1957 Vuelta a España

The 12th 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 12 May 1957. It consisted of 16 stages covering a total of 2,967 km (1,844 mi), and was won by Jesús Loroño.[1] Vicente Iturat won the points classification and Federico Bahamontes won the mountains classification.

1957 Vuelta a España
Race details
Dates26 April – 12 May
Stages16
Distance2,967 km (1,844 mi)
Winning time84h 44' 06"
Results
Winner  Jesús Loroño (ESP)
  Second  Federico Bahamontes (ESP)
  Third  Bernardo Ruiz (ESP)
Points  Vicente Iturat (ESP)
Mountains  Federico Bahamontes (ESP)

Teams and riders
Main article: List of teams and cyclists in the 1957 Vuelta a España

Route
List of stages[2][3]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1 26 April Bilbao – Vitoria 158 km (98 mi)  Miguel Chacón (ESP)
2 27 April Vitoria – Santander 220 km (137 mi)  Carmelo Morales (ESP)
3 28 April Santander – Mieres 259 km (161 mi)  Federico Bahamontes (ESP)
4 29 April Mieres – León Annulled
5 30 April León – Valladolid 172 km (107 mi)  Roger Hassenforder (FRA)
6 1 May Valladolid – Madrid 212 km (132 mi)  Miguel Chacón (ESP)
7 2 May Madrid – Madrid 200 km (124 mi)  Jan Adriaensens (BEL)
8 3 May Madrid – Cuenca 159 km (99 mi)  Roger Walkowiak (FRA)
9 5 May Cuenca – Valencia 249 km (155 mi)  Rino Benedetti (ITA)
10 6 May Valencia – Tortosa 192 km (119 mi)  Bruno Tognaccini (ITA)
11 7 May Tortosa – Barcelona 199 km (124 mi)  Gilbert Bauvin (FRA)
12 8 May Igualada – Zaragoza 229 km (142 mi)  Mario Baroni (ITA)
13 9 May Zaragoza – Huesca 85 km (53 mi) Individual time trial  Jesús Loroño (ESP)
14 10 May Huesca – Bayonne (France) 249 km (155 mi)  Antonio Ferraz (ESP)
15 11 May Bayonne (France) – San Sebastián 199 km (124 mi)  Roger Baens (BEL)
16 12 May San Sebastián – Bilbao 193 km (120 mi)  Antonio Suárez (ESP)
Total 2,967 km (1,844 mi)

Results
Final general classification[4]
RankRiderTeamTime
1 Jesús Loroño84h 44' 06"
2 Federico Bahamontes+ 8' 11"
3 Bernardo Ruiz+ 9' 34"
4 José Manuel Ribeiro Da Silva+ 14' 32"
5 Raphaël Géminiani+ 17' 07"
6 Francisco Moreno+ 18' 43"
7 Jan Adriaenssens+ 19' 38"
8 Pasquale Fornara+ 23' 48"
9 Gastone Nencini+ 25' 59"
10 Salvador Botella+ 28' 06"
11 Giuseppe Boni
12 Vicente Iturat
13 Jean Dotto
14 Alberto Sant
15 Roger Walkowiak
16 Carmelo Morales
17 Antonio Barbosa
18 Francisco Masip
19 Jean Malléjac
20 Antonio Ferraz
21 Antonio Suárez
22 Roger Baens
23 Benigno Aspuru
24 Gilbert Bauvin
25 Juan Campillo
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References
  1. "General Information 1957". La Vuelta.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-11. Retrieved 23 March 2008.
  2. "1957 » 12th Vuelta a Espana". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  3. "12ème Vuelta a España 1957". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.
  4. "Clasificacion General" [General Classification] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 13 May 1957. p. 8. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
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