| 1948 Vuelta a España | |
| Date: | 13 June – 4 July |
| Stages: | 20 |
| Distance: | 4090 |
| Unit: | km |
| Time: | 155h 06' 30" |
| Speed: | 26.36 |
| First: | Bernardo Ruiz |
| First Nat: | ESP |
| First Natvar: | 1945 |
| First Color: | white |
| Second: | Emilio Rodríguez |
| Second Nat: | ESP |
| Second Natvar: | 1945 |
| Third: | Bernardo Capo |
| Third Nat: | ESP |
| Third Natvar: | 1945 |
| Mountains: | Bernardo Ruiz |
| Mountains Nat: | ESP |
| Mountains Natvar: | 1945 |
| Mountains Color: | green |
| Previous: | 1947 |
| Next: | 1950 |
The 8th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 13 June to 4 July 1948. It consisted of 20 stages covering a total of 4090km (2,540miles), and was won by Bernardo Ruiz.[1] Ruiz also won the mountains classification.[2]
See main article: List of teams and cyclists in the 1948 Vuelta a España.
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 June | Madrid – Madrid | 14km (09miles) | Individual time trial | |||
| 2 | 13 June | Madrid – Valdepeñas | 198km (123miles) | ||||
| 3 | 14 June | Valdepeñas – Granada | 232km (144miles) | ||||
| 4 | 15 June | Granada – Murcia | 285km (177miles) | ||||
| 5 | 16 June | Murcia – Alicante | 230km (140miles) | ||||
| 6 | 17 June | Alicante – Valencia | 163km (101miles) | ||||
| 7 | 19 June | Valencia – Tortosa | 201km (125miles) | ||||
| 8 | 20 June | Tortosa – Barcelona | 209km (130miles) | ||||
| 9 | 21 June | Barcelona – Lleida | 203km (126miles) | ||||
| 10 | 22 June | Lleida – Zaragoza | 144km (89miles) | ||||
| 11 | 23 June | Zaragoza – San Sebastián | 276km (171miles) | ||||
| 12 | 25 June | San Sebastián – Bilbao | 259km (161miles) | ||||
| 13 | 26 June | Bilbao – Santander | 212km (132miles) | ||||
| 14 | 27 June | Santander – Gijón | 225km (140miles) | ||||
| 15 | 28 June | Gijón – Ribadeo | 200km (100miles) | ||||
| 16 | 29 June | Ribadeo – A Coruña | 156km (97miles) | ||||
| 17 | 1 July | A Coruña – Ourense | 156km (97miles) | ||||
| 18 | 2 July | Ourense – León | 276km (171miles) | ||||
| 19 | 3 July | León – Segovia | 269km (167miles) | ||||
| 20 | 4 July | Segovia – Madrid | 100km (100miles) | ||||
| Total | 4090km (2,540miles) | ||||||
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernardo Ruiz | 155h 06' 30" | ||
| 2 | + 9' 07" | |||
| 3 | Bernardo Capo | + 20' 45" | ||
| 4 | + 22' 19" | |||
| 5 | Senen Mesa | + 24' 57" | ||
| 6 | Manuel Costa | + 25' 52" | ||
| 7 | Manolo Rodríguez | + 33' 25" | ||
| 8 | José Pérez Llácer | + 39' 37" | ||
| 9 | Miguel Gual | + 43' 35" | ||
| 10 | Antoine Giauna | + 1h 07' 38" | ||
| 11 | Victorio Ruiz | |||
| 12 | Jean Lesage | |||
| 13 | Juan Gimeno | |||
| 14 | Ricardo Ferrandiz | |||
| 15 | José Serra | |||
| 16 | Agustin Miro | |||
| 17 | Antonio Gelabert | |||
| 18 | Pedro Font | |||
| 19 | Jean Breur | |||
| 20 | Senen Blanco | |||
| 21 | ||||
| 22 | Andres Moran | |||
| 23 | Natalino Arata | |||
| 24 | Joaquim Jimenez | |||
| 25 | Frans Gielen |