1972 Vuelta a España
The 27th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 27 April to 14 May 1972. It consisted of 17 stages covering a total of 3,079.3 km (1,913.4 mi), and was won by José Manuel Fuente of the Kas-Kaskol cycling team.[1] Fuente also won the mountains classification while Domingo Perurena won the points classification.[2]
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Dates | 27 April – 14 May | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 3,079.3 km (1,913 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 82h 34' 14" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Teams and riders
Route
Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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P | 27 April | Fuengirola – Fuengirola | 6 km (4 mi) | Individual time trial | ||
1 | 28 April | Fuengirola – Cabra | 167 km (104 mi) | |||
2 | 29 April | Cabra – Granada | 206 km (128 mi) | |||
3 | 30 April | Granada – Almería | 181 km (112 mi) | |||
4 | 1 May | Almería – Dehesa de Campoamor | 251 km (156 mi) | |||
5 | 2 May | Dehesa de Campoamor – Gandia | 183 km (114 mi) | |||
6a | 3 May | Gandia – El Saler | 120 km (75 mi) | |||
6b | 3 May | El Saler – El Saler | 6.5 km (4 mi) | Team time trial | Kas–Kaskol | |
7 | 4 May | Valencia – Vinaròs | 181 km (112 mi) | |||
8 | 5 May | Vinaròs – Tarragona | 189 km (117 mi) | |||
9a | 6 May | Tarragona – Barcelona | 118 km (73 mi) | |||
9b | 6 May | Barcelona – Barcelona | 10 km (6 mi) | Individual time trial | ||
10 | 7 May | Barcelona – Banyoles | 192 km (119 mi) | |||
11 | 8 May | Manresa – Zaragoza | 259 km (161 mi) | |||
12 | 9 May | Zaragoza – Formigal | 169 km (105 mi) | |||
13 | 10 May | Sangüesa – Arrate | 201 km (125 mi) | |||
14 | 11 May | Eibar – Bilbao | 145 km (90 mi) | |||
15 | 12 May | Bilbao – Torrelavega | 148 km (92 mi) | |||
16 | 13 May | Torrelavega – Vitoria | 219 km (136 mi) | |||
17a | 14 May | Vitoria – San Sebastián | 138 km (86 mi) | |||
17b | 14 May | San Sebastián – San Sebastián | 20 km (12 mi) | Individual time trial | ||
Total | 3,079.3 km (1,913 mi) |
Results
Final General Classification
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Kas-Kaskol | 82h 34' 14" | |
2 | Kas-Kaskol | + 6' 34" | |
3 | Werner | + 7' 00" | |
4 | Karpy | + 8' 07" | |
5 | Kas-Kaskol | + 8' 08s | |
6 | Kas-Kaskol | + 8' 23" | |
7 | Kas-Kaskol | + 8' 27" | |
8 | Kas-Kaskol | + 8' 38" | |
9 | Bic | + 8' 42" | |
10 | Bic | + 8' 54" | |
11 | La Casera-Pena Bahamontes | ||
12 | Kas-Kaskol | ||
13 | Karpy | ||
14 | Werner | ||
15 | Werner | ||
16 | Werner | ||
17 | La Casera-Pena Bahamontes | ||
18 | Kas-Kaskol | ||
19 | Kas-Kaskol | ||
20 | La Casera-Pena Bahamontes | ||
21 | Karpy | ||
22 | La Casera-Pena Bahamontes | ||
23 | Bic | ||
24 | GBC-Sony | ||
25 | Karpy |
References
- "General Information 1972". La Vuelta.com. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2008.
- http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1972/05/15/MD19720515-033.pdf
- "1972 » 27th Vuelta a España". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- "27ème Vuelta a España 1972". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.
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