28th Vuelta a Cuba - 2.5

Cuba, February 11-23, 2003

2002 Results Stage List Preview Start List Past winners

The Stages

Stage 1 - February 11: Baracoa-Guantanamo, 153 km
Stage 2 - February 12: Guantánamo - Stgo. De Cuba Circuito, 138 km
Stage 3 - February 13: Santiago De Cuba - Victorino, 156 km
Stage 4 - February 14: Bayamo - Holguín Circuito, 90 km
Stage 5 - February 15: Holguín-Las Tunas-Camaguey, 202 km
Stage 6 - February 16: Camaguey-Ciego De Ávila, 116 km
Stage 7 - February 17: Ciego De Ávila - Sancti Spiritus Circuito, 146 km
Stage 8 - February 18: Sancti Spiritus - Cienfuegos, 157 km
Stage 9 - February 19: Cienfuegos-Santa Clara, 167 km
Stage 10 - February 20: Santa Clara-Colon-Cárdenas, 180 km
Stage 11 - February 21: Matanzas-Guanajay, 146 km
Stage 12a - February 22: Artemisa-Pinar Del Rió, 130 km
Stage 12b - February 22: Pinar Del Rió - Viñales ITT, 28 km
Stage 13 - February 23: San Cristóbal-Ciudad Habana, 109 km

Preview

The 28th edition of the Vuelta Ciclística a Cuba takes place from February 11-23 this year. Starting in Baracoa with a 153 km stage to Guantanamo, the race concludes in Havana after 1918 km. The two week tour will feature teams from the USA, France, Spain (Cropusa Burgos), Italy (Pinnielli Cinnielli), Guatemala, a mixed international team, and various Cuban teams, totaling around 100 riders.

The event features 34 intermediate sprints, six Cat. 4, two Cat. 3, and four Cat. 2 mountain climbs. The key stage will be Stage 12 from Pinar Del Rió to Viñales, an uphill 28 km time trial.

Start list

Coming!

Past winners

2002 Filippo Pozzato (Ita)
2001 Pedro Pablo Pérez (Cub)
2000 Pedro Pablo Pérez (Cub)
1990 Eduardo Alonso (Cub)
1989 Eduardo Alonso (Cub)
1988 Eduardo Alonso (Cub)
1987 Eduardo Alonso (Cub)
1986 Eduardo Alonso (Cub)
1985 Alexander Zinoviev (URS)
1984 Eduardo Alonso (Cub)
1983 Olaf Jentszch (GDR)
1981 Jorge A. Pérez (Cub)
1980 Aldo "Búfalo" Arencibia (Cub)
1979 Carlos Cardet (Cub)
1978 Serguei Sujorochenkov (URS)
1977 Carlos Cardet (Cub)
1976 Aldo "Búfalo" Arencibia (Cub)
1974 Carlos Cardet (Cub)
1973 Leonardo Hernández (Cub)
1972 Aldo "Búfalo" Arencibia (Cub)
1971 Raúl Vázquez (Cub)
1969 Sergio "Pipián" Martínez (Cub)
1968 Sergio "Pipián" Martínez (Cub)
1967 Henry Kowalsky (Pol)
1966 Sergio "Pipián" Martínez (Cub)
1965 Rodolfo Noriega (Cub)
1964 Sergio "Pipián" Martínez (Cub)
 
Past winners by Mario Stiehl, www.world-of-cycling.com