1966 Vuelta a España
Appearance
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Dates | 28 April – 15 May | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 2,949.5 km (1,833 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 78h 53' 55" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 21st Edition Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 28 April to 15 May 1966. It consisted of 18 stages covering a total of 2,949.5 km (1,832.7 mi), and was won by Francisco Gabica of the Kas–Kaskol cycling team. Jos van der Vleuten won the points classification and Gregorio San Miguel won the mountains classification.[1]
Teams and riders
[edit]Route
[edit]Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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1a | 28 April | Murcia – Murcia | 111 km (69 mi) | ![]() | ||
1b | 28 April | Murcia – Murcia | 3.5 km (2 mi) | ![]() |
Individual time trial | ![]() |
2a | 29 April | Murcia – La Manga | 81 km (50 mi) | ![]() | ||
2b | 29 April | La Manga – Benidorm | 153 km (95 mi) | ![]() | ||
3 | 30 April | Benidorm – Valencia | 148 km (92 mi) | ![]() | ||
4 | 1 May | Cuenca – Madrid | 177 km (110 mi) | ![]() | ||
5 | 2 May | Madrid – Madrid | 181 km (112 mi) | ![]() | ||
6 | 3 May | Madrid – Calatayud | 225 km (140 mi) | ![]() | ||
7 | 4 May | Calatayud – Zaragoza | 105 km (65 mi) | ![]() | ||
8 | 5 May | Zaragoza – Lleida | 144 km (89 mi) | ![]() | ||
9 | 6 May | Lleida – Las Colinas | 128 km (80 mi) | ![]() | ||
10a | 7 May | Sitges – Barcelona | 40 km (25 mi) | ![]() | ||
10b | 7 May | Barcelona – Barcelona | 49 km (30 mi) | ![]() | ||
11 | 8 May | Barcelona – Huesca | 266 km (165 mi) | ![]() | ||
12 | 9 May | Huesca – Pamplona | 221 km (137 mi) | ![]() | ||
13 | 10 May | Pamplona – San Sebastián | 131 km (81 mi) | ![]() | ||
14 | 11 May | San Sebastián – Vitoria | 178 km (111 mi) | ![]() | ||
15a | 12 May | Vitoria – Haro | 61 km (38 mi) | ![]() |
Individual time trial | ![]() |
15b | 12 May | Haro – Logroño | 52 km (32 mi) | ![]() | ||
16 | 13 May | Logroño – Burgos | 116 km (72 mi) | ![]() | ||
17 | 14 May | Burgos – Santander | 226 km (140 mi) | ![]() | ||
18 | 15 May | Santander – Bilbao | 154 km (96 mi) | ![]() | ||
Total | 2,949.5 km (1,833 mi) |
Results
[edit]Final General Classification
[edit]Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | ![]() |
Kas–Kaskol | 78h 53' 55" |
2 | ![]() |
Kas–Kaskol | + 39" |
3 | ![]() |
Kas–Kaskol | + 44" |
4 | ![]() |
Fagor | + 2' 17" |
5 | ![]() |
Kas–Kaskol | + 2' 25" |
6 | ![]() |
Kas–Kaskol | + 2' 44" |
7 | ![]() |
Kas–Kaskol | + 3' 52" |
8 | ![]() |
Televizier | + 3' 55" |
9 | ![]() |
Ferrys | + 4' 37" |
10 | ![]() |
Fagor | + 4' 40" |
11 | ![]() |
Kas–Kaskol | |
12 | ![]() |
Fagor | |
13 | ![]() |
Kas–Kaskol | |
14 | ![]() |
Fagor | |
15 | ![]() |
Fagor | |
16 | ![]() |
Ferrys | |
17 | ![]() |
Televizier | |
18 | ![]() |
Vittadello | |
19 | ![]() |
Ferrys | |
20 | ![]() |
Kas–Kaskol | |
21 | ![]() |
Televizier | |
22 | ![]() |
Televizier | |
23 | ![]() |
Fagor | |
24 | ![]() |
Televizier | |
25 | ![]() |
Wiels-Groene Leeuw |
References
[edit]- ^ "Las "Revueltas" de la "Vuelta" – Final apoteósico, con lagunas" (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo. 16 May 1966. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 August 2022.
- ^ "1966 » 21st Vuelta a Espana". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "21ème Vuelta a España 1966". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.