Vuelta por un Chile Líder

Not to be confused with Vuelta Ciclista de Chile.

The Vuelta Ciclista Por Un Chile Líder (Vuelta Líder) was an elite men's professional road bicycle racing stage race held annually in Chile.^[1] The Vuelta Líder was created in 1997 by Líder, the largest supermarket chain in Chile, and was sanctioned by the Chilean Cycling Federation (Federación Ciclista de Chile). The last race was held in 2007. The Vuelta Líder was one of the largest cycling races in Chile. When the UCI Continental Circuits were created in 2005, the Vuelta Ciclista Por Un Chile Líder was added to the UCI America Tour schedule.^[2][3]

Vuelta Ciclista Por Un Chile Líder

Race details
Date	February/March
Region	Chile
English name	Lider Tour of Chile
Local name(s)	Vuelta Ciclista Líder
Discipline	Road
Competition	Standalone: 1997–2004 UCI America Tour: 2005–07
Type	Stage race
History
First edition	1997 (1997)
Editions	11
Final edition	2007
First winner	José Medina (CHI)
Most wins	Edgardo Simón (ARG) (3 wins)
Final winner	Andrei Sartassov (RUS)

List of winners

Year	Winner	Nation	Team
1997	José Medina	Chile	Unión Ciclista Curicó
1998	Pablo González	Chile	Providencia
1999	Víctor Garrido	Chile	Deportes Concepción
2000	Juan Manual	Chile	FierroEkono
2001	Jorge Giacinti	Argentina	Transportes Romero
2002	Edgardo Simón	Argentina	Publiguías Bianchi
2003	Marco Arriagada	Chile	Publiguías Bianchi
2004[4]	Edgardo Simón (2)	Argentina	Líder-La Polar
2005[5]	Edgardo Simón (3)	Argentina	Líder
2006[6]	Andrei Sartassov	Russia	Líder-Presto Chile
2007[7]	Andrei Sartassov (2)	Russia	Líder