Date Late-April English name Tour of La Rioja Competition UCI Continental Circuits First edition 1957 | Organiser Club Ciclista Logroñés Edition 57 (2017) | |
Local name(s) Vuelta a La Rioja (Spanish) Type Stage-race (until 2008)One-day race (from 2009) | ||
Vuelta a la rioja 2016
The Vuelta a La Rioja (English: Tour of La Rioja) is a regional Spanish road bicycle race held in La Rioja. From 2005 to 2008, it was a 2.1 category race on the UCI Europe Tour.
The event is facing financial challenges in 2009. Wrote velonews.com:
Economic woes in Spain have forced organizers to reduce the formerly three-day Rioja tour into a one-day race around the famous wine-growing region. Rather than risk not having any race at all, organizers opted to downsize in 2009 with hopes of reviving the stage-race format next season.
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