1965 Vuelta a España

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1965 Vuelta a España
Race details
Dates29 April – 16 May
Stages18
Distance3,410 km (2,119 mi)
Winning time92h 36' 03"
Results
Winner  Rolf Wolfshohl (FRG) (Mercier-BP-Hutchinson)
  Second  Raymond Poulidor (FRA) (Mercier-BP-Hutchinson)
  Third  Rik Van Looy (BEL) (Solo-Superia)
Points  Rik Van Looy (BEL) (Solo-Superia)
  Mountains  Julio Jiménez (ESP) (Kas–Kaskol)
  Sprints  José Segu (ESP) (Montjuich - Tedi)
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The 20th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 29 April to 16 May 1965. It consisted of 18 stages covering a total of 3,410 km (2,120 mi), and was won by Rolf Wolfshohl of the Mercier cycling team.[1] Julio Jimenez won the mountains classification while Rik Van Looy won the points classification.

Teams and riders[]

Main article: List of teams and cyclists in the 1965 Vuelta a España

Route[]

List of stages[2][3]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1 29 April Vigo – Vigo 168 km (104 mi)  Rik Van Looy (BEL)
2 30 April Pontevedra – Lugo 150 km (93 mi)  Rik Van Looy (BEL)
3 1 May Lugo – Gijón 247 km (153 mi)  Rudi Altig (FRG)
4a 2 May Mieres – Pajares 41 km (25 mi) Time Trial.svg Individual time trial  Raymond Poulidor (FRA)
4b 2 May Pajares – Palencia 189 km (117 mi)  Carlos Echeverría (ESP)
5 3 May Palencia – Madrid 238 km (148 mi)  Fernando Manzaneque (ESP)
6 4 May Madrid – Cuenca 161 km (100 mi)  Manuel Martín Piñera (ESP)
7 5 May Albacete – Benidorm 212 km (132 mi)  Rik Van Looy (BEL)
8 6 May Benidorm – Sagunto 174 km (108 mi)  Jean-Claude Wuillemin (FRA)
9 7 May Sagunto – Salou 237 km (147 mi)  Rik Van Looy (BEL)
10a 8 May Salou – Barcelona 115 km (71 mi)  Frans Melckenbeeck (BEL)
10b 8 May Barcelona – Barcelona 50 km (31 mi)  Julio Jiménez (ESP)
11 9 May Barcelona – Andorra 241 km (150 mi)  Esteban Martín (ESP)
12 10 May Andorra – Lleida 158 km (98 mi)  Rik Van Looy (BEL)
13 11 May Lleida – Zaragoza 190 km (118 mi)  José Martín Colmenarejo (ESP)
14 12 May Zaragoza – Pamplona 193 km (120 mi)  Rik Van Looy (BEL)
15 13 May Pamplona – Bayonne (France) 149 km (93 mi)  Rik Van Looy (BEL)
16 14 May Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle (France) – San Sebastián 61 km (38 mi) Time Trial.svg Individual time trial  Raymond Poulidor (FRA)
17 15 May San Sebastián – Vitoria 214 km (133 mi)  Rik Van Looy (BEL)
18 16 May Vitoria – Bilbao 222 km (138 mi)  Manuel Martín Piñera (ESP)
Total 3,410 km (2,119 mi)

Results[]

Final general classification[4]
Rank Rider Team Time
1 West Germany Rolf Wolfshohl Mercier-BP-Hutchinson 92h 36' 03"
2 France Raymond Poulidor Mercier-BP-Hutchinson + 6' 36"
3 Belgium Rik Van Looy Solo-Superia + 8' 55"
4 Spain Fernando Manzaneque Ferrys + 12' 48"
5 Spain Carlos Echeverria Kas + 15' 54"
6 Spain Francisco Gabica Kas + 20' 03"
7 West Germany Hans Junkermann Inuri-Margnat + 20' 13"
8 France Jean Claude Wuillemin Ford-Gitane + 20' 13"
9 Spain Antonio Gomez Del Moral Kas + 23' 04"
10 Spain Federico Bahamontes Inuri-Margnat + 23' 13"
11 France Lucien Aimar Ford-Gitane
12 France Jean-Claude Lebaube Ford-Gitane
13 Belgium Victor Van Schil Mercier-BP-Hutchinson
14 Spain Luis Otano Ferrys
15 Belgium Frans Verbeeck Wiels-Groene Leeuw
16 Spain Joaquin Galera Kas
17 Spain Sebastian Elorza Kas
18 Belgium Eddy Pauwels Wiels-Groene Leeuw
19 Belgium Jef Planckaert Solo-Superia
20 France Michel Grain Ford-Gitane
21 Spain Manuel Martin Pinera Kas
22 Belgium Joseph Timmerman Wiels-Groene Leeuw
23 Spain Ventura Diaz Olsa
24 Spain Jaime Alomar Florit Ferrys
25 Belgium Armand Desmet Solo-Superia

References[]

  1. ^ "General Information 1965". La Vuelta.com. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2008.
  2. ^ "1965  » 20th Vuelta a Espana". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  3. ^ "20ème Vuelta a España 1965". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.
  4. ^ "Clasificaciones" [Classifications] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 17 May 1965. p. 12. Retrieved 2 August 2018.

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