Region Costa Rica Local name(s) Vuelta a Costa Rica Type Stage race First edition 1965 Date December First winner José Luis Sánchez (CRC) | English name Tour of Costa Rica Nickname(s) Giro Tico Discipline Road bicycle racing Edition 52 (2016) Competition UCI America Tour | |
Organiser Federacion Costaricense de Ciclismo | ||
The Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica (English: Tour of Costa Rica) refers to multi-day bicycle racing stage races held annually since 1965 in Costa Rica. 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.
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