Volta Ciclística Internacional de Santa Catarina

The Volta Ciclística Internacional de Santa Catarina is a Brazilian cycling race.

The race was held for the first time in 1987 and has been held annually since then. The venue is the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina . From 2005 to 2010 the stage race was part of the UCI America Tour and was classified in category 2.2. The record winner is the Brazilian Márcio May , who has already won the race four times. The tour is famous for the traditional mountain stage to Serra do Rio do Rastro , which is one of the most difficult climbs in Brazil with an average gradient of 10% and a length of 7 kilometers.

winner

2013 Otávio Bulgarelli 2011–2012 no event 2010 Stiver Ortiz 2009 Douglas Bueno * 2008 no event 2007 Alex Diniz 2006 Pedro Nicácio 2005 Márcio May

2004 Matías Médici 2003 Antônio Nascimento 2002 Márcio May 2001 Cássio de Paiva 2000 Cássio de Paiva 1999 Daniel Rogelin 1998 Márcio May 1997 Márcio May 1996 Daniel Rogelin

1995 Hernandes Quadri 1994 José Aparecido 1993 Gabriel Sabbião 1992 Hernandes Quadri 1991 Wanderley Magalhães 1990 César Daneliczen 1989 César Daneliczen 1988 Wanderley Magalhães 1987 Cássio de Paiva

* Alex Diniz tested positive for EPO during the 2009 event and his victory was revoked, cf. Comissấo Antidoping da CBC- Termo da decisấo. (PDF) Confederaçao Brasieira de Ciclismo, May 23, 2011, accessed on May 21, 2016 (Portuguese). 

Web links

• Volta Ciclística Internacional de Santa Catarina in the database of Radsportseiten.net
• Volta Ciclística Internacional de Santa Catarina in the ProCyclingStats.com database