1977 Vuelta a España
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Dates | 26 April – 15 May | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 19 stages + Prologue, including 1 split stages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 2,785 km (1,731 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 78h 54' 36" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 32nd Edition Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 26 April to 15 May 1977. It consisted of 19 stages covering a total of 2,785 km (1,731 mi), and was won by Freddy Maertens of the Flandria cycling team. While Maertens dominated the race he won the General Classification by less than 3:00. The domination was from his record shattering 13 stages wins including the first and the last. He also won the points classification. Pedro Torres won the mountains classification.[1][2][3]
Teams and riders[]
Route[]
Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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P | 26 April | Dehesa de Campoamor – Dehesa de Campoamor | 8 km (5 mi) | Individual time trial | Freddy Maertens (BEL) | |
1 | 27 April | Dehesa de Campoamor – La Manga | 115 km (71 mi) | Freddy Maertens (BEL) | ||
2 | 28 April | La Manga – Murcia | 161 km (100 mi) | Freddy Maertens (BEL) | ||
3 | 29 April | Murcia – Benidorm | 200 km (124 mi) | Fedor den Hertog (NED) | ||
4 | 30 April | Benidorm – Benidorm | 8.3 km (5 mi) | Individual time trial | Michel Pollentier (BEL) | |
5 | 1 May | Benidorm – El Saler | 159 km (99 mi) | Freddy Maertens (BEL) | ||
6 | 2 May | Valencia – Teruel | 170 km (106 mi) | Freddy Maertens (BEL) | ||
7 | 3 May | Teruel – Alcalà de Xivert | 204 km (127 mi) | Freddy Maertens (BEL) | ||
8 | 4 May | Alcalà de Xivert – Tortosa | 141 km (88 mi) | Freddy Maertens (BEL) | ||
9 | 5 May | Tortosa – Salou | 144 km (89 mi) | Freddy Maertens (BEL) | ||
10 | 6 May | Salou – Barcelona | 144 km (89 mi) | Cees Priem (NED) | ||
11a | 7 May | Barcelona – Barcelona | 3.8 km (2 mi) | Individual time trial | Freddy Maertens (BEL) | |
11b | 7 May | Barcelona – Barcelona | 45 km (28 mi) | Freddy Maertens (BEL) | ||
12 | 8 May | Barcelona – (Santa Margarida de Montbui) | 198 km (123 mi) | Giuseppe Perletto (ITA) | ||
13 | 9 May | Igualada – La Seu d'Urgell | 135 km (84 mi) | Freddy Maertens (BEL) | ||
14 | 10 May | La Seu d'Urgell – Monzón | 200 km (124 mi) | Carlos Melero (ESP) | ||
15 | 11 May | Monzón – Formigal | 166 km (103 mi) | Pedro Torres (ESP) | ||
16 | 12 May | Formigal – Cordovilla | 170 km (106 mi) | Freddy Maertens (BEL) | ||
17 | 13 May | Cordovilla – Bilbao | 183 km (114 mi) | Luis Alberto Ordiales (ESP) | ||
18 | 14 May | Bilbao – Urkiola | 126 km (78 mi) | José Nazabal (ESP) | ||
19 | 15 May | Durango – Miranda de Ebro | 104 km (65 mi) | Freddy Maertens (BEL) | ||
Total | 2,785 km (1,731 mi) |
Classification leadership[]
Stage | Winner | General classification |
Points classification |
Mountains classification |
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P | Freddy Maertens | Freddy Maertens | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded |
1 | Freddy Maertens | Freddy Maertens | Pedro Torres | Ferdi Van Den Haute | |
2 | Freddy Maertens | Freddy Maertens | |||
3 | Fedor den Hertog | Andres Oliva | |||
4 | Michel Pollentier | Pedro Torres | |||
5 | Freddy Maertens | ||||
6 | Freddy Maertens | Andres Oliva | |||
7 | Freddy Maertens | Daniele Tinchella | |||
8 | Freddy Maertens | ||||
9 | Freddy Maertens | Pedro Torres | |||
10 | Cees Priem | Andres Oliva | |||
11a | Freddy Maertens | ||||
11b | Freddy Maertens | ||||
12 | Giuseppe Perletto | Pedro Torres | |||
13 | Freddy Maertens | ||||
14 | Carlos Melero | ||||
15 | Pedro Torres | ||||
16 | Freddy Maertens | ||||
17 | Luis Alberto Ordiales | ||||
18 | José Nazabal | ||||
19 | Freddy Maertens | Freddy Maertens | |||
Final | Freddy Maertens | Freddy Maertens | Pedro Torres | Freddy Maertens |
Results[]
The 1977 Vuelta a Espana had several classifications. The most important classification was the general classification; this was won by Freddy Maertens.
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Freddy Maertens | Flandria-Velda | 78h 54' 36" |
2 | Miguel Maria Lasa | Teka | + 2' 51" |
3 | Klaus-Peter Thaler | Teka | + 3' 23" |
4 | Domingo Perurena | Kas-Campagnolo | + 4' 45" |
5 | José Viejo | Kas-Campagnolo | + 5' 14" |
6 | Michel Pollentier | Flandria-Velda | + 5' 35" |
7 | Gary Clively | Magniflex-Torpado | + 7' 06" |
8 | José Pesarrodona | Kas-Campagnolo | + 9' 32" |
9 | Pedro Torres | Teka | + 10' 29" |
10 | José Antonio González | Kas-Campagnolo | + 11' 18" |
11 | Agustin Tamames | Teka | |
12 | Novostil-Transmallorca | ||
13 | Fernando Mendes | Teka | |
14 | Ludo Loos | Ebo-Superia | |
15 | Joaquim Agostinho | Teka | |
16 | Ismael Lejarreta | Kas-Campagnolo | |
17 | Andrés Oliva | Kas-Campagnolo | |
18 | Rafael Ladron | Kas-Campagnolo | |
19 | Eulalio García | Kas-Campagnolo | |
20 | Kas-Campagnolo | ||
21 | José Nazabal | Kas-Campagnolo | |
22 | Luis Ocaña | Frisol-Gazelle | |
23 | Carlos Melero | Teka | |
24 | Javier Elorriaga | Teka | |
25 | Giuseppe Perletto | Magniflex-Torpado |
Additionally, there were the points classification (also won by Maertens), the mountains classification won by Pedro Torres, and the also won by Maertens. To be eligible for these secondary classifications, a rider had to finish in the top 25 of the general classification; this was relevant for the intermediate sprints classification, where Daniele Tinchella and Benny Schepmans had more points than Maertens, but did not finish in the top 25.
There was also an award for the best Spanish rider in the general classification, won by Miguel Maria Lasa, and a team classification won by Teka.[7]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Clasificaciones Oficiales" [Official Classifications] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 16 May 1977. p. 37. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ "Mañana comienza la Vuelta-77" [The Vuelta-77 begins tomorrow] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 25 April 1977. p. 26. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ "Mañana comienza la Vuelta-77" [The Vuelta-77 begins tomorrow] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 25 April 1977. p. 27. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ "1977 » 32nd Vuelta a Espana". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ "32ème Vuelta a España 1977". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.
- ^ van den Akker, Pieter. "Informatie over de Vuelta a España van 1977". TourdeFranceStatistieken.nl.
- ^ "Clasificaciones oficiales". El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 16 May 1977.
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