Vuelta, Spanish for "lap" or "roundtrip", is used in the name of a number of cycling races in Spanish speaking countries, as well as a few other contexts:

Cycling races

Vuelta a Andalucía 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. Since 2005, it has been a 2.1 category race on the UCI Europe Tour. The race became a part of the new UCI P ...

* Vuelta a Aragón, Spain * Vuelta a Asturias, Spain *

Vuelta a Bolivia The Vuelta a Bolivia is the most important road bicycle race in the State of Bolivia. The first edition of the race, in 2008, replaced an historical Bolivian race, the "Doble Copacabana de Ciclismo". It is now organized as a 2.2 event on the UCI ...

Vuelta a Burgos Vuelta Ciclista a Burgos is an elite professional road bicycle racing event held annually in the Burgos province of Spain. The men's Vuelta a Burgos has been a multi-day stage race as part of the UCI Europe Tour since 2005. In 2019, a multi-day wo ...

, Spain *

Vuelta a Cantabria The Vuelta a Cantabria is a multi-day road cycling race held annually in the region of Cantabria Cantabria (, also , , Cantabrian: ) is an autonomous community in northern Spain with Santander as its capital city. It is called a ''comunidad ...

, Spain *

Vuelta a Castilla y León The Vuelta Ciclista a Castilla y León is a professional road bicycle stage race held in Castile and León, Spain. Since 2005, Vuelta a Castilla y León has been a part of the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicyc ...

, Spain *

Vuelta a Chihuahua Vuelta Chihuahua Internacional (Vuelta a Chihuahua) was a stage race held annually in October in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. The Vuelta a Chihuahua was first contested in 2005, as part of the UCI America Tour schedule, and was run over seven ...

, Mexico *

Vuelta a Colombia The Vuelta a Colombia (Spanish for ''Tour of Colombia'') is an annual cycling road race, run over many stages throughout different regions in Colombia and sometimes Venezuela and Ecuador during the first days of August. It is organized by the ...

Vuelta a Colombia Femenina Oro y Paz The Vuelta a Colombia Femenina is an annual women's cycling road race, run over many stages in Colombia during October or November. The first event in 2016 was classed as an amateur category event, whereas the 2017 event was given a UCI 2.2 ...

Vuelta a Cuba The Vuelta a Cuba (''English'': Tour of Cuba) was a multi-day road bicycle racing stage race held annually each February in Cuba. It was held from 1964 to 2010. When the UCI Continental Circuits were created in 2005, the Vuelta a Cuba was added ...

Vuelta a El Salvador The Vuelta Ciclista a El Salvador (''English'': Tour of El Salvador) is a multi-day road bicycle racing stage race held annually in late April and early May in El Salvador. The Vuelta a El Salvador carries a UCI rating of 2.2 and is part of the U ...

Vuelta a España The Vuelta a España (; en, Tour of Spain) is an annual multi-stage bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, the r ...

Vuelta a Extremadura The Tour of Extremadura (''Spanish: Vuelta Ciclista Internacional Extremadura '' or ''Vuelta a Extremadura'') was an annual multiple stage bicycle race in Spain, visiting the main towns of the Extremadura region. Beginning as an amateur event in 1 ...

, Spain *

Vuelta a Guatemala The ''Vuelta a Guatemala'' (Spanish for Tour of Guatemala) is a multi-day road bicycle racing stage race held annually and typically during late October and early November in several locations in Guatemala. The competition carries a UCI ratin ...

Vuelta a la Argentina The Vuelta a la Argentina was a multi-day road cycling race held in Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an ...

* Vuelta a La Rioja, Spain * Vuelta a Mallorca * Vuelta a Murcia, Spain * Vuelta a Navarra, Spain *

Vuelta a Paraguay The Vuelta del Paraguay is the most important road bicycle race in the State of Paraguay. The first edition of the race was held in 1993. It was organized as a 2.2 event on the UCI America Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road b ...

Vuelta a Perú The Vuelta a Peru is a road cycling race held in Peru. The race exists of a men's competition over a prologue and eight stages Stage or stages may refer to: Acting * Stage (theatre), a space for the performance of theatrical productions * Th ...

* Vuelta a San Juan, Argentina *

Vuelta a Tenerife The Vuelta a Tenerife is a multi-day road cycling race held annually on the island of Tenerife Tenerife (; ; formerly spelled ''Teneriffe'') is the largest and most populous island of the Canary Islands. It is home to 43% of the total popula ...

, Canary Islands, Spain *

Vuelta a Venezuela The Vuelta a Venezuela ( en, Tour of Venezuela) is a men's multi-day road cycling race held annually in Venezuela. The race carries a UCI rating of 2.2 and is part of the UCI America Tour, which is one of six UCI Continental Circuits sponsored ...

Vuelta a la Comunitat Valenciana Feminas The Vuelta a la Comunitat Valenciana Feminas is a women's one-day road cycling race held in Spain. It is currently rated as a 1.1 1.1 may refer to: * 1.1.1.1, a Domain Name System service * 1.1-inch/75-caliber gun * Falcon 9 v1.1 orbital launch v ...

, Spain *

Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional is a stage road bicycle race held annually in the Dominican Republic by the national federation, and it is the most important race in the country. Since 2008, the race is organized as a 2.2 event on the UCI Am ...

, Dominican Republic *

Vuelta al Ecuador The Vuelta al Ecuador is a cycling race held annually in Ecuador. It was part of the UCI America Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste International ...

Vuelta al Táchira The Vuelta ciclista al Táchira (''English'': Tour of Táchira) is a multi-day road bicycle racing stage race held annually each January since 1966 in the state of Táchira in western Venezuela. The Vuelta al Táchira is part of the UCI America To ...

, Venezuela * Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica *

Vuelta Ciclista a León Vuelta Ciclista a León, also known as La Vuelta León, is a former road bicycle race held annually in the province of León in Spain. From 2005 until 2013 it was organised as a 2.2 event on the professional UCI Europe Tour. The other editions w ...

, Spain * Vuelta Ciclista Chiapas, Mexico *

Vuelta Ciclista de Chile The Vuelta Ciclista de Chile is an annual Chilean elite men's professional road cycling Road cycling is the most widespread form of cycling in which cyclists ride on paved roadways. It includes recreational, racing, commuting, and utility ...

Vuelta del Uruguay The Vuelta Ciclista del Uruguay is a stage race, stage cycling race held annually in Uruguay. It was created in 1939 and is part of the UCI America Tour in category 2.2. Winners References External links * {{Official website, http://www.fe ...

Vuelta Femenina a Guatemala The Vuelta Femenina a Guatemala is an annual professional road bicycle race for women in Guatemala. Winners Classification jerseys * – leader of the General classification * – leader of the Mountains classification * � ...

Vuelta Internacional Femenina a Costa Rica The Vuelta Internacional Femenina a Costa Rica is a multi-day bicycle racing stage race held annually in Costa Rica. The race is categorised as 2.2 by the Union Cycliste Internationale The ''Union Cycliste Internationale'' (UCI; ; en, Inte ...

Vuelta Mexico Telmex Vuelta Ciclista Mexico Telmex was an annual road cycling race in Mexico that took place over the course of eight days, involving eight stages. The Mexico national tour had a rich history dating back to the 1940s, and the latest incarnation was rev ...

* Vuelta por un Chile Líder, Chile

Other uses

* ''Vuelta'' (magazine), literary magazine published in Mexico from 1976 to 1998 * ''Vuelta'' (album) (2004), by Richard Shindell * Vuelta Abajo, a region of Cuba

Cycling races

Other uses

See also