1964 Vuelta a España

The 19th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 30 April to 16 May 1964. It consisted of 17 stages covering a total of 2,860 km (1,780 mi), and was won by Raymond Poulidor of the Mercier cycling team.[1] José Pérez Frances won the points classification and Julio Jiménez won the mountains classification.

1964 Vuelta a España
Race details
Dates30 April – 16 May
Stages17
Distance2,860 km (1,777 mi)
Winning time78h 23' 35"
Results
Winner  Raymond Poulidor (FRA) (Mercier-BP-Hutchinson)
  Second  Luis Otano (ESP) (Ferrys)
  Third  José Pérez Francés (ESP) (Ferrys)
Points  José Pérez Francés (ESP) (Ferrys)
Mountains  Julio Jiménez (ESP) (Kas-Kaskol)
  Sprints  Antonio Bertrán (ESP) (Ferrys)

Teams and riders
Main article: List of teams and cyclists in the 1964 Vuelta a España

Route
List of stages[2][3]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1a 30 April Benidorm – Benidorm 42 km (26 mi)  Edward Sels (BEL)
1b 30 April Benidorm – Benidorm 11 km (7 mi) Individual time trial  Eusebio Vélez (ESP)
2 1 May Benidorm – Nules 199 km (124 mi)  Rik Van Looy (BEL)
3 2 May Nules – Salou 212 km (132 mi)  Frans Melckenbeeck (BEL)
4a 3 May Salou – Barcelona 115 km (71 mi)  Armand Desmet (BEL)
4b 3 May Barcelona – Barcelona 49 km (30 mi)  Antonio Barrutia (ESP)
5 4 May Barcelona – Puigcerdà 174 km (108 mi)  Julio Jiménez (ESP)
6 5 May Puigcerdà – Lleida 187 km (116 mi)  Frans Melckenbeeck (BEL)
7 6 May Lleida – Jaca 201 km (125 mi)  Julio Sanz (ESP)
8 7 May Jaca – Pamplona 205 km (127 mi)  Michel Stolker (NED)
9 8 May Pamplona – San Sebastián 205 km (127 mi)  Luis Otaño (ESP)
10 9 May San Sebastián – Bilbao 197 km (122 mi)  Henri De Wolf (BEL)
11 10 May Bilbao – Vitoria 107 km (66 mi)  Victor Van Schil (BEL)
12 11 May Vitoria – Santander 211 km (131 mi)  Barry Hoban (GBR)
13 12 May Santander – Avilés 230 km (143 mi)  Barry Hoban (GBR)
14 13 May Avilés – León 163 km (101 mi)  Julio Jiménez (ESP)
15 14 May Becilla – Valladolid 65 km (40 mi) Individual time trial  Raymond Poulidor (FRA)
16 15 May Valladolid – Madrid 209 km (130 mi)  Antonio Barrutia (ESP)
17 16 May Madrid – Madrid 87 km (54 mi)  Frans Melckenbeeck (BEL)
Total 2,860 km (1,777 mi)

Results
Final general classification[4]
RankRiderTeamTime
1 Raymond PoulidorMercier-BP-Hutchinson78h 23' 35"
2 Luis OtanoFerrys+ 33"
3 José Perez FrancesFerrys+ 1' 26"
4 Eusebio VelezKas-Kaskol+ 2' 04"
5 Julio JiménezKas-Kaskol+ 3' 16"
6 Fernando ManzanequeFerrys+ 4' 19"
7 Valentin UrionaKas-Kaskol+ 6' 06"
8 José Antonio MomeneKas-Kaskol+ 9' 31"
9 Francisco GabicaKas-Kaskol+ 9' 32"
10 Antonio Bertan PanadesFerrys+ 11' 14"
11 Sebastian ElorzaKas-Kaskol
12 Victor Van SchilMercier-BP-Hutchinson
13 Robert CazalaMercier-BP-Hutchinson
14 Henri De WolfSolo Superia
15 Antonio Karmany MestresFerrys
16 Arthur De CabooterSolo Superia
17 Wim Van EstLocomotief
18 Carlos EchevarriaKas-Kaskol
19 Andre Le DissezMercier-BP-Hutchinson
20 Jean-Pierre GenetMercier-BP-Hutchinson
21 Ventura DiazInuri
22 Louis ProostSolo Superia
23 Francisco Valada
24 Michel Van AerdeSolo Superia

References
  1. "General Information 1964". La Vuelta.com. Retrieved 23 March 2008.
  2. "1964 » 19th Vuelta a Espana". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  3. "19ème Vuelta a España 1964". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.
  4. "Clasificaciones" [Classifications] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 17 May 1964. p. 8. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
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