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Vuelta a Murcia

Spanish multi-day road cycling race

Summary

Spanish multi-day road cycling race

Field	Value
name	Vuelta a Murcia
date	Mid-February
region	Region of Murcia, Spain
english	Tour of Murcia
localnames	Vuelta Ciclistica a la Region di Murcia
discipline	Road race
competition	UCI Europe Tour
type
first
number	45 (as of 2025)
firstwinner	Pedro Delgado
mostwins	Alejandro Valverde (5 wins)
mostrecent	Fabio Christen

The Vuelta Ciclista a Murcia () is a road bicycle race held in and around Murcia, Spain. The first four editions were reserved to amateurs. Originally the race was held in early March and consisted of five stages. However, due to Spain's financial turmoil, the race was scaled back to three stages in 2011 and two stages in 2012. From 2013 to 2018 the Vuelta a Murcia was organised as a single-day race and shifted to mid-February on the international calendar. In 2019 the race was expanded to two stages. It is part of the UCI Europe Tour as a 2.1 event. However, due to the postponement of the 2021 edition to May, the race was reverted to its one-day nature, with the expectation that the race will continue as a two-day event in future editions.

Controversies

All Italian teams were banned from taking part in the 2010 edition of the race by race organizers. This decision was made due to the banning of Spanish cyclist Alejandro Valverde by the Italian Olympic Committee due to his links with the Operación Puerto blood doping ring.

In 2011 Alberto Contador won both the overall and points classification after winning Stage 2 and the Stage 3 individual time trial. However, in February 2012 he was suspended and all his results after July 2010 were voided, awarding Jérôme Coppel of Saur Sojasun the overall victory.

Past winners – men's race

Past winners – women's race

References

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(20 April 2021). "The 41st Vuelta Ciclista a la Región de Murcia "Costa Cálida"-Gran Premio Banco Sabadell, to start from Los Alcázares and finish on Alcantarilla.". Vuelta a Murcia.
(5 February 2010). "Tour of Murcia bars Italian teams". Future Publishing Limited.
Stokes, Shane. (6 February 2012). "Confirmed: Contador handed two year doping ban, loses 2010 Tour title". VeloNation.
(2 July 2006). "Santos se queda sin victoria por un positivo".
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(23 May 2021). "Road race - Men live - 23 May 2021".
(12 February 2022). "Alessandro Covi wins Vuelta a Murcia".
(11 February 2022). "Ben Turner surges late to win Vuelta Murcia".

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