The race was inaugurated in 1951, but was limited to local competition. It was
rebranded after Spanish cyclist
Miguel Induráin in 1998. In 2005, the race was upgraded to a
1.1 event on the
UCI Europe Tour. For 2007 and 2008 the race was further upgraded to a
1.HC event. The race became part of the new
UCI ProSeries in 2020. These higher grades have attracted an increasingly competitive and international field of racers. The race often loops through the city of
Estella-Lizarra, in the Spanish region of
Navarre. The modern race always includes several challenging climbs and thus tends to favor a fast all-rounder, rather than a climber or a pure sprinter. Hortensio Vidaurreta,
Miguel María Lasa,
Juan Fernández,
Ángel Vicioso, and
Alejandro Valverde share the record for most wins with three each. ==Past winners==