Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica

Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica
Race details
DateDecember
RegionCosta Rica
English nameTour of Costa Rica
Local nameVuelta a Costa Rica
NicknameGiro Tico
DisciplineRoad race
CompetitionUCI America Tour
TypeStage race
OrganiserFederacion Costarricense de Ciclismo
History
First edition1965 (1965)
Editions59 (as of 2025)
First winner José Luis Sánchez (CRC)
Most wins Juan Carlos Rojas (CRC) (6 wins)
Most recent Luis Daniel Oses (CRC)

The Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica (English: Tour of Costa Rica) is a bicycle racing stage race held annually, since 1965, in Costa Rica.[1] The men's Vuelta carries a UCI rating of 2.2 and is part of the UCI America Tour, which is one of six UCI Continental Circuits sponsored by the Union Cycliste Internationale, the sport's international governing body. For the women's race see; Vuelta Internacional Femenina a Costa Rica.

Doping

On 31 January 2018 the UCI announced that they had suspended a number of riders who competed in the 2017 edition of the race, after they tested positive for the third generation blood booster – EPO-CERA. Overall winner Juan Carlos Rojas (Frijoles Los Tierniticos), third place César Rojas Villegas, Leandro Varela, Vladimir Fernandez who won stage 4 of the race, Jose Villalobos, Jason Huertas, Jose Irias, Gabriel Marin, Melvin Mora, Kevin Murillo Solano and Jordy Sandoval.[2]

Past winners

Year Country Rider Team
1965  Costa Rica José Luis Sánchez Sanyo-Costa Rica
1966  Guatemala Saturnino Rustrián Guatemala national team
1967  Costa Rica José Manuel Soto Costa Rica national team
1968  Guatemala Saturnino Rustrián Guatemala national team
1969  Colombia Evaristo Fino Colombia national team
1970  Mexico Arturo García Cuarteta Windsor
1971  Costa Rica José Manuel Soto Jabón Spreed
1972  Guatemala Samuel Herrera Guatemala national team
1973  Colombia Wilfredo Insuasti Colombia national team
1974  Mexico Rodolfo Vitela Mexico national team
1975  Colombia Efrain Pulido Colombia national team
1976  Colombia Norberto Cáceres Colombia national team
1977  Costa Rica Carlos Alvarado Banco de Costa Rica
1978  Venezuela Fernando Fontes Martell
1979  Colombia Herman Loaiza MetalCo
1980  United States Dale Stetina United States national team
1981  Costa Rica Alexis Villalobos MetalCo
1982  Colombia Samuel Cabrera Colombia national team
1983  Colombia José Antonio Agudelo Gómez Colombia national team
1984  Colombia Oliviero Cárdenas Casa Víctor
1985  Colombia Néstor Barrera Colombia national team
1986  Costa Rica Juan de Dios Castillo Bicicletas Alvarado
1987  Costa Rica Carlos Bermúdez Alvarado Ases
1988  Colombia Efraím Rico Colombia national team
1989  Costa Rica Raúl Montero Electrónica Hidalgo
1990  Costa Rica Alfredo Zamora RCA–Electrodomésticos
1991  Colombia Edgar Sánchez Pizza Hut
1992  Colombia Luis Espinosa Manzana–Postobón
1993  Costa Rica Adrián Víquez Jaisa–Philips–El Globo
1994  Costa Rica José Andrés Brenes Pizza Hut–Squirt
1995  Colombia Raúl Gómez Colombia national team
1996  Costa Rica Luis Morera Pizza Hut
1997  Colombia Gregorio Ladino El Verdugo–Jaisa–Globo
1998  Colombia Hernán Darío Muñoz Globo Casa Víctor
1999  Mexico Miguel Arroyo Canel's Turbo
2000  Costa Rica Federico Ramírez Café de Costa Rica–Pizza Hut
2001  Colombia Gregorio Ladino Café de Costa Rica
2002  Colombia Julio César Rangel 2x1 Pizza-Tienda el Globo–Jaisa
2003  Costa Rica José Adrián Bonilla Pizza Hut–Bancrédito
2004  Colombia Israel Ochoa Ferretería el Mar–Video Visión
2005  Costa Rica Juan Carlos Rojas Pasoca–Dos Pinos
2006  Costa Rica Henry Raabe BCR–Pizza Hut
2007  Costa Rica Henry Raabe BCR–Pizza Hut
2008  Costa Rica Gregory Brenes BCR–Pizza Hut
2009  Colombia Janier Acevedo GreatWall–Indeportes
2010  Costa Rica Juan Carlos Rojas JPS–Giant
2011  Costa Rica José Adrián Bonilla Citi Economy Blue
2012  Colombia Óscar Sánchez GW–Shimano
2013  Costa Rica Juan Carlos Rojas JPS–Giant
2014  Costa Rica Juan Carlos Rojas Tierniticos–Halcón
2015  Costa Rica Juan Carlos Rojas Frijoles Los Tierniticos
2016  Costa Rica César Rojas Frijoles Los Tierniticos
2017  Costa Rica Juan Carlos Rojas Frijoles Los Tierniticos
2018  Costa Rica Bryan Salas Sánchez Nestlé 7C CBZ Giant
2019  Costa Rica Daniel Bonilla Scotiabank–Nestlé–Métrica–Giant
2020–21 No race
2022  Colombia Marco Tulio Suesca Movistar–Best PC
2023  Colombia Juan Diego Alba Movistar–Best PC
2024  Costa Rica Luis Daniel Oses 7C Economy Lacoinex
2025  Costa Rica Luis Daniel Oses 7C Economy Lacoinex

Trophy

In 2023, the Vuelta a Costa Rica introduced an official championship trophy for the first time in its history, after more than five decades of competition.[3]

The trophy was designed by Costa Rican designer Jorge Vargas, winner of a national competition organized by the Costa Rican Cycling Federation (FECOCI).[4] [5]

The design incorporates symbolic elements representing the nature of the race and national identity, including a wooden base, a mountain-shaped structure symbolizing climbing stages, and metallic elements in gold and silver representing victory, effort, and perseverance.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Vuelta a Costa Rica". Cycling Archives. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ↑ "Vuelta a Costa Rica winner among 12 riders to test positive in 2017 edition". 31 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Este será el trofeo que gane el campeón de la Vuelta a Costa Rica". CRHoy. 7 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "¡Tenemos trofeo! Conozca el diseño ganador del trofeo para la VCR Telecable 2023". Federación Costarricense de Ciclismo. 21 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "Así es el diseño del título que se llevará el ganador de la Vuelta a Costa Rica". Everardo Herrera.
  6. ↑ "La Vuelta CR tendrá su propio trofeo por primera ocasión". GC Comunicaciones. 6 December 2023.


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