The Clásica de Almería (English: Classic of Almería) is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in February or March in Almería, Spain, starting and finishing in Almería itself.[1] Established in 1986, the race was run as an amateur event in its first six years. In 1992, it became fully professional.[2] From 2005, the race was organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour,[2] and became part of the new UCI ProSeries in 2020 as a 1.Pro event.[3]

Clásica de Almería
Race details
DateFebruary–March
RegionAlmería, Spain
English nameClassic of Almería
Local name(s)Clásica de Almería (in Spanish)
DisciplineRoad race
CompetitionUCI ProSeries
TypeSingle-day
Web siteclasicadealmeria.net Edit this at Wikidata
History (men)
First edition1986 (1986)
Editions39 (as of 2024)
First winner Miguel Ángel Martínez Torres (ESP)
Most wins Massimo Strazzer (ITA) (2 wins)
Most recent Olav Kooij (NED)
History (women)
First edition2023 (2023)
First winner Emilie Fortin (CAN)
Most recent Lauren Stephens (USA)

Winners

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Year Country Rider Team
1986   Spain Miguel Ángel Martínez Spain (national team)
1987   Spain Tomás Ortega CAM
1988   Spain José Gonzalez Puertas Cerdán
1989   Spain José Bernabé Plastimer
1990   Spain Bernardo González CAM
1991   Spain Asier Guenetxea Kaiku
1992   Denmark Kenneth Weltz ONCE
1993   Russia Viatcheslav Ekimov Novemail–Histor–Laser Computer
1994   Belgium Johan Capiot TVM–Bison Kit
1995   Belgium Jean-Pierre Heynderickx Collstrop–Lystex
1996   Belgium Wilfried Nelissen Lotto–Isoglass
1997   Italy Massimo Strazzer Roslotto–ZG Mobili
1998   Italy Mario Traversoni Mercatone Uno–Bianchi
1999   Czech Republic Ján Svorada Lampre–Daikin
2000   Spain Isaac Gálvez Kelme–Costa Blanca
2001   Denmark Tayeb Braikia Lotto–Adecco
2002   Italy Massimo Strazzer Phonak
2003   Brazil Luciano Pagliarini Lampre
2004   France Jérôme Pineau Brioches La Boulangère
2005   Spain Iván Gutiérrez Illes Balears–Banesto
2006   Spain Francisco Pérez Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears
2007   Russia Eduard Vorganov[nb 1] Karpin–Galicia
2008   Argentina Juan José Haedo Team CSC
2009   New Zealand Greg Henderson Team Columbia–High Road
2010   Netherlands Theo Bos Cervélo TestTeam
2011   Italy Matteo Pelucchi Geox–TMC
2012   Australia Michael Matthews Rabobank
2013   Australia Mark Renshaw Blanco Pro Cycling
2014   Ireland Sam Bennett NetApp–Endura
2015   Great Britain Mark Cavendish Etixx–Quick-Step
2016   Australia Leigh Howard IAM Cycling
2017   Denmark Magnus Cort Orica–Scott
2018   Australia Caleb Ewan Mitchelton–Scott
2019   Germany Pascal Ackermann Bora–Hansgrohe
2020   Germany Pascal Ackermann Bora–Hansgrohe
2021   Italy Giacomo Nizzolo Team Qhubeka Assos
2022   Norway Alexander Kristoff Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux
2023   Italy Matteo Moschetti Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
2024   Netherlands Olav Kooij Visma–Lease a Bike

Wins per country

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Wins Country
9   Spain
6   Italy
4   Australia
3   Belgium
  Denmark
2   Germany
  Netherlands
  Russia
1   Argentina
  Brazil
  Czech Republic
  France
  Great Britain
  Ireland
  New Zealand
  Norway

Women

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Year Country Rider Team
2023   Canada Emilie Fortin Cynisca Cycling
2024   United States Lauren Stephens Cynisca Cycling

Notes

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  1. ^ Giuseppe Muraglia tested positive for hCG after winning the 2007 Clásica de Almería.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Clasica de Almeria". FirstCycling.com. 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Clásica de Almería (HC), Spain". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Clasica de Almeria (1.Pro)". ProcyclingStats. 2023.
  4. ^ Weislo, Laura (12 October 2007). "Two years for Muraglia". Cycling News. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
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