| 1947 Vuelta a España | |
| Date: | 12 May - 5 June |
| Stages: | 24 |
| Distance: | 3893 |
| Unit: | km |
| Time: | 132h 27' 00" |
| Speed: | 29.39 |
| First: | Edouard Van Dyck |
| First Nat: | BEL |
| First Color: | white |
| Second: | Manuel Costa |
| Second Nat: | ESP |
| Second Natvar: | 1945 |
| Third: | Delio Rodríguez |
| Third Nat: | ESP |
| Third Natvar: | 1945 |
| Points: | Delio Rodríguez |
| Points Nat: | ESP |
| Points Natvar: | 1945 |
| Points Color: | light blue |
| Mountains: | Emilio Rodríguez |
| Mountains Nat: | ESP |
| Mountains Natvar: | 1945 |
| Mountains Color: | green |
| Previous: | 1946 |
| Next: | 1948 |
The 7th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 12 May to 5 June 1947. It consisted of 24 stages covering a total of 3893km (2,419miles), and was won by Edouard Van Dyck.[1] Emilio Rodríguez won the mountains classification.[2]
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 May | Madrid – Albacete | 243km (151miles) | ||||
| 2 | 13 May | Albacete – Murcia | 146km (91miles) | ||||
| 3 | 14 May | Murcia – Alcoy | 135km (84miles) | ||||
| 4 | 15 May | Alcoy – Castellón | 175km (109miles) | ||||
| 5 | 16 May | Castellón – Tarragona | 222km (138miles) | ||||
| 6 | 18 May | Tarragona – Barcelona | 119km (74miles) | ||||
| 7 | 19 May | Barcelona – Lleida | 162km (101miles) | ||||
| 8 | 20 May | Lleida – Zaragoza | 144km (89miles) | ||||
| 9 | 21 May | Zaragoza – Pamplona | 176km (109miles) | ||||
| 10 | 22 May | Pamplona – San Sebastián | 107km (66miles) | ||||
| 11 | 23 May | San Sebastián – Bilbao | 229km (142miles) | ||||
| 12 | 24 May | Bilbao – Santander | 212km (132miles) | ||||
| 13 | 25 May | Santander – Reinosa | 201km (125miles) | ||||
| 14 | 26 May | Reinosa – Gijón | 204km (127miles) | ||||
| 15 | 27 May | Gijón – Oviedo | 105km (65miles) | ||||
| 16a | 28 May | Oviedo – Luarca | 101km (63miles) | ||||
| 16b | 28 May | Luarca – Ribadeo | 70km (40miles) | Individual time trial | |||
| 17 | 29 May | Ribadeo – Ferrol | 159km (99miles) | ||||
| 18 | 30 May | Ferrol – A Coruña | 70km (40miles) | ||||
| 19 | 31 May | A Coruña – Vigo | 180km (110miles) | ||||
| 20 | 1 June | Vigo – Ourense | 105km (65miles) | ||||
| 21 | 2 June | Ourense – Astorga | 228km (142miles) | ||||
| 22 | 3 June | Astorga – León | 47km (29miles) | Individual time trial | |||
| 23 | 4 June | León – Valladolid | 133km (83miles) | ||||
| 24 | 5 June | Valladolid – Madrid | 220km (140miles) | ||||
| Total | 3893km (2,419miles) | ||||||
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 132h 27' 00" | |||
| 2 | Manuel Costa | + 2' 14" | ||
| 3 | + 11' 04" | |||
| 4 | + 25' 55" | |||
| 5 | Joaquim Olmos | + 39' 55s | ||
| 6 | + 40' 30" | |||
| 7 | Domenico Pedrali | + 52' 58" | ||
| 8 | Felix Adriano | + 1h 00' 09" | ||
| 9 | Henri Renders | + 1h 04' 30" | ||
| 10 | José Perez De Las Heras | + 1h 18' 55" | ||
| 11 | Frans Pauwels | |||
| 12 | Pedro Font | |||
| 13 | José Lahoz | |||
| 14 | Vicente Carretero | |||
| 15 | José Antonio Landa | |||
| 16 | Charles Van De Voorde | |||
| 17 | Senen Blanco | |||
| 18 | Joaquim Jiménez | |||
| 19 | José Escolano | |||
| 20 | Arturo Ponte | |||
| 21 | Andres Moran | |||
| 22 | Bruno Bertolucci | |||
| 23 | Alejandro Fombellida | |||
| 24 | José Casorran | |||
| 25 | Martin Mancisidor |