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{{Short description|Road cycling stage}}
{{Infobox cycling race
| name          = Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
| image         =Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana-logo 2023.png 
| current_event = 
| date          = Early February
| region        = [[Valencian Community]], Spain
| english       = Tour of the Valencian Community
| localnames    = Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (Valencian)<br />Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana {{in lang|es}}
| nickname      = 
| discipline    = [[Road bicycle racing|Road race]]
| competition   = [[UCI Europe Tour]]
| type          = [[Stage race (cycling)|Stage race]]
| organiser     = 
| director      = 
| first         = {{start date|1929}}
| number        = 76 (as of 2025)
| firstwinner   = {{flagathlete|[[Salvador Cardona]]|ESP|1874}}
| mostwins      = {{nowrap|{{flagathlete|[[Alejandro Valverde]]|ESP}} ''(3 wins)''}}
| mostrecent    = {{flagathlete|[[Santiago Buitrago]]|COL}}
}}

The '''Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana''' ({{IPA|ca-valencia|ˈvɔlta a la komuniˈtad valensiˈana}}; {{langx|en|'''Tour of the Valencian Community'''}} or '''Tour of Valencia''') is a [[road bicycle racing|road cycling]] [[stage race]] held in the [[Valencian Community]] (''Comunitat Valenciana''), Spain.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=Volta Comunitat Valenciana |url=https://firstcycling.com/race.php?r=319 |website=FirstCycling.com |language=en}}</ref> Its position in the cycling calendar means it is often used as preparation for the [[spring classics]] or the [[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tours]] which take place later in the season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana (Esp) - Cat.2.ProS |url=http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.eu/etapes/eta_valence.php |accessdate= |work=Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu |language=fr}}</ref>

