1956 Vuelta a España

The 11th 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 13 May 1956. It consisted of 17 stages covering a total of 3,531 km (2,194 mi), and was won by Angelo Conterno of the Bianchi cycling team.[1] Rik Van Steenbergen won the points classification and Nino Defilippis won the mountains classification.

1956 Vuelta a España
Race details
Dates26 April – 13 May
Stages17
Distance3,537 km (2,198 mi)
Winning time105h 37' 52"
Results
Winner  Angelo Conterno (ITA)
  Second  Jesús Loroño (ESP)
  Third  Raymond Impanis (BEL)
Points  Rik Van Steenbergen (BEL)
  Mountains  Nino Defilippis (ITA)

The race was run with national teams of France, Spain, Switzerland and Belgium, and an additional four regional Spanish teams. Each fielded 10 cyclists, for a total of 90.[2]

Teams and riders
Main article: List of teams and cyclists in the 1956 Vuelta a España

Route
List of stages[3][4]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1 26 April Bilbao – Santander 203 km (126 mi)  Rik Van Steenbergen (BEL)
2 27 April Santander – Oviedo 248 km (154 mi)  Angelo Conterno (ITA)
3 28 April Oviedo – Valladolid 175 km (109 mi)  Miguel Poblet (ESP)
4 29 April Valladolid – Madrid 212 km (132 mi)  Claude Le Ber (FRA)
5 30 April Madrid – Albacete 241 km (150 mi)  Miguel Poblet (ESP)
6 1 May Albacete – Alicante 227 km (141 mi)  Miguel Poblet (ESP)
7 2 May Alicante – Valencia 182 km (113 mi)  Rik Van Steenbergen (BEL)
8 3 May Valencia – Tarragona 249 km (155 mi)  Rik Van Steenbergen (BEL)
9 5 May Tarragona – Barcelona 163 km (101 mi)  Hugo Koblet (SUI)
10a 6 May Barcelona – Barcelona 21 km (13 mi) Team time trial France
10b 6 May Barcelona – Tàrrega 112 km (70 mi)  Gilbert Bauvin (FRA)
11 7 May Tàrrega – Zaragoza 238 km (148 mi)  Rik Van Steenbergen (BEL)
12 8 May Zaragoza – Bayonne (France) 274 km (170 mi)  Giancarlo Astrua (ITA)
13a 9 May Bayonne (France) – Irun 43 km (27 mi) Individual time trial  Claude Le Ber (FRA)
13b 9 May Irun – Pamplona 111 km (69 mi)  Roger Walkowiak (FRA)
14 10 May Pamplona – San Sebastián 195 km (121 mi)  Rik Van Steenbergen (BEL)
15 11 May San Sebastián – Bilbao 225 km (140 mi)  Nino Defilippis (ITA)
16 12 May Bilbao – Vitoria 207 km (129 mi)  Benigno Azpuru (ESP)
17 13 May Vitoria – Bilbao 190 km (118 mi)  Rik Van Steenbergen (BEL)
Total 3,531 km (2,194 mi)

Results
Final general classification[5]
RankRiderTeamTime
1 Angelo ConternoBianchi105h 37' 52"
2 Jesús Loroño+ 13"
3 Raymond ImpanisElvé-Peugeot+ 1' 54"
4 Federico Bahamontes+ 3' 27"
5 Rik Van Steenbergen+ 7' 48"
6 Miguel ChaconElvé-Peugeot+ 8' 30"
7 Gilbert Bauvin+ 19' 18"
8 Brian Robinson+ 20' 36"
9 José Serra+ 23' 38"
10 Manuel Rodríguez Barros+ 24' 55"
11 Emilio Rodríguez
12 Giancarlo Astrua
13 Giuseppe BurattiBianchi
14 Carmelo Morales
15 Cosme Barrutia
16 Hilaire Couvreur
17 Juan Bibiloni
18 Nino DelfilippisBianchi
19 Arrigo Padovan
20 Antonio Barrutia
21 Rene Marigil
22 Edgard Sorgeloos
23 Vicente Iturat
24 Giovanni PettinatiBianchi
25 Rene Pianezzi
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References
  1. "General Information 1956". La Vuelta.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-11. Retrieved 23 March 2008.
  2. "Lista de participantes" [List of participants]. El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 25 April 1956. p. 3. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  3. "1956 » 11th Vuelta a Espana". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  4. "11ème Vuelta a España 1956". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.
  5. "Clasificacion General" [General Classification] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 14 May 1956. p. 8. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
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