1979 Vuelta a España, Prologue to Stage 10 explained

The 1979 Vuelta a España was the 34th edition of the Vuelta a España, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Vuelta began in Jerez de la Frontera, with a prologue individual time trial on 24 April, and Stage 10 occurred on 4 May with a stage to Zaragoza. The race finished in Madrid on 13 May.

Prologue

24 April 1979 — Jerez de la Frontera to Jerez de la Frontera, 6.3km (03.9miles) (ITT)^[1]

Prologue result and general classification after Prologue^[2]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 14"
3			+ 18"
4			s.t.
5			s.t.
6			+ 25"
7			+ 29"
8			+ 32"
9			+ 33"
10			s.t.

Stage 1

25 April 1979 — Jerez de la Frontera to Seville, 156km (97miles)

Stage 1 result^[3]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			s.t.
3			s.t.
4			s.t.
5			s.t.
6			s.t.
7			s.t.
8			s.t.
9			s.t.
10			s.t.

General classification after Stage 1

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 14"
3			+ 18"
4			s.t.
5			+ 19"
6			+ 25"
7			+ 27"
8			+ 32"
9			+ 33"
10			s.t.

Stage 2

26 April 1979 — Seville to Córdoba, 188km (117miles)

Stage 2 result^[4]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			s.t.
3			s.t.
4			s.t.
5			s.t.
6			s.t.
7			s.t.
8			s.t.
9			s.t.
10			s.t.

General classification after Stage 2

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 14"
3			+ 18"
4			s.t.
5			+ 19"
6			+ 25"
7			+ 27"
8			+ 32"
9			s.t.
10			s.t.

Stage 3

27 April 1979 — Córdoba to Sierra Nevada, 190km (120miles)

Stage 3 result^[5]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 11"
3			+ 29"
4			+ 1' 00"
5			+ 1' 01"
6			s.t.
7			s.t.
8			s.t.
9			s.t.
10			s.t.

General classification after Stage 3

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 40"
3			+ 1' 10"
4			+ 1' 25"
5			+ 1' 30"
6			+ 1' 39"
7			+ 1' 41"
8			+ 1' 47"
9			+ 1' 53"
10			+ 1' 57"

Stage 4

28 April 1979 — Granada to Puerto Lumbreras, 222km (138miles)

Stage 4 result^[6]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 7"
3			s.t.
4			s.t.
5			+ 10"
6			+ 15"
7			s.t.
8			s.t.
9			s.t.
10			s.t.

General classification after Stage 4

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 41"
3			+ 1' 12"
4			+ 1' 27"
5			+ 1' 32"
6			+ 1' 41"
7			+ 1' 43"
8			+ 1' 55"
9			+ 1' 59"
10			+ 2' 06"

Stage 5

29 April 1979 — Puerto Lumbreras to Murcia, 139km (86miles)

Stage 5 result^[7]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 8' 27"
3			s.t.
4			s.t.
5			s.t.
6			s.t.
7			s.t.
8			s.t.
9			s.t.
10			s.t.

General classification after Stage 5

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 39"
3			+ 1' 10"
4			+ 1' 25"
5			+ 1' 30"
6			+ 1' 39"
7			+ 1' 01"
8			+ 1' 53"
9			+ 1' 57"
10			+ 2' 01"

Stage 6

30 April 1979 — Murcia to Alcoy, 171km (106miles)

Stage 6 result^[8]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			s.t.
3			+ 4' 29"
4			+ 7' 20"
5			+ 7' 27"
6			s.t.
7			s.t.
8			s.t.
9			s.t.
10			s.t.

General classification after Stage 6

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 50"
3			+ 1' 29"

Stage 7

1 May 1979 — Alcoy to Sedaví, 173km (107miles)

Stage 7 result

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			s.t.
3			s.t.
4			s.t.
5			s.t.
6			s.t.
7			s.t.
8			+ 36"
9			s.t.
10			s.t.

