Tour de Santa Catarina

Tour de Santa Catarina
Race details
RegionSanta Catarina, Brazil. (South America)
English nameTour of Santa Catarina
CompetitionUCI America Tour 2.2
TypeStage race
History
First edition1987 (1987)
Editions24 (as of 2013)
First winner Cássio Freitas (BRA)
Most wins Márcio May (BRA) (4 wins)
Most recent Otávio Bulgarelli (BRA)

The Tour de Santa Catarina (also Volta Ciclística Internacional de Santa Catarina – Portuguese for International Cycling Tour of Santa Catarina) is a multi-stage road bicycle racing event held in the state of Santa Catarina, in the south of Brazil. The first edition was held in 1987. The competition is famous for the traditional mountain stage at Serra do Rio do Rastro, which is one of Brazil's toughest climbs with an average gradient of 10% over an extent of 7 km. The competition is part of the UCI America Tour.

The 21st edition of the race occurred from 15 to 25 November 2007, and featured 11 stages.

The 2008 edition was postponed due to a flood in the region in which the race was scheduled to take place. A shortened event occurred from 22 to 26 April 2009, replacing the missed edition in the 2008-2009 UCI America Tour. This edition featured only 5 stages over 486 km.[1] A regular edition is expected to take place still in 2009, after September, as part of the 2009–2010 UCI America Tour.

Past winners

Year Winner Total Distance
1987 Brazil Cássio Freitas 653 km
1988 Brazil Wanderley Magalhães 544 km
1989 Brazil César Daneliczen 713 km
1990 Brazil César Daneliczen 794 km
1991 Brazil Wanderley Magalhães 747 km
1992 Brazil Hernandes Cuadri 1,085 km
1993 Brazil Gabriel Sabbião 1,234 km
1994 Brazil José Aparecido dos Santos 1,250 km
1995 Brazil Hernandes Cuadri 1,000 km
1996 Brazil Daniel Rogelim 1,130 km
1997 Brazil Márcio May 891 km
1998 Brazil Márcio May 892 km
1999 Brazil Daniel Rogelim 826 km
2000 Brazil Cássio Freitas 961.6 km
2001 Brazil Cássio Freitas 944.4 km
2002 Brazil Márcio May 821.2 km
2003 Brazil Antônio Nascimento 751.8 km
2004 Argentina Matías Médici 1,051 km
2005 Brazil Márcio May 673 km
2006 Brazil Pedro Nicacio 1,043 km
2007 Brazil Alex Correia Diniz 1,143 km
2009 Brazil Douglas Moi Bueno 486 km
2010 Colombia Stiber Ortiz 619 km
2011–
2012 		No race
2013 Brazil Otávio Bulgarelli 553 km
2014–
2015 		No race

Source:[2]

References

  1. ^ ".:: Federação Catarinense de Ciclismo ::". Archived from the original on 2009-04-26. Retrieved 2009-04-22.
  2. ^ "História do Tour de Santa Catarina". ciclismosc.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved April 25, 2016.