1988 Vuelta a España

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1988 Vuelta a España
Race details
Dates25 April - 15 May
Stages20 + Prologue
Distance3,425 km (2,128 mi)
Winning time89h 19' 23"
Results
Winner  Sean Kelly (IRL) (Kas–Canal 10)
  Second  Reimund Dietzen (GER) (Teka)
  Third  Anselmo Fuerte (ESP) (BH)
Points  Sean Kelly (IRL) (Kas–Canal 10)
Mountains  Álvaro Pino (ESP) (BH)
Youth   [es] (ESP) (CLAS)
Combination  Sean Kelly (IRL) (Kas–Canal 10)
Sprints  Miguel Ángel Iglesias (ESP) ( [es])
  Team BH
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The 1988 Vuelta a España was the 43rd Edition Vuelta a España, taking place from 25 April to 15 May 1988. It was a bicycle race which consisted of 20 stages over 3,425 km (2,128 mi), ridden at an average speed of 38.506 km/h (23.927 mph). Sean Kelly started the race as the principal favourite after performance in the 1987 Vuelta a España in which he was leading the General classification with several days remaining in the race when he was forced to withdraw due to injury. Luis "Lucho" Herrera returned to defend his title while 1985 Vuelta winner Pedro Delgado had decided to ride the 1988 Giro d'Italia in preparation for the 1988 Tour de France. The BH team directed by Javier Mínguez, presented solid opposition with the strong climbers Álvaro Pino (winner of the 1986 Vuelta a España) and Anselmo Fuerte. In the end, Kelly won the race and became the first Irish winner of the Vuelta a España.[1]

Route[]

The first stage introduced an innovative format of five heats, each with two riders per team, with the team leaders appearing in the final heat.[2]

List of stages[3][4]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner GC leader
1 25 April Santa Cruz de Tenerife 17.4 km (10.8 mi) Time Trial.svg Individual time trial   [fr] (ITA)   [fr] (ITA)
2 26 April San Cristóbal de La Laguna–
Santa Cruz de Tenerife 		210 km (130 mi)  Iñaki Gastón (ESP)  Laudelino Cubino (ESP)
3 27 April Las Palmas–Las Palmas 34 km (21 mi) Team Time Trial Stage.svg Team time trial BH
4 28 April Alcalá del Río–Badajoz 210 km (130 mi)  Mathieu Hermans (NED)
5 29 April Badajoz–Béjar 234 km (145 mi)  Francisco Navarro (ESP)
6 30 April Béjar–Valladolid 202 km (126 mi)  Mathieu Hermans (NED)
7 1 May Valladolid–León 160 km (99 mi)  Mathieu Hermans (NED)
8 2 May León– [es] 176.7 km (109.8 mi)  Álvaro Pino (ESP)
9 3 May Oviedo–Monte Naranco 6.8 km (4.2 mi) Time Trial.svg Individual time trial  Álvaro Pino (ESP)
10 4 May Oviedo–Santander 197.3 km (122.6 mi)  Mathieu Hermans (NED)
11 5 May Santander–Valdezcaray 217.2 km (135.0 mi)  Sean Kelly (IRL)
12 6 May Logroño–Jaca 197.5 km (122.7 mi)  Sean Yates (GBR)
13 7 May Jaca–Cerler 178.2 km (110.7 mi)  Fabio Parra (COL)
14 8 May Benasque–Andorra 190.3 km (118.2 mi)  Iñaki Gastón (ESP)
15 9 May La Seu d'Urgell–Sant Quirze del Vallès 166 km (103 mi)  Johnny Weltz (DEN)
16 10 May Valencia–Albacete 192 km (119 mi)  Mathieu Hermans (NED)  Anselmo Fuerte (ESP)
17 11 May Albacete–Toledo 244.4 km (151.9 mi)  Malcolm Elliott (GBR)
18 12 May Toledo–Ávila 212.5 km (132.0 mi)  Juan Martinez Oliver (ESP)
19 13 May Ávila–Segovia 150 km (93 mi)  Ángel Ocaña (ESP)
20 14 May Las Rozas–Villalba 30 km (19 mi) Time Trial.svg Individual time trial  Sean Kelly (IRL)  Sean Kelly (IRL)
21 15 May Villalba–Madrid 202 km (126 mi)  Mathieu Hermans (NED)
Total 3,425 km (2,128 mi)

Results[]

Final General classification[]

Rank Rider Team Time
1 Republic of Ireland Sean Kelly Kas-Mavic 89h 19' 23"
2 Germany Reimund Dietzen Teka-Mavi-Alanc + 1' 27"
3 Spain Anselmo Fuerte BH + 1' 29"
4 Spain Laudelino Cubino BH + 2' 17"
5 Colombia Fabio Parra Pinto Kelme + 2' 25"
6 United Kingdom Robert Millar Fagor-MBK + 3' 22"
7 Spain Jesús Blanco Villar Teka-Mavi-Alanc + 8' 19"
8 Spain Álvaro Pino BH + 8' 25"
9 Belgium Eddy Schepers Fagor-MBK + 9' 45"
10 Spain Roberto Cordoba Asensi BH + 10' 28"
11 France Eric Caritoux Kas-Mavic
12 Colombia William Palacio Navarro Reynolds-Pinarello
13 Spain Federico Echave Musatadi BH
14 Spain Jokin Mujika Aramburu Caja Rural–Orbea
15 Italy Carrera Jeans–Vagabond
16 Colombia Martín Ramírez Café de Colombia
17 Spain José Luis Laguía Reynolds-Pinarello
18 Spain Mariano Sanchez Martinez Teka-Mavi-Alanc
19 Republic of Ireland Martin Earley Kas-Mavic
20 Colombia Luis Herrera Café de Colombia
21 Colombia Carlos Jaramillo Postobon
22 Netherlands Luc Suykerbuyk Zahor Chocolates
23 Spain Pello Ruiz Cabestany Kas-Mavic
24 Spain Vicente Ridaura Caja Rural–Orbea
25 Spain Zahor Chocolates

KOM Classification[]

Cyclist Team Points
1 Spain Álvaro Pino BH 100
2 Spain Anselmo Fuerte BH 62
3 Republic of Ireland Sean Kelly KAS 60

Points Classification[]

Cyclist Team Points
1 Republic of Ireland Sean Kelly KAS 248
2 Netherlands Mathieu Hermans CAJ 166
3 Belgium Benny Van Brabant ZAH 138

Team classification[]

Team Country Time
1 BH  Spain -

Best First Year Professional[]

Cyclist Team Time
1 Spain Carlos Muñiz Menéndez CLAS

References[]

  1. ^ "Clasificaciones" [Classifications] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 16 May 1988. p. 52. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  2. ^ Una primera etapa innovadora produjo el desconcierto en el pelotón de la Vuelta - Robert Álvarez, El País, 26 April 1988
  3. ^ "1988 » 43rd Vuelta a Espana". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  4. ^ "43ème Vuelta a España 1988". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.

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