1948 Vuelta a España
The 8th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 13 June to 4 July 1948. It consisted of 20 stages covering a total of 4,090 km (2,540 mi), and was won by Bernardo Ruiz.[1] Ruiz also won the mountains classification.[2]
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| Dates | 13 June – 4 July | ||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 4,090 km (2,541 mi) | ||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 155h 06' 30" | ||||||||||||||||
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Teams and riders
Route
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| 1 | 13 June | Madrid – Madrid | 14 km (9 mi) |  |
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| 2 | 13 June | Madrid – Valdepeñas | 198 km (123 mi) | .svg.png){kind=small} | ||
| 3 | 14 June | Valdepeñas – Granada | 232 km (144 mi) | | ||
| 4 | 15 June | Granada – Murcia | 285 km (177 mi) | | ||
| 5 | 16 June | Murcia – Alicante | 230 km (143 mi) |  | ||
| 6 | 17 June | Alicante – Valencia | 163 km (101 mi) | | ||
| 7 | 19 June | Valencia – Tortosa | 201 km (125 mi) | | ||
| 8 | 20 June | Tortosa – Barcelona | 209 km (130 mi) | | ||
| 9 | 21 June | Barcelona – Lleida | 203 km (126 mi) | | ||
| 10 | 22 June | Lleida – Zaragoza | 144 km (89 mi) | | ||
| 11 | 23 June | Zaragoza – San Sebastián | 276 km (171 mi) | | ||
| 12 | 25 June | San Sebastián – Bilbao | 259 km (161 mi) | | ||
| 13 | 26 June | Bilbao – Santander | 212 km (132 mi) | | ||
| 14 | 27 June | Santander – Gijón | 225 km (140 mi) | | ||
| 15 | 28 June | Gijón – Ribadeo | 200 km (124 mi) | | ||
| 16 | 29 June | Ribadeo – A Coruña | 156 km (97 mi) | | ||
| 17 | 1 July | A Coruña – Ourense | 156 km (97 mi) | | ||
| 18 | 2 July | Ourense – León | 276 km (171 mi) | | ||
| 19 | 3 July | León – Segovia | 269 km (167 mi) | | ||
| 20 | 4 July | Segovia – Madrid | 100 km (62 mi) | | ||
| Total | 4,090 km (2,541 mi) | |||||
Results
Final General Classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | | 155h 06' 30" | |
| 2 | | + 9' 07" | |
| 3 | | + 20' 45" | |
| 4 | | + 22' 19" | |
| 5 | | + 24' 57" | |
| 6 | | + 25' 52" | |
| 7 | | + 33' 25" | |
| 8 | | + 39' 37" | |
| 9 | | + 43' 35" | |
| 10 |  | + 1h 07' 38" | |
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gollark: You're esobot.
gollark: I KNEW IT
gollark: IT BECAME SENTIENT
gollark: ESOBOT DID IT
gollark: How would palaiologos do it?
References
- "General Information 1948". La Vuelta.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-11. Retrieved 23 March 2008.
- http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1948/07/05/MD19480705-004.pdf
- "1948 » 8th Vuelta a Espana". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- "8ème Vuelta a España 1948". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.
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