Vuelta a Cuba
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The Vuelta a Cuba is a multi-day road bicycle racing
Road bicycle racing
Road bicycle racing is a bicycle racing sport held on roads, using racing bicycles. The term "road racing" is usually applied to events where competing riders start simultaneously with the winner being the first to the line at the end of the course .Historically, the most...

 stage race held annually each February in Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...

. Vuelta Ciclista a Cuba is part of the UCI America Tour, which is one of six UCI Continental Circuits
UCI Continental Circuits
The UCI Continental Circuits are road bicycle racing competitions contested under the auspices of the Union Cycliste Internationale . The five circuits are inferior to the UCI ProTour. Both the ProTour and the circuits comprise a series of races in which various cycling teams compete regularly...

 sponsored by the Union Cycliste Internationale
Union Cycliste Internationale
Union Cycliste Internationale is the world governing body for sports cycling and oversees international competitive cycling events. The UCI is based in Aigle, Switzerland....

, the sport's international governing body.

Past winners

Year Winner Country Team
1964 Sergio "Pipián" Martínez Matanzas
1965 Rodolfo Noriega Cotorro
1966 Sergio "Pipián" Martínez (2) Matanzas
1967 Henry Kowalsky Poland
1968 Sergio "Pipián" Martínez (3) Cuba
1969 Sergio "Pipián" Martínez (4) Cuba
1970 No Event
1971 Raúl Vázquez Cuba
1972 Aldo "Búfalo" Arencibia Cuba
1973 Leonardo Hernández Las Villas
1974 Carlos Cardet Cuba
1975 No Event
1976 Aldo "Búfalo" Arencibia (2) Cuba
1977 Carlos Cardet (2) Cuba
1978 Serguei Sujorochenkov Cuba
1979 Carlos Cardet (3) Cuba
1980 Aldo "Búfalo" Arencibia (3) Habana
1981 Jorge A. Pérez Cuba
1982 No Event
1983 Olaf Jentszch  Germany A
1984 Eduardo Alonso Cuba
1985 Alexander Zinoviev URSS A
1986 Eduardo Alonso (2) Cuba A
1987 Eduardo Alonso (3) Cuba A
1988 Eduardo Alonso (4) Cuba
1989 Eduardo Alonso (5) Cuba A
1990 Eduardo Alonso
Eduardo Alonso
Eduardo Alonso was a Cuban Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée competitions at the 1924 Summer Olympics.-References:...

 (6)
Cuba
1991-
1999
No Event
2000 Pedro Pablo Pérez Cuba
2001 Pedro Pablo Pérez (2) Cuba
2002 Filippo Pozzato
Filippo Pozzato
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Mapei-Quick Step
2003 Todd Herriot  UPMC Fuji
2004 Pedro Pablo Pérez (3) Cuba
2005 Damier Martinez  Cuba A
2006 Pedro Pablo Pérez
Pedro Pablo Pérez
Pedro Pablo Pérez Márquez is a Cuban professional racing cyclist. Known as "Pedro Pablo" by fans and competitors alike, Pérez is a five-time winner of the Vuelta a Cuba, a Pan American Games medalist, many times the National Champion of Cuba and a winner of international cycling events across the...

 (4)
Cuba
2007 Svein Tuft
Svein Tuft
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Symmetrics Cycling Team
2008 Pedro Pablo Pérez
Pedro Pablo Pérez
Pedro Pablo Pérez Márquez is a Cuban professional racing cyclist. Known as "Pedro Pablo" by fans and competitors alike, Pérez is a five-time winner of the Vuelta a Cuba, a Pan American Games medalist, many times the National Champion of Cuba and a winner of international cycling events across the...

 (5)
Cuba
2009 Arnold Alcolea  Cuba
2010 Arnold Alcolea (2) Cuba
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