| 1961 Vuelta a España | |
| Date: | 26 April – 11 May |
| Stages: | 16 |
| Distance: | 2856.5 |
| Unit: | km |
| Time: | 77h 36' 17" |
| Speed: | 36.8 |
| First: | Angelino Soler |
| First Nat: | ESP |
| First Natvar: | 1945 |
| First Color: | yellow |
| First Team: | Faema |
| Second: | François Mahé |
| Second Nat: | FRA |
| Second Team: | Francia – Afcas |
| Third: | José Pérez Francés |
| Third Nat: | ESP |
| Third Natvar: | 1945 |
| Third Team: | Ferrys |
| Points: | Antonio Suárez |
| Points Nat: | ESP |
| Points Natvar: | 1945 |
| Points Color: | green |
| Points Team: | Faema |
| Mountains: | Antonio Karmany |
| Mountains Nat: | ESP |
| Mountains Natvar: | 1945 |
| Mountains Team: | KAS – Royal Asport |
| Sprints: | Vicente Iturat |
| Sprints Nat: | ESP |
| Sprints Natvar: | 1945 |
| Sprints Team: | Catigene |
| Previous: | 1960 |
| Next: | 1962 |
The 16th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 26 April to 11 May 1961. It consisted of 16 stages covering a total of 2856.5km (1,774.9miles), and was won by Angelino Soler of the Faema cycling team.[1] Antonio Suárez won the points classification and Antonio Karmany won the mountains classification.
See main article: List of teams and cyclists in the 1961 Vuelta a España.
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1a | 26 April | San Sebastián – San Sebastián | 10.5km (06.5miles) | Team time trial | |||
| 1b | 26 April | San Sebastián – Pamplona | 91km (57miles) | ||||
| 2 | 27 April | Pamplona – Pamplona | 174km (108miles) | ||||
| 3 | 28 April | Pamplona – Huesca | 174km (108miles) | ||||
| 4 | 29 April | Binéfar – Barcelona | 199km (124miles) | ||||
| 5 | 30 April | Barcelona – Tortosa | 185km (115miles) | ||||
| 6 | 1 May | Tortosa – Valencia | 188km (117miles) | ||||
| 7 | 2 May | Valencia – Benidorm | 141km (88miles) | ||||
| 8 | 3 May | Benidorm – Albacete | 211km (131miles) | ||||
| 9 | 4 May | Albacete – Madrid | 198km (123miles) | ||||
| 10 | 5 May | Madrid – Madrid | 195km (121miles) | ||||
| 11 | 6 May | Madrid – Valladolid | 189km (117miles) | ||||
| 12 | 7 May | Valladolid – Palencia | 48km (30miles) | Individual time trial | |||
| 13 | 8 May | Palencia – Santander | 220km (140miles) | ||||
| 14 | 9 May | Santander – Vitoria | 235km (146miles) | ||||
| 15 | 10 May | Vitoria – Bilbao | 179km (111miles) | ||||
| 16 | 11 May | Bilbao – Bilbao | 159km (99miles) | ||||
| Total | 2856.5km (1,774.9miles) | ||||||
| 1 | Faema | 77h 36' 17" | ||
| 2 | Francia – Afcas | + 51" | ||
| 3 | Ferrys | + 2' 23" | ||
| 4 | Faema | + 2' 47" | ||
| 5 | Faema | + 3' 13" | ||
| 6 | Catigene | + 5' 29" | ||
| 7 | Licor 43 | + 5' 47" | ||
| 8 | + 6' 07" | |||
| 9 | Licor 43 | + 7' 39" | ||
| 10 | Ferrys | + 7' 47" | ||
| 11 | Groene Leeuw | |||
| 12 | Licor 43 | |||
| 13 | Philico | |||
| 14 | Faema | |||
| 15 | ||||
| 16 | Licor 43 | |||
| 17 | Groene Leeuw | |||
| 18 | ||||
| 19 | Groene Leeuw | |||
| 20 | Licor 43 | |||
| 21 | Licor 43 | |||
| 22 | ||||
| 23 | Groene Leeuw | |||
| 24 | ||||
| 25 | Faema |