1974 Vuelta a España

The 29th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 23 April to 12 May 1974. It consisted of 19 stages covering a total of 2,987 km (1,856 mi), and was won by José Manuel Fuente of the Kas-Kaskol cycling team.[1] José Luis Albilleira won the mountains classification while Domingo Perurena won the points classification.[2]

1974 Vuelta a España
Race details
Dates23 April – 12 May
Stages19 stages + Prologue, including 3 split stages
Distance2,987 km (1,856 mi)
Winning time86h 48' 18"
Results
Winner  José Manuel Fuente (ESP) (Kas-Kaskol)
  Second  Joaquim Agostinho (POR) (Bic)
  Third  Miguel Maria Lasa (ESP) (Kas-Kaskol)
Points  Domingo Perurena (ESP) (Kas-Kaskol)
Mountains  José Luis Abilleira (ESP) (La Casera)
  Combination  José Luis Abilleira (ESP) (La Casera)
  Sprints  Javier Elorriaga (ESP) (Kas-Kaskol)
  Team Kas-Kaskol

Teams and riders
Main article: List of teams and cyclists in the 1974 Vuelta a España

Route
List of stages[3][4]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
P 23 April Almería – Almería 5 km (3 mi) Individual time trial  Roger Swerts (BEL)
1 24 April Almería – Almería 98 km (61 mi)  Eddy Peelman (BEL)
2 25 April Almería – Granada 187 km (116 mi)  Eric Leman (BEL)
3 26 April Granada – Fuengirola 161 km (100 mi)  Rik Van Linden (BEL)
4 27 April Marbella – Seville 206 km (128 mi)  Rik Van Linden (BEL)
5 28 April Seville – Córdoba 139 km (86 mi)  Domingo Perurena (ESP)
6 29 April Córdoba – Ciudad Real 211 km (131 mi)  Eddy Peelman (BEL)
7 30 April Ciudad Real – Toledo 126 km (78 mi)  Domingo Perurena (ESP)
8a 1 May Toledo – Madrid 167 km (104 mi)  Roger Swerts (BEL)
8b 1 May Circuito del Jarama 4 km (2 mi) Team time trial Kas–Kaskol
9 2 May Madrid – Los Ángeles de San Rafael 158 km (98 mi)  José Manuel Fuente (ESP)
10a 3 May Los Ángeles de San Rafael – Los Ángeles de San Rafael 5 km (3 mi) Individual time trial  Raymond Delisle (FRA)
10b 3 May Los Ángeles de San Rafael – Ávila 125 km (78 mi)  Martin Martinez (FRA)
11 4 May Ávila – Valladolid 168 km (104 mi)  José Luis Uribezubia (ESP)
12 5 May Valladolid – León 203 km (126 mi)  Roger Swerts (BEL)
13 6 May León – Monte Naranco 128 km (80 mi)  José Manuel Fuente (ESP)
14 7 May Oviedo – Cangas de Onís 134 km (83 mi)  Joaquim Agostinho (POR)
15 8 May Cangas de Onís – Laredo 210 km (130 mi)  Juan Manuel Santisteban (ESP)
16 9 May Laredo – Bilbao 133 km (83 mi)  Gerben Karstens (NED)
17 10 May Bilbao – Miranda de Ebro 157 km (98 mi)  Agustín Tamames (ESP)
18 11 May Miranda de Ebro – Eibar 152 km (94 mi)  Agustín Tamames (ESP)
19a 12 May Eibar – San Sebastián 79 km (49 mi)  Manuel Antonio García (ESP)
19b 12 May San Sebastián – San Sebastián 35.9 km (22 mi) Individual time trial  Joaquim Agostinho (POR)
Total 2,987 km (1,856 mi)

Results

Final General Classification
RankRiderTeamTime
1 José Manuel FuenteKas-Kaskol86h 48' 18"
2 Joaquim AgostinhoBic+ 11"
3 Miguel Maria LasaKas-Kaskol+ 1' 09"
4 Luis OcañaBic+ 1' 58"
5 Domingo PerurenaKas-Kaskol+ 4' 29"
6 José Antonio GonzalezKas-Kaskol+ 5' 56"
7 Jean Pierre DanguillaumePeugeot-BP-Michelin+ 6' 29"
8 José Luis UribezubiaKas-Kaskol+ 6' 33"
9 Ventura DiazMonteverde+ 8' 25"
10 Roger SwertsIjsboerke+ 8' 28"
11 Fernardo MendesBenfica
12 Antonio ValloriLa Casera
13 José Luis AbilleiraLa Casera
14 Antonio MenendezKas-Kaskol
15 Régis OvionPeugeot-BP-Michelin
16 Javier Francisco ElorriagoKas-Kaskol
17 Agustin TamamesBenfica
18 Jan Van De WieleMIC-De Gribaldy
19 Juan Zurano JerezLa Casera
20 Santiago LazcanoKas-Kaskol
21 José Antonio PontonLa Casera
22 Eric LemanMIC-De Gribaldy
23 Noel Van CloosterMIC-De Gribaldy
24 Jesus Manzaneque SanchezLa Casera
25 Venceslau FernandesBenfica
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References
  1. "General Information 1974". La Vuelta.com. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2008.
  2. http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1974/05/13/MD19740513-031.pdf
  3. "1974 » 29th Vuelta a España". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  4. "29ème Vuelta a España 1974". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.
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