1961 Vuelta a España

The 16th 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 11 May 1961. It consisted of 16 stages covering a total of 2,856.5 km (1,774.9 mi), and was won by Angelino Soler of the Faema cycling team.[1] Antonio Suárez won the points classification and Antonio Karmany won the mountains classification.

1961 Vuelta a España
Race details
Dates26 April – 11 May
Stages16
Distance2,856.5 km (1,775 mi)
Winning time77h 36' 17"
Results
Winner  Angelino Soler (ESP) (Faema)
  Second  François Mahé (FRA) (Francia - Afcas)
  Third  José Pérez Francés (ESP) (Ferrys)
Points  Antonio Suarez (ESP) (Faema)
Mountains  Antonio Karmany (ESP) (KAS - Royal Asport)
  Sprints  Vicente Iturat (ESP) (Catigene)

Teams and riders
Main article: List of teams and cyclists in the 1961 Vuelta a España

Route
List of stages[2][3]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1a 26 April San Sebastián – San Sebastián 10.5 km (7 mi) Team time trial Faema
1b 26 April San Sebastián – Pamplona 91 km (57 mi)  Marcel Rohrbach (FRA)
2 27 April Pamplona – Pamplona 174 km (108 mi)  François Mahé (FRA)
3 28 April Pamplona – Huesca 174 km (108 mi)  Vicente Iturat (ESP)
4 29 April Binéfar – Barcelona 199 km (124 mi)  Marcel Seynaeve (BEL)
5 30 April Barcelona – Tortosa 185 km (115 mi)  Jesús Galdeano (ESP)
6 1 May Tortosa – Valencia 188 km (117 mi)  Angelino Soler (ESP)
7 2 May Valencia – Benidorm 141 km (88 mi)  René Van Meenen (BEL)
8 3 May Benidorm – Albacete 211 km (131 mi)  José Pérez Francés (ESP)
9 4 May Albacete – Madrid 198 km (123 mi)  Alves Barbosa (POR)
10 5 May Madrid – Madrid 195 km (121 mi)  Luis Otaño (ESP)
11 6 May Madrid – Valladolid 189 km (117 mi)  Arthur Decabooter (BEL)
12 7 May Valladolid – Palencia 48 km (30 mi) Individual time trial  Antonio Suárez (ESP)
13 8 May Palencia – Santander 220 km (137 mi)  Francisco Moreno (ESP)
14 9 May Santander – Vitoria 235 km (146 mi)  François Mahé (FRA)
15 10 May Vitoria – Bilbao 179 km (111 mi)  Antonio Karmany (ESP)
16 11 May Bilbao – Bilbao 159 km (99 mi)  Gabriel Company (ESP)
Total 2,856.5 km (1,775 mi)

Results
Final general classification[4]
RankRiderTeamTime
1 Angelino SolerFaema77h 36' 17"
2 François MahéFrancia - Afcas+ 51"
3 José Perez FrancesFerrys+ 2' 23"
4 Antonio SuarezFaema+ 2' 47"
5 Antonio Gómez del MoralFaema+ 3' 13"
6 Vicente IturatCatigene+ 5' 29"
7 Fernando ManzanequeLicor 43+ 5' 47"
8 Antonio KarmanyKas-Royal Sport+ 6' 07"
9 Carmelo MoralesLicor 43+ 7' 39"
10 Jesús LoroñoFerrys+ 7' 47"
11 Andre MesselisGroene Leeuw
12 Miguel Pacheco FontLicor 43
13 Arturo SabbadinPhilico
14 Salvador BotellaFaema
15 Juan CampilloKas-Royal Sport
16 Rene MarigilLicor 43
17 Jan AdriaenssensGroene Leeuw
18 Antonio Barbosa
19 Marcel SeynaeveGroene Leeuw
20 Angel GuardiolaLicor 43
21 Luis OtanoLicor 43
22 Antonio JimenezKas-Royal Sport
23 Jef LahayeGroene Leeuw
24 Jose Sousa Cardoso
25 Jesus GaldeanoFaema
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References
  1. "General Information 1961". La Vuelta.com. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2008.
  2. "1961 » 16th Vuelta a Espana". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  3. "16ème Vuelta a España 1961". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.
  4. "Las Clasificaciones" [The Classifications] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 12 May 1961. p. 9. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
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