| 1966 Vuelta a España | |
| Date: | 28 April – 15 May |
| Stages: | 18 |
| Distance: | 2949.5 |
| Unit: | km |
| Time: | 78h 53' 55" |
| Speed: | 37.38 |
| First: | Francisco Gabica |
| First Nat: | ESP |
| First Natvar: | 1945 |
| First Color: | yellow |
| First Team: | Kas–Kaskol |
| Second: | Eusebio Vélez |
| Second Nat: | ESP |
| Second Natvar: | 1945 |
| Second Team: | Kas–Kaskol |
| Third: | Carlos Echeverría |
| Third Nat: | ESP |
| Third Natvar: | 1945 |
| Third Team: | Kas–Kaskol |
| Points: | Jos van der Vleuten |
| Points Nat: | NED |
| Points Color: | green |
| Points Team: | Televizier – Batavus |
| Mountains: | Gregorio San Miguel |
| Mountains Nat: | ESP |
| Mountains Natvar: | 1945 |
| Mountains Team: | Kas–Kaskol |
| Sprints: | Domingo Perurena |
| Sprints Nat: | ESP |
| Sprints Natvar: | 1945 |
| Sprints Team: | Fagor |
| Previous: | 1965 |
| Next: | 1967 |
The 21st Edition Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 28 April to 15 May 1966. It consisted of 18 stages covering a total of 2949.5km (1,832.7miles), and was won by Francisco Gabica of the Kas–Kaskol cycling team. Jos van der Vleuten won the points classification and Gregorio San Miguel won the mountains classification.[1]
See main article: List of teams and cyclists in the 1966 Vuelta a España.
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1a | 28 April | Murcia – Murcia | 111km (69miles) | ||||
| 1b | 28 April | Murcia – Murcia | 3.5km (02.2miles) | Individual time trial | |||
| 2a | 29 April | Murcia – La Manga | 81km (50miles) | ||||
| 2b | 29 April | La Manga – Benidorm | 153km (95miles) | ||||
| 3 | 30 April | Benidorm – Valencia | 148km (92miles) | ||||
| 4 | 1 May | Cuenca – Madrid | 177km (110miles) | ||||
| 5 | 2 May | Madrid – Madrid | 181km (112miles) | ||||
| 6 | 3 May | Madrid – Calatayud | 225km (140miles) | ||||
| 7 | 4 May | Calatayud – Zaragoza | 105km (65miles) | ||||
| 8 | 5 May | Zaragoza – Lleida | 144km (89miles) | ||||
| 9 | 6 May | Lleida – Las Colinas | 128km (80miles) | ||||
| 10a | 7 May | Sitges – Barcelona | 40km (30miles) | ||||
| 10b | 7 May | Barcelona – Barcelona | 49km (30miles) | ||||
| 11 | 8 May | Barcelona – Huesca | 266km (165miles) | ||||
| 12 | 9 May | Huesca – Pamplona | 221km (137miles) | ||||
| 13 | 10 May | Pamplona – San Sebastián | 131km (81miles) | ||||
| 14 | 11 May | San Sebastián – Vitoria | 178km (111miles) | ||||
| 15a | 12 May | Vitoria – Haro | 61km (38miles) | Individual time trial | |||
| 15b | 12 May | Haro – Logroño | 52km (32miles) | ||||
| 16 | 13 May | Logroño – Burgos | 116km (72miles) | ||||
| 17 | 14 May | Burgos – Santander | 226km (140miles) | ||||
| 18 | 15 May | Santander – Bilbao | 154km (96miles) | ||||
| Total | 2949.5km (1,832.7miles) | ||||||
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 78h 53' 55" | |||
| 2 | + 39" | |||
| 3 | + 44" | |||
| 4 | Fagor | + 2' 17" | ||
| 5 | + 2' 25" | |||
| 6 | + 2' 44" | |||
| 7 | + 3' 52" | |||
| 8 | Televizier | + 3' 55" | ||
| 9 | Ferrys | + 4' 37" | ||
| 10 | Fagor | + 4' 40" | ||
| 11 | ||||
| 12 | Fagor | |||
| 13 | ||||
| 14 | Fagor | |||
| 15 | Fagor | |||
| 16 | Ferrys | |||
| 17 | Televizier | |||
| 18 | Vittadello | |||
| 19 | Ferrys | |||
| 20 | ||||
| 21 | Televizier | |||
| 22 | Televizier | |||
| 23 | Fagor | |||
| 24 | Televizier | |||
| 25 | Wiels-Groene Leeuw |