No editions of the race were held between 2008 and 2015 because of funding issues. A first attempt to revive it for the [[2010–11 UCI Europe Tour]] was unsuccessful.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.biciciclismo.com/cas/site/noticias-ficha.asp?id=33190 | title=La Volta a la Comunidad Valenciana tampoco verá la luz en 2011 (Comunicado) | work=Biciciclismo.com | language=es | date=2 December 2010 | access-date=16 August 2011}}</ref> During 2015 a second attempt was started by [[Ángel Casero]] and his brother Rafael. In September the UCI granted the race a 2.1 status and made way for the return of the race which [[2016 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana|took place in early February]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/volta-a-la-comunitat-valenciana-to-return-to-uci-calendar-in-2016/ | title=Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana to return to UCI calendar in 2016 | work=Cyclingnews.com | language=en | date=30 September 2015 | access-date=26 November 2015}}</ref> The race became part of the new [[UCI ProSeries]] in 2020.
[[File:2020 Vueltacv (49521283091).jpg|thumb|280px|Riders during the 2020 edition]]
==Results==
===Previous winners===
{{Cycling past winner start}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1929|name={{sortname|Salvador|Cardona}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1874|team=Elvish-Fontan}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1930|name={{sortname|Mariano|Cañardo||Canardo, Mariano}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1874|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1931|name={{sortname|Fédérico|Ezquerra||Ezquerra, Federico}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1874|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1932|name={{sortname|Ricardo|Montero|Ricardo Montero (cyclist)}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1931|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1933|name={{sortname|Antonio|Escuriet}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1931|team=}}
{{Cycling pw no race|year=1934–<br>1939}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1940|name={{sortname|Fédérico|Ezquerra||Ezquerra, Federico}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1938|team=}}
{{Cycling pw no race|year=1941}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1942|name={{sortname|Julián|Berrendero}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1938|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1943|name={{sortname|Antonio Andres|Sancho}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1938|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1944|name={{sortname|Antonio Martin|Eguia}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1938|team=}}
{{Cycling pw no race|year=1945–<br>1946}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1947|name={{sortname|Joaquin|Olmos}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1945|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1948|name={{sortname|Emilio|Rodríguez|Emilio Rodríguez (cyclist)}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1945|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1949|name={{sortname|Joaquim|Filba}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1945|team=}}
{{Cycling pw no race|year=1950–<br>1953}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1954|name={{sortname|Salvador|Botella}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1945|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1955|name={{sortname|Francisco|Masip}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1945|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1956|name={{sortname|René|Marigil||Marigil, Rene}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1945|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1957|name={{sortname|Bernardo|Ruiz}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1945|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1958|name={{sortname|Hilaire|Couvreur}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1959|name={{sortname|Rik|Van Looy}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1960|name={{sortname|Fernando|Manzaneque}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1945|team=[[Faema (cycling team, 1955–1962)|Faema]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1961|name={{sortname|Salvador|Botella}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1945|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1962|name={{sortname|Fernando|Manzaneque}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1945|team=Wiel's-Roene Leeuw}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1963|name={{sortname|José Martín|Colmenarejo||Colmenarejo, José Martín}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1945|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1964|name={{sortname|Antonio|Gómez del Moral}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1945|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1965|name={{sortname|José|Pérez Francés}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1945|team=Ferrys}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1966|name={{sortname|Angelino|Soler}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1945|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1967|name={{sortname|José|Pérez Francés||Pérez Francés, Jose}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1945|team=[[Kas–Kaskol]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1968|name={{sortname|Mariano|Díaz|Mariano Díaz (cyclist)}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1945|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1969|name={{sortname|Eddy|Merckx}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=[[Faemino–Faema]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1970|name={{sortname|Ventura|Díaz}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1945|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1971|name={{sortname|José|López Rodríguez||Lopez Rodriguez, Jose}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1945|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1972|name={{sortname|Domingo|Perurena}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1945|team=[[Kas (cycling team)|Kas]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1973|name={{sortname|José Antonio|González Linares||Gonzales Linares, Jose Antonio}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1945|team=[[Kas–Kaskol]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1974|name={{sortname|Marcello|Bergamo}}|nat=ITA|natvar=|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1975|name={{sortname|Vicente|López Carril||Lopez Carril, Vicente}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1945|team=[[Kas–Kaskol]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1976|name={{sortname|Gonzalo|Aja}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1945|team=Teka}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1977|name={{sortname|Bernt|Johansson}}|nat=SWE|natvar=|team=Fiorella}}
{{Cycling pw no race|year=1978}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1979|name={{sortname|Vicente|Belda}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1977|team=Transmallorca}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1980|name={{sortname|Klaus-Peter|Thaler}}|nat=FRG|natvar=|team=Teka}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1981|name={{sortname|Alberto|Fernández|Alberto Fernández (cyclist)|Fernandez, Alberto}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1977|team=Teka}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1982|name={{sortname|Pedro|Muñoz|Pedro Muñoz Machín Rodríguez|Munoz, Pedro}}|nat=ESP|natvar=|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1983|name={{sortname|Reimund|Dietzen}}|nat=FRG|natvar=|team=Teka}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1984|name={{sortname|Bruno|Cornillet}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=[[La Vie Claire]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1985|name={{sortname|Jesús|Blanco Villar}}|nat=ESP|natvar=|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1986|name={{sortname|Bernard|Hinault}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=[[La Vie Claire]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1987|name={{sortname|Stephen|Roche}}|nat=IRL|natvar=|team=[[Carrera Jeans–Vagabond]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1988|name={{sortname|Erich|Mächler|||Machler, Erich}}|nat=SUI|natvar=|team=[[Carrera Jeans–Vagabond]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1989|name={{sortname|Pello|Ruiz Cabestany}}|nat=ESP|natvar=|team=[[ONCE (cycling team)|ONCE]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1990|name={{sortname|Tom|Cordes}}|nat=NED|natvar=|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1991|name={{sortname|Melcior|Mauri}}|nat=ESP|natvar=|team=[[ONCE (cycling team)|ONCE]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1992 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana|1992]]|name={{sortname|Melcior|Mauri}}|nat=ESP|natvar=|team=[[ONCE (cycling team)|ONCE]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1993 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana|1993]]|name={{sortname|Julián|Gorospe}}|nat=ESP|natvar=|team=[[Banesto (cycling)|Banesto]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1994 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana|1994]]|name={{sortname|Viatcheslav|Ekimov}}|nat=RUS|natvar=|team=[[Wordperfect (cycling team)|WordPerfect]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1995 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana|1995]]|name={{sortname|Alex|Zülle||Zulle, Alex}}|nat=SUI|natvar=|team=[[ONCE (cycling team)|ONCE]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1996 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana|1996]]|name={{sortname|Laurent|Jalabert}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=[[ONCE (cycling team)|ONCE]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1997 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana|1997]]|name={{sortname|Juan Carlos|Domínguez||Dominguez, Juan Carlos}}|nat=ESP|natvar=|team=[[Kelme (cycling team)|Kelme]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1998 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana|1998]]|name={{sortname|Pascal|Chanteur}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=[[Casino (cycling)|Casino]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1999 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana|1999]]|name={{sortname|Alexander|Vinokourov}}|nat=KAZ|natvar=|team=[[Ag2r Prévoyance]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2000 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana|2000]]|name={{sortname|Abraham|Olano||Olano, Abraham}}|nat=ESP|natvar=|team=[[ONCE (cycling team)|ONCE]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2001 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana|2001]]|name={{sortname|Fabian|Jeker}}|nat=SUI|natvar=|team=[[Milaneza–MSS]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2002 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana|2002]]|name={{sortname|Alex|Zülle||Zulle, Alex}}|nat=SUI|natvar=|team=[[Team Coast]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2003 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana|2003]]|name={{sortname|Dario|Frigo}}|nat=ITA|natvar=|team=[[Fassa Bortolo]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2004 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana|2004]]|name={{sortname|Alejandro|Valverde}}|nat=ESP|natvar=|team=[[Kelme–Costa Blanca]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2005 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana|2005]]|name={{sortname|Alessandro|Petacchi}}|nat=ITA|natvar=|team=[[Fassa Bortolo]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2006 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana|2006]]|name={{sortname|Antonio|Colom}}|nat=ESP|natvar=|team=[[Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2007 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana|2007]]|name={{sortname|Alejandro|Valverde}}|nat=ESP|natvar=|team=[[Caisse d'Epargne (cycling team)|Caisse d'Epargne]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2008 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana|2008]]|name={{sortname|Rubén|Plaza||Plaza, Ruben}}|nat=ESP|natvar=|team=[[S.L. Benfica (cycling team)|S.L. Benfica]]}}
{{Cycling pw no race|year=2009–<br>2015}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2016 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana|2016]]|name={{sortname|Wout|Poels}}|nat=NED|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|SKY|2016}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2017 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana|2017]]|name={{sortname|Nairo|Quintana}}|nat=COL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|MOV|2017}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2018 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana|2018]]|name={{sortname|Alejandro|Valverde}}|nat=ESP|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|MOV|2018}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2019 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana|2019]]|name={{sortname|Ion|Izagirre}}|nat=ESP|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|AST|2019}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2020 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana|2020]]|name={{sortname|Tadej|Pogačar}}|nat=SLO|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|UAE|2020}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2021 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana|2021]]|name={{sortname|Stefan|Küng}}|nat=SUI|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|GFC|2021}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2022 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana|2022]]|name={{sortname|Aleksandr|Vlasov|Aleksandr Vlasov (cyclist)}}|nat=RUS|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|BOH|2022}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2023 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana|2023]]|name={{sortname|Rui|Costa|Rui Costa (cyclist)}}|nat=POR|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|IWG|2023}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2024 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana|2024]]|name={{sortname|Brandon|McNulty}}|nat=USA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|UAD|2024}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2025 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana|2025]]|name={{sortname|Santiago|Buitrago}}|nat=COL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|TBV|2025}}}}
{{Cycling past winner end}}

