Tour of Catalonia
| Tour of Catalonia | |
|---|---|
| Local name | Volta a Catalunya |
| Region | Catalonia, Spain |
| Date | May, sometimes until early June |
| Type | Stage Race UCI ProTour |
| History | |
| First Edition | 1911 |
| Editions | 86 |
| First Winner | Sebastià Masdeu ( Spain) |
| Most Recent | David Cañada ( Spain) |
| Most Wins | Mariano Cañardo ( Spain), 7 times |
The Tour of Catalonia is a popular road bicycle race held annually in Catalonia. It is a part of the UCI ProTour programme, ranking only second behind the Vuelta a España in popularity for Spain. Due to its place in the riding calendar (after the Giro d'Italia), it is viewed as an important Tour de France preparation race for Spanish cyclists.
The overall winner receives a white and green striped jersey. In addition, as a week-long stage race, the Volta winner receives 50 ProTour points, followed by 40, 35, 30, 25, 20, 15, 10, 5, 1 for the other top 10 riders. Stages are valued at 1 point each.
Palmares
| Year | Winner | Stages | Course distance | In depth |
| 1911 | Sebastià Masdeu Spain | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1911 |
| 1912 | José Magdalena Spain | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1912 |
| 1913 | Juan Marti Spain | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1913 |
| 1920 | José Pelletier  France | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1920 |
| 1923 | Maurice Ville France | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1923 |
| 1924 | Miguel Mucio Spain | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1924 |
| 1925 | Miguel Mucio Spain | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1925 |
| 1926 | Victor Fontan France | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1926 |
| 1927 | Victor Fontan France | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1927 |
| 1928 | Mariano Cañardo Spain | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1928 |
| 1929 | Mariano Cañardo Spain | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1929 |
| 1930 | Mariano Cañardo Spain | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1930 |
| 1931 | Salvador Cardona  Spain | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1931 |
| 1932 | Mariano Cañardo Spain | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1932 |
| 1933 | Alfredo Bovet  Italy | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1933 |
| 1934 | Bernardo Rogora Italy | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1934 |
| 1935 | Mariano Cañardo  Spain | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1935 |
| 1936 | Mariano Cañardo Spain | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1936 |
| 1939 | Mariano Cañardo  Spain | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1939 |
| 1940 | Cristóbal Didier  Luxembourg | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1940 |
| 1941 | Antonio Andrés Sancho Spain | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1941 |
| 1942 | Federico Ezquerra Spain | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1942 |
| 1943 | Julian Berrendero Spain | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1943 |
| 1944 | Miguel Casas Spain | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1944 |
| 1945 | Bernardo Ruiz Spain | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1945 |
| 1946 | Julian Berrendero Spain | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1946 |
| 1947 | Emilio Rodriguez Spain | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1947 |
| 1948 | Emilio Rodriguez Spain | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1948 |
| 1949 | Emxile Rol France | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1949 |
| 1950 | Antonio Gelabert Spain | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1950 |
| 1951 | Primo Volpi Italy | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1951 |
| 1952 | Miguel Poblet Spain | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1952 |
| 1953 | Salvador Botella Spain | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1953 |
| 1954 | Walter Serena Italy | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1954 |
| 1955 | José Gomez-Moral Spain | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1955 |
| 1956 | Ancieto Utset Spain | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1956 |
| 1957 | Jesus Loroño Spain | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1957 |
| 1958 | Richard Van Genechten  Belgium | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1958 |
| 1959 | Salvador Botella Spain | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1959 |
| 1960 | Miguel Poblet Spain | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1960 |
| 1961 | Henri Duez France | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1961 |
| 1962 | Antonio Karmany Spain | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1962 |
| 1963 | Joseph Novales France | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1963 |
| 1964 | Joseph Carrara France | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1964 |
| 1965 | Antonio Gomez-Moral Spain | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1965 |
| 1966 | Arie Den Hartog  Netherlands | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1966 |
| 1967 | Jacques Anquetil France | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1967 |
| 1968 | Eddy Merckx Belgium | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1968 |
| 1969 | Mariano Diaz Spain | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1969 |
| 1970 | Franco Bitossi Italy | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1970 |
| 1971 | Luis Ocaña Spain | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1971 |
| 1972 | Felice Gimondi Italy | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1972 |
| 1973 | Domingo Perurena  Spain | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1973 |
| 1974 | Bernard Thévenet France | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1974 |
| 1975 | Fausto Bertoglio Italy | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1975 |
| 1976 | Enrique Martinez Heredia Spain | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1976 |
| 1977 | Freddy Maertens Belgium | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1977 |
| 1978 | Francesco Moser Italy | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1978 |
| 1979 | Vincent Belda Spain | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1979 |
| 1980 | Marino Lejarreta Spain | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1980 |
| 1981 | Faustino Ruperez Spain | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1981 |
| 1982 | Alberto Fernandez Spain | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1982 |
| 1983 | José Recio Spain | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1983 |
| 1984 | Seán Kelly  Ireland | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1984 |
| 1985 | Robert Millar  United Kingdom | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1985 |
| 1986 | Seán Kelly Ireland | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1986 |
| 1987 | Alvaro Pino Spain | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1987 |
| 1988 | Miguel Indurain Spain | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1988 |
| 1989 | Marino Lejarreta Spain | x | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1989 |
| 1990 | Laudelino Cubino Spain | 7 | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1990 |
| 1991 | Miguel Indurain Spain | 7 | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1991 |
| 1992 | Miguel Indurain Spain | 7 | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1992 |
| 1993 | Alvaro Mejia  Colombia | 7 | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1993 |
| 1994 | Claudio Chiappucci Italy | 7 | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1994 |
| 1995 | Laurent Jalabert France | 7 | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1995 |
| 1996 | Alex Zülle  Switzerland | 7 | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1996 |
| 1997 | Fernando Escartin Spain | 8 | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1997 |
| 1998 | Hernan Buenahora Spain | 8 | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1998 |
| 1999 | Manuel Beltrán Spain | 7 | xxx km | Volta a Catalunya 1999 |
| 2000 | José Maria Jimenez Spain | 8 | 983 km | Volta a Catalunya 2000 |
| 2001 | Joseba Beloki Spain | 8 | 1 015 km | Volta a Catalunya 2001 |
| 2002 | Roberto Heras Spain | 7 | 714 km | Volta a Catalunya 2002 |
| 2003 | Jose Antonio Pecharroman Spain | 7 | 888 km | Volta a Catalunya 2003 |
| 2004 | Miguel Angel Perdiguero Spain | 7 | 838 km | Volta a Catalunya 2004 |
| 2005 | Yaroslav Popovych  Ukraine | 7 | 930 km | Volta a Catalunya 2005 |
| 2006 | David Cañada Spain | 7 | 994 km | Volta a Catalunya 2006 |
Categories
Catalan sport | Spanish cycling races