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| Race details | |
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| Date | Early February |
| Region | Valencian Community, Spain |
| English name | Tour of the Valencian Community |
| Local name(s) | Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (Valencian) Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana (in Spanish) |
| Discipline | Road race |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
| Type | Stage race |
| Web site | vueltacv |
| History | |
| First edition | 1929 (1929) |
| Editions | 75 (as of 2024) |
| First winner |  Salvador Cardona (ESP) |
| Most wins |  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) (3 wins) |
| Most recent |  Brandon McNulty (USA) |
The Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (Valencian pronunciation: [ˈvɔlta a la komuniˈtad valensiˈana]; English: Tour of the Valencian Community or Tour of Valencia) is a road cycling stage race held in the Valencian Community (Comunitat Valenciana), Spain. Its position in the cycling calendar means it is often used as preparation for the spring classics or the Grand Tours which take place later in the season.
No editions of the race were held between 2008 and 2015 because of funding issues. A first attempt to revive it for the 2010–11 UCI Europe Tour was unsuccessful. During 2015 a second attempt was started by Ángel Casero and his brother Rafael. In September the UCI granted the race a 2.1 status and made way for the return of the race which took place in early February. The race became part of the new UCI ProSeries in 2020.
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Results
Previous winners
Multiple winners
| Number of wins | Rider | Editions |
|---|---|---|
| 3 wins | Alejandro Valverde |
2004, 2007, 2018 |
| 2 wins | Salvador Botella |
1954, 1961 |
| Fédérico Ezquerra |
1931, 1940 | |
| José Pérez Francés |
1965, 1967 | |
| Fernando Manzaneque |
1960, 1962 | |
| Melcior Mauri |
1991, 1992 | |
 Alex Zülle |
1995, 2002 |
Wins per country
| Wins | Country |
|---|---|
| 47 | Spain
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| 5 |  Switzerland
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| 4 |  France
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| 3 |  Belgium Italy
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| 2 |  Netherlands Russia West Germany
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| 1 |  Colombia Ireland Kazakhstan Portugal Slovenia Sweden United States
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Classifications
As of the 2021 edition, the jerseys worn by the leaders of the individual classifications are:
Yellow Jersey – Worn by the leader of the general classification.
Orange Jersey – Worn by the leader of the points classification.
Polkadot Jersey – Worn by the leader of the climber classification.
White Jersey – Worn by the best rider under 23 years of age on the overall classification.
References
- General
- "Vuelta Ciclista a la Communidad Valenciana – Race profile". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
- Specific
- "Volta Comunitat Valenciana". FirstCycling.com. 2023.
- "Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana (Esp) - Cat.2.ProS". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French).
- "La Volta a la Comunidad Valenciana tampoco verá la luz en 2011 (Comunicado)". Biciciclismo.com (in Spanish). 2 December 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
- "Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana to return to UCI calendar in 2016". Cyclingnews.com. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
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