The Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica (''English'': Tour of Costa Rica) is a
bicycle racing
Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing cycling spo ...
stage race
A race stage, leg, or heat is a unit of a racing, race that has been divided in several parts for the reason such as length of the distance to be covered, as in a multi-day race, multi-day event. Usually, such a race consists of "ordinary" stages ...
held annually, since 1965, in
Costa Rica
Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, as well as Maritime bo ...
.
The men's Vuelta carries a
UCI rating of 2.2 and is part of the
UCI America Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to expand cycling around the world. The five circuits (representing the continents of Africa, the ...
, which is one of six
UCI Continental Circuits
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to expand cycling around the world. The five circuits (representing the continents of Africa, the ...
sponsored by the
Union Cycliste Internationale
The Union Cycliste Internationale (; UCI; ) is the world governing body for sports cycling and oversees international competitive cycling events. The UCI is based in Aigle, Switzerland.
The UCI issues racing licenses to riders and enforces di ...
, 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
Melvin Mora Diaz (born February 2, 1972) is a Venezuelan-American former professional baseball infielder. He played for the New York Mets, Baltimore Orioles, Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB).
From his ...
,
Kevin Murillo Solano and
Jordy Sandoval.
Past winners
References
Cycle races in Costa Rica
UCI America Tour races
Recurring sporting events established in 1965
1965 establishments in Costa Rica
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