| 1942 Vuelta a España | |
| Date: | 30 June – 19 July |
| Stages: | 19 |
| Distance: | 3683 |
| Unit: | km |
| Time: | 134h 05' 09" |
| Speed: | 27.47 |
| First: | Julián Berrendero |
| First Nat: | ESP |
| First Natvar: | 1938 |
| First Color: | orange |
| Second: | Diego Cháfer |
| Second Nat: | ESP |
| Second Natvar: | 1938 |
| Third: | Antonio Andres Sancho |
| Third Nat: | ESP |
| Third Natvar: | 1938 |
| Mountains: | Julián Berrendero |
| Mountains Nat: | ESP |
| Mountains Natvar: | 1938 |
| Mountains Color: | green |
| Previous: | 1941 |
| Next: | 1945 |
The 4th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 30 June to 19 July 1942. It consisted of 19 stages covering a total of 3683km (2,289miles), and was won by Julián Berrendero.[1] Berrendero also won the mountains classification.
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 June | Madrid – Albacete | 245km (152miles) | ||||
| 2 | 1 July | Albacete – Murcia | 160km (100miles) | ||||
| 3 | 2 July | Murcia – Valencia | 248km (154miles) | ||||
| 4 | 4 July | Valencia – Tarragona | 278km (173miles) | ||||
| 5 | 5 July | Tarragona – Barcelona | 120km (80miles) | ||||
| 6 | 6 July | Barcelona – Huesca | 279km (173miles) | ||||
| 7 | 7 July | Huesca – San Sebastián | 305km (190miles) | ||||
| 8 | 8 July | San Sebastián – Bilbao | 160km (100miles) | ||||
| 9 | 9 July | Bilbao – Castro Urdiales | 53km (33miles) | ||||
| 10 | 10 July | Castro Urdiales – Santander | 151km (94miles) | ||||
| 11 | 11 July | Santander – Reinosa | 120km (80miles) | ||||
| 12 | 12 July | Reinosa – Gijón | 199km (124miles) | ||||
| 13 | 13 July | Gijón – Oviedo | 75km (47miles) | ||||
| 14 | 14 July | Oviedo – Luarca | 129km (80miles) | ||||
| 15 | 15 July | Luarca – A Coruña | 219km (136miles) | ||||
| 16a | 16 July | A Coruña – Santiago de Compostela | 63km (39miles) | ||||
| 16b | Santiago de Compostela – Vigo | 110km (70miles) | |||||
| 17 | 17 July | Vigo – Ponferrada | 270km (170miles) | ||||
| 18 | 18 July | Ponferrada – Salamanca | 251km (156miles) | ||||
| 19 | 19 July | Salamanca – Madrid | 248km (154miles) | ||||
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time | |
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| 1 | 134h 05' 09" | |||
| 2 | + 8' 38" | |||
| 3 | + 13' 12" | |||
| 4 | + 16' 08" | |||
| 5 | + 23' 30" | |||
| 6 | + 27' 43" | |||
| 7 | + 34' 21" | |||
| 8 | + 35' 10" | |||
| 9 | + 38' 01" | |||
| 10 | + 58' 20" | |||
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