Vuelta Internacional Femenina a Costa Rica

The Vuelta Internacional Femenina a Costa Rica is a multi-day bicycle racing stage race held annually in Costa Rica. The race is categorised as 2.2 by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and has traditionally been run in October, although in 2009 it was held in May. The events are organised by the Federacion Costaricense de Ciclismo.

Vuelta Femenina a Costa Rica
Race details
RegionCosta Rica
English nameWomen's Tour of Costa Rica
Local name(s)Vuelta a Costa Rica
Nickname(s)Giro Tico
DisciplineRoad race
CompetitionUCI Elite Women's Calendar
TypeStage race
OrganiserFederacion Costaricense de Ciclismo
Web sitefecoci.net/arlenis-sierra-campeona-de-vfcr-banco-popular/ Edit this at Wikidata
History
First edition1991
Editions19 (as of 2022)
First winner Rosaura Méndez (CRC)
Most wins Karen Matamoros (CRC) (3 wins)
Most recent Carolina Vargas (COL)

Previous winners

YearCountryRiderTeam
1991  Costa RicaRosaura Méndez
1992–
2001
No race
2002  Costa RicaKaren MatamorosPizza Hut
2003  Costa RicaKaren MatamorosPizza Hut
2004  ColombiaViviana MayaTeam Matamoros
2005  Costa RicaKaren MatamorosTeam Matamoros
2006  Costa RicaAdriana RojasBattery
2007  Costa RicaAdriana RojasBattery
2008  ColombiaGloria GutiérrezFuturo Colombia
2009  El SalvadorEvelyn GarcíaFenixs
2010  El SalvadorEvelyn GarcíaFenixs
2011  Costa RicaEdith Guillén
2012  Costa RicaEdith Guillén
2013  LithuaniaInga ČilvinaitėPasta Zara–Cogeas
2014  RussiaOlga ZabelinskayaRusVelo
2015  Costa RicaMilagro Mena
2016  CubaArlenis SierraWorld Cycling Centre
2017  CubaArlenis SierraAstana
2018[1]  ColombiaLiliana MorenoAstana
2019No race
2020–
2021
No race due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Costa Rica
2022[2]  ColombiaCarolina VargasColombia (national team)

References