Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (2.1)

Winners, podium, distance, average speed

The Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana is a stage race with a venerable history, dating back to its first edition in 1929 (won by Salvador Cardona).

Since the last recession, the race has has been plagued with financial problems. The last edition until 2016 was run in 2008. Organizers tried to run the race in 2010 and 2011, but were unsuccessful.

Former racing pro Angel Casero tried to get the race going again in 2015, but was unsuccessful. But in 2016 the race found its legs.

It is currently an early season race, occupying a place on the February racing calender.

Year	1st Place	2nd Place	3rd Place	Distance	Average Speed km/hr
2008	Ruben Plaza 19hr 54min 49sec	Manuel Vazquez @ 5sec	Xavier Florencio @ 21sec	826.5 km	41.504
2009 - 2015 No race held
2016	Wouter Poels 14hr 15min 51sec	Luis Leon Sanchez @ 46sec	Benat Intxausti @ 56sec	599.7 km	42.042
2017	Nairo Quintana 15hr 21min 49sec	Ben Hermans @ 13sec	Manuel Senni @ 32sec	609 km	39.639 km/hr
2018	Alejandro Valverde 16hr 14min 53sec	Luis Leon Sanchez @ 14sec	Jakob Fuglsang @ 26sec	661.6 km	40.719 km/hr