The Volta Internacional Cova da Beira (officially: Grande Prémio Internacional Beiras e Serra da Estrela) is a professional cycling race held annually in Portugal. It is part of the UCI Europe Tour as a category 2.2 event. Prior to 2023, the race was held as a category 2.1 event.[1] It is officially named after the administrative division of Portugal known as Beiras e Serra da Estrela.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | May |
| Region | Portugal |
| Discipline | Road race |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
| Type | Single day race |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 2016 |
| Editions | 6 (as of 2024) |
| First winner |  Joni Brandão (POR) |
| Most wins |  Artem Nych (2 wins) |
| Most recent | Artem Nych |
Winners
edit| Year | Country | Rider | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Portugal
|
Joni Brandão | Efapel | |
| 2017 |  Spain
|
Jesús del Pino | Efapel | |
| 2018 |  Russia
|
Dmitry Strakhov | Lokosphinx | |
| 2019 |  Colombia
|
Edwin Ávila | Israel Cycling Academy | |
| 2020 | No race due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| 2021– 2022 |
No race | |||
| 2023 | Artem Nych | Glassdrive–Q8–Anicolor | ||
| 2024 | Artem Nych | Sabgal–Anicolor | ||
References
edit- ^ "2016 Grande Prémio Internacional Beiras e Serra da Estrela". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
External links
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