The Volta ao Alentejo (
Portuguese
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; en, Tour of Alentejo) is a
road bicycle racing
Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on Road surface, paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional sport, professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and ...
stage race held annually in the
Alentejo
Alentejo ( , ) is a geographical, historical, and cultural region of south–central and southern Portugal. In Portuguese, its name means "beyond () the Tagus river" (''Tejo'').
Alentejo includes the regions of Alto Alentejo and Baixo Alent ...
,
Portugal
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.
Since 2005, it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the
UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to expand cycling around the world. The five circuits (representing the continents of Africa, the ...
.
Winners
References
External links
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Volta ao Alentejo winners
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Cycle races in Portugal
UCI Europe Tour races
Recurring sporting events established in 1983
1983 establishments in Portugal
Spring (season) events in Portugal