Date | Early February |
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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 (Spanish) |
Discipline | Road race |
Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
Type | Stage race |
First edition | 1929 |
Editions | 68 (as of 2017) |
First winner | Salvador Cardona (NED) |
Most wins |
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Most recent | Nairo Quintana (COL) |
The Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (Valencian pronunciation: [ˈvɔɫta 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.