Date Mid-February Competition UCI Europe Tour 2.1 Editions 63 (as of 2017) First winner Ricardo Montero (ESP) First edition 1925 | English name Tour of Andalusia Type Stage-race (5 days) Region Andalusia Edition 63 (2017) | |
Local name(s) Vuelta a Andalucía (Spanish) Nickname(s) Ruta del Sol (Spanish); Route of the Sun (English) Most wins Alejandro Valverde (ESP) (5 wins) | ||
The Vuelta a Andalucía (Tour of Andalusia) or Ruta del Sol (Route of the Sun) is a regional Spanish road bicycle race first held in 1925. Since 2005, it has been a 2.1 category race on the UCI Europe Tour. The nickname, Ruta del Sol, is in reference to the region's popular tourist coastline the Costa del Sol.
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