Vuelta a España records and statistics Vuelta a España records and statistics The Vuelta a España is an important cycling race (one of the grand tours). The first Vuelta a España was in 1935. As the Vuelta a España is a stage race, a classification based on times is calculated after every stage. The cyclist with the lowest time after a stage is the leader of the general classification after that stage. A jersey is given to that cyclist, which the cyclist wears during the next stage. From 1999 to 2009, this jersey had a golden color and was named the golden jersey. From 2010 onwards,
Vuelta a Extremadura Vuelta a Extremadura The Tour of Extremadura (Spanish: Vuelta Ciclista Internacional a 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 1987, it became part of the professional UCI Europe Tour in 2005, and was last run in 2011. The first race took place in 1987, although it did not become a regular event until 2002. It was restricted to amateurs until the creation of the Continental Circuits UCI in 2005, when it became part of the professional circuit of the