Date | Mid-February |
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Region | Andalucía |
English name | Tour of Andalusia |
Local name(s) | Vuelta a Andalucía (Spanish) |
Nickname(s) | Ruta del Sol (Spanish) Route of the Sun (English) |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | UCI Europe Tour 2.1 |
Type | Stage-race (5 days) |
First edition | 1925 |
Editions | 63 (as of 2017) |
First winner | Ricardo Montero (ESP) |
Most wins | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) (5 wins) |
Most recent | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) |
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.