General classification after Stage 7

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 50"
3			+ 1' 29"
4			+ 2' 00"
5			+ 2' 17"
6			+ 2' 20"
7			+ 2' 27"
8			+ 2' 29"
9			+ 2' 33"
10			+ 2' 45"

Stage 8a

2 May 1979 — Sedaví to Benicàssim, 145km (90miles)

Stage 8a result^[9]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			s.t.
3			s.t.
4			s.t.
5			s.t.
6			s.t.
7
8			s.t.
9			s.t.
10			s.t.

General classification after Stage 8a

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 50"
3			+ 1' 29"

Stage 8b

2 May 1979 — Benicàssim to Benicàssim, 11.3km (07miles) (ITT)

Stage 8b result

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 24"
3			+ 26"
4			+ 28"
5			+ 33"
6			+ 38"
7			+ 41"
8			+ 42"
9			s.t.
10			s.t.

General classification after Stage 8b

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 2"
3			+ 1' 39"
4			+ 2' 02"
5			+ 2' 05"
6			+ 2' 21"
7			+ 2' 23"
8			+ 2' 27"
9			+ 2' 30"
10			+ 2' 31"

Stage 9

3 May 1979 — Benicàssim to Reus, 193km (120miles)

Stage 9 result^[10]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			s.t.
3			s.t.
4			s.t.
5			s.t.
6			s.t.
7			s.t.
8			s.t.
9			s.t.
10			s.t.

General classification after Stage 9

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 2"
3			+ 1' 39"
4			+ 2' 02"
5			+ 2' 05"
6			+ 2' 21"
7			+ 2' 23"
8			+ 2' 27"
9			+ 2' 30"
10			+ 2' 31"

Stage 10

4 May 1979 — Reus to Zaragoza, 230km (140miles)

Stage 10 result^[11]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			s.t.
3			s.t.
4			s.t.
5			s.t.
6			s.t.
7			s.t.
8			s.t.
9			s.t.
10			s.t.

General classification after Stage 10

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 2"
3			+ 1' 39"
4			+ 2' 02"
5			+ 2' 06"
6			+ 2' 21"
7			+ 2' 23"
8			+ 2' 27"
9			+ 2' 30"
10			+ 2' 31"

Notes and References

Web site: 34ème Vuelta a España 1979. Memoire du cyclisme. French. https://web.archive.org/web/20041025144259/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tde/tde1979.php. 25 October 2004.
News: Clasificaciones Oficiales. Spanish. Official Classifications. El Mundo Deportivo. 26. 25 April 1979. 10 September 2018.
News: Clasificaciones Oficiales. Spanish. Official Classifications. El Mundo Deportivo. 26. 26 April 1979. 10 September 2018.
News: Clasificaciones Oficiales. Spanish. Official Classifications. El Mundo Deportivo. 26. 27 April 1979. 10 September 2018.
News: Clasificaciones Oficiales. Spanish. Official Classifications. El Mundo Deportivo. 26. 28 April 1979. 10 September 2018.
News: Clasificaciones Oficiales. Spanish. Official Classifications. El Mundo Deportivo. 27. 29 April 1979. 10 September 2018.
News: Clasificaciones Oficiales. Spanish. Official Classifications. El Mundo Deportivo. 38. 30 April 1979. 10 September 2018.
News: Clasificaciones Oficiales. Spanish. Official Classifications. El Mundo Deportivo. 26. 2 May 1979. 10 September 2018.
News: Clasificaciones Oficiales. Spanish. Official Classifications. El Mundo Deportivo. 24. 3 May 1979. 10 September 2018.
News: Clasificaciones Oficiales. Spanish. Official Classifications. El Mundo Deportivo. 26. 4 May 1979. 10 September 2018.
News: Clasificaciones Oficiales. Spanish. Official Classifications. El Mundo Deportivo. 26. 5 May 1979. 10 September 2018.