Clásica de Almería

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. Established in 1986, the race was run as an amateur event in its first six years. In 1992, it became fully professional. From 2005, the race was organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, and became part of the new UCI ProSeries in 2020 as a 1.Pro event.

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
History
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)
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