1969 Vuelta a España explained

1969 Vuelta a España
Date:23 April – 11 May
Stages:18
Distance:2921.4
Unit:km
Time:73h 18' 45"
Speed:39.85
First:Roger Pingeon
First Nat:FRA
First Color:yellow
First Team:Peugeot–BP–Michelin
Second:Luis Ocaña
Second Nat:ESP
Second Natvar:1945
Second Team:Fagor
Third:Rini Wagtmans
Third Nat:NED
Third Team:Willem II
Points:Raymond Steegmans
Points Nat:BEL
Points Color:green
Points Team:Goldor
Mountains:Luis Ocaña
Mountains Nat:ESP
Mountains Natvar:1945
Mountains Team:Fagor
Sprints:Juan María Uribezubia
Sprints Nat:ESP
Sprints Natvar:1945
Sprints Team:Karpy
Previous:1968
Next:1970

The 24th Edition Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 23 April to 11 May 1969. It consisted of 18 stages covering a total of 2921.4km (1,815.3miles), and was won by Roger Pingeon of the Peugeot cycling team. Raymond Steegmans won the points competition and Luis Ocaña, who demonstrated his time trialling skills by winning the prologue and two time trials in the race, won the mountains classification.

Teams and riders

See main article: List of teams and cyclists in the 1969 Vuelta a España.

Route

List of stages[1] [2] [3]
StageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinner
1a23 AprilBadajoz – Badajoz6.5km (04miles)Individual time trial
1b24 AprilBadajoz – Badajoz246km (153miles)
225 AprilBadajozCáceres135km (84miles)
326 AprilCáceresTalavera de la Reina190km (120miles)
427 AprilTalavera de la ReinaMadrid124km (77miles)
528 AprilMadridAlcázar de San Juan162km (101miles)
629 AprilAlcázar de San JuanAlmansa231km (144miles)
730 AprilAlmansaNules233km (145miles)
81 MayNulesBenicàssim199km (124miles)
92 MayBenicàssimReus169km (105miles)
103 MayReusBarcelona146km (91miles)
114 MayBarcelonaSant Feliu de Guíxols118km (73miles)
125 MaySant Feliu de GuíxolsMoià151km (94miles)
136 MayMoiàBarbastro229km (142miles)
14a7 MayBarbastroZaragoza125km (78miles)
14b7 MayZaragoza – Zaragoza4km (02miles)Individual time trial
158 MayZaragozaPamplona176km (109miles)
169 MayIrunSan Sebastián25km (16miles)Individual time trial
1710 MaySan SebastiánVitoria129km (80miles)
18a11 MayVitoriaLlodio76km (47miles)
18b11 MayLlodioBilbao29km (18miles)Individual time trial
Total2921.4km (1,815.3miles)

Results

Final general classification[4] !Rank!!Rider!!Team!!Time
1 73h 18' 45"
2 Fagor + 1' 54"
3 Willem II + 5' 10"
4 Pepsi Cola + 5' 10"
5 Bic + 5' 27"
6 Bic + 6' 11"
7 Bic + 6' 47"
8 + 7' 05"
9 + 7' 35"
10 Fagor + 7' 51"
11 Pepsi Cola
12
13 Karpy
14 Pull Over Centrale
15 Fagor
16 Fagor
17 Pepsi Cola
18
19 Pepsi Cola
20 Karpy
21 Pepsi Cola
22 Fagor
23 Fagor
24 Pull Over Centrale
25

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1969 » 24th Vuelta a España. Procyclingstats. 1 August 2018.
  2. Web site: 24ème Vuelta a España 1969. Memoire du cyclisme. fr. https://web.archive.org/web/20041025141741/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tde/tde1969.php. 25 October 2004.
  3. Web site: Año 1969 - Las Etapas. La Historia de la Vuelta. 1 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20100908015836/http://historia.lavuelta.com/es/anio.asp?a=1969. 8 September 2010. dead.
  4. News: Clasificaciones Oficiales. es. Official Classifications. El Mundo Deportivo. 27. 12 May 1969. 1 August 2018.