The Vuelta a Andalucía (Tour of Andalusia) or Ruta del Sol (Route of the Sun) is a regional Spanish road bicycle race first held in 1925.^[1] Since 2005, it has been a 2.1 category race on the UCI Europe Tour. The race became a part of the new UCI ProSeries in 2020. The nickname, Ruta del Sol, is in reference to the region's popular tourist coastline the Costa del Sol.

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Vuelta a Andalucía

Race details
Date	Mid-February
Region	Andalucía
English name	Tour of Andalusia
Local name(s)	Vuelta a Andalucía (in Spanish)
Nickname(s)	Ruta del Sol (in Spanish) Route of the Sun (in English)
Discipline	Road
Competition	UCI ProSeries 2.Pro
Type	Stage-race (5 days)
Web site	www.vueltaandalucia.es
History
First edition	1925 (1925)
Editions	70 (as of 2024)
First winner	Ricardo Montero (ESP)
Most wins	Alejandro Valverde (ESP) (5 wins)
Most recent	Maxim Van Gils (BEL)

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