1966 Vuelta a España
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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[]
Route[]
Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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1a | 28 April | Murcia – Murcia | 111 km (69 mi) | (ITA) | ||
1b | 28 April | Murcia – Murcia | 3.5 km (2 mi) | Individual time trial | José María Errandonea (ESP) | |
2a | 29 April | Murcia – La Manga | 81 km (50 mi) | (ITA) | ||
2b | 29 April | La Manga – Benidorm | 153 km (95 mi) | Ramón Mendiburu (ESP) | ||
3 | 30 April | Benidorm – Valencia | 148 km (92 mi) | José Antonio Momeñe (ESP) | ||
4 | 1 May | Cuenca – Madrid | 177 km (110 mi) | Valentín Uriona (ESP) | ||
5 | 2 May | Madrid – Madrid | 181 km (112 mi) | Carlos Echeverría (ESP) | ||
6 | 3 May | Madrid – Calatayud | 225 km (140 mi) | Jo de Roo (NED) | ||
7 | 4 May | Calatayud – Zaragoza | 105 km (65 mi) | Cees Haast (NED) | ||
8 | 5 May | Zaragoza – Lleida | 144 km (89 mi) | Henk Nijdam (NED) | ||
9 | 6 May | Lleida – Las Colinas | 128 km (80 mi) | Antonio Gómez del Moral (ESP) | ||
10a | 7 May | Sitges – Barcelona | 40 km (25 mi) | Luis Otaño (ESP) | ||
10b | 7 May | Barcelona – Barcelona | 49 km (30 mi) | Henk Nijdam (NED) | ||
11 | 8 May | Barcelona – Huesca | 266 km (165 mi) | Mario Zanin (ITA) | ||
12 | 9 May | Huesca – Pamplona | 221 km (137 mi) | Gerben Karstens (NED) | ||
13 | 10 May | Pamplona – San Sebastián | 131 km (81 mi) | Cees Haast (NED) | ||
14 | 11 May | San Sebastián – Vitoria | 178 km (111 mi) | Gregorio San Miguel (ESP) | ||
15a | 12 May | Vitoria – Haro | 61 km (38 mi) | Individual time trial | Francisco Gabica (ESP) | |
15b | 12 May | Haro – Logroño | 52 km (32 mi) | Gerben Karstens (NED) | ||
16 | 13 May | Logroño – Burgos | 116 km (72 mi) | Henk Nijdam (NED) | ||
17 | 14 May | Burgos – Santander | 226 km (140 mi) | Gerben Karstens (NED) | ||
18 | 15 May | Santander – Bilbao | 154 km (96 mi) | Domingo Perurena (ESP) | ||
Total | 2,949.5 km (1,833 mi) |
Results[]
Final General Classification[]
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Francisco Gabica (ESP) | Kas-Kaskol | 78h 53' 55" |
2 | Eusebio Vélez (ESP) | Kas-Kaskol | + 39" |
3 | Carlos Echeverría (ESP) | Kas-Kaskol | + 44" |
4 | Luis Otano (ESP) | Fagor | + 2' 17" |
5 | José Antonio Momeñe (ESP) | Kas-Kaskol | + 2' 25" |
6 | Valentín Uriona (ESP) | Kas-Kaskol | + 2' 44" |
7 | Antonio Gomez Del Moral (ESP) | Kas-Kaskol | + 3' 52" |
8 | Cees Haast (NED) | Televizier | + 3' 55" |
9 | Angelino Soler (ESP) | Ferrys | + 4' 37" |
10 | José María Errandonea (ESP) | Fagor | + 4' 40" |
11 | Sebastián Elorza (ESP) | Kas-Kaskol | |
12 | Domingo Perurena (ESP) | Fagor | |
13 | Gregorio San Miguel (ESP) | Kas-Kaskol | |
14 | Mariano Díaz (ESP) | Fagor | |
15 | José Manuel López (ESP) | Fagor | |
16 | Eduardo Castello (ESP) | Ferrys | |
17 | Jos van der Vleuten (NED) | Televizier | |
18 | Aldo Moser (ITA) | Vittadello | |
19 | Ramon Saez Marzo (ESP) | Ferrys | |
20 | Juan María Uribezubia (ESP) | Kas-Kaskol | |
21 | Gerben Karstens (NED) | Televizier | |
22 | Henk Nijdam (NED) | Televizier | |
23 | Luis Pedro Santamarina (ESP) | Fagor | |
24 | Rik Wouters (NED) | Televizier | |
25 | Dieter Puschel (FRG) | Wiels-Groene Leeuw |
References[]
- ^ http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1966/05/16/MD19660516-012.pdf
- ^ "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.
External links[]
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