Deutsche Bank 2001 Aitor Gonzalez (ESP) Kelme-Costa Blanca 2002 Victor Hugo Peña (COL) US Postal Service 2003 Javier Pascual Llorente (ESP) Kelme-Costa Blanca 2004 Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme 2005 Koldo Gil (ESP) Liberty Seguros-Würth 2006 Santos Gonzalez (ESP) 3 Molinos Resort 2007 Alejandro Valverde (2) (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne 2008 Alejandro Valverde (3) (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne 2009 Denis Menchov (RUS) Rabobank

References

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