===Multiple winners===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Number of wins !! Rider !! Editions
|-
| 3 wins || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Alejandro Valverde]] || 2004, 2007, 2018
|-
| rowspan=6| 2 wins || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Salvador Botella]] || 1954, 1961
|-
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Fédérico Ezquerra]] || 1931, 1940
|-
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[José Pérez Francés]] || 1965, 1967
|-
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Fernando Manzaneque]] || 1960, 1962
|-
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Melcior Mauri]] || 1991, 1992
|-
| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Alex Zülle]] || 1995, 2002
|}

=== Wins per country ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Wins
! Country
|-
| 47 || {{ESP}}
|-
| 5 || {{SUI}}
|-
| 4 || {{FRA}}
|-
| 3 || {{BEL}}<br>{{ITA}}
|-
| 2 || {{COL}}<br>{{NED}}<br>{{RUS}}<br>{{FRG}}
|-
| 1 || {{IRL}}<br>{{KAZ}}<br>{{POR}}<br>{{SLO}}<br>{{SWE}}<br>{{USA}}
|-
|}

==Classifications==
As of the 2025 edition, the jerseys worn by the leaders of the individual classifications are:
* [[File:Jersey yellow.svg|25px]] Yellow Jersey – Worn by the leader of the general classification.
* [[File:Jersey orange.svg|25px]] Orange Jersey – Worn by the leader of the points classification.
* [[File:Jersey polkadot.svg|25px]] Polkadot Jersey – Worn by the leader of the climber classification. 
* [[File:Jersey white.svg|25px]] White Jersey – Worn by the best rider under 23 years of age on the overall classification.

==References==
;General
*{{cite web | url=http://cyclingarchives.com/wedstrijdfiche.php?wedstrijdid=1194 | title=Vuelta Ciclista a la Communidad Valenciana – Race profile | work=Cycling Archives | access-date=16 August 2011}}
;Specific
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