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Dates | 29 April – 16 May | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 3,410 km (2,119 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 92h 36' 03" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 20th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 29 April to 16 May 1965. It consisted of 18 stages covering a total of 3,410 km (2,120 mi), and was won by Rolf Wolfshohl of the Mercier cycling team.[1] Julio Jiménez won the mountains classification while Rik Van Looy won the points classification.
Teams and riders
[edit]Route
[edit]Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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1 | 29 April | Vigo – Vigo | 168 km (104 mi) | ![]() | ||
2 | 30 April | Pontevedra – Lugo | 150 km (93 mi) | ![]() | ||
3 | 1 May | Lugo – Gijón | 247 km (153 mi) | ![]() | ||
4a | 2 May | Mieres – Pajares | 41 km (25 mi) | ![]() |
Individual time trial | ![]() |
4b | 2 May | Pajares – Palencia | 189 km (117 mi) | ![]() | ||
5 | 3 May | Palencia – Madrid | 238 km (148 mi) | ![]() | ||
6 | 4 May | Madrid – Cuenca | 161 km (100 mi) | ![]() | ||
7 | 5 May | Albacete – Benidorm | 212 km (132 mi) | ![]() | ||
8 | 6 May | Benidorm – Sagunto | 174 km (108 mi) | ![]() | ||
9 | 7 May | Sagunto – Salou | 237 km (147 mi) | ![]() | ||
10a | 8 May | Salou – Barcelona | 115 km (71 mi) | ![]() | ||
10b | 8 May | Barcelona – Barcelona | 50 km (31 mi) | ![]() | ||
11 | 9 May | Barcelona – Andorra | 241 km (150 mi) | ![]() | ||
12 | 10 May | Andorra – Lleida | 158 km (98 mi) | ![]() | ||
13 | 11 May | Lleida – Zaragoza | 190 km (118 mi) | ![]() | ||
14 | 12 May | Zaragoza – Pamplona | 193 km (120 mi) | ![]() | ||
15 | 13 May | Pamplona – Bayonne (France) | 149 km (93 mi) | ![]() | ||
16 | 14 May | Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle (France) – San Sebastián | 61 km (38 mi) | ![]() |
Individual time trial | ![]() |
17 | 15 May | San Sebastián – Vitoria | 214 km (133 mi) | ![]() | ||
18 | 16 May | Vitoria – Bilbao | 222 km (138 mi) | ![]() | ||
Total | 3,410 km (2,119 mi) |
Results
[edit]Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | ![]() |
Mercier-BP-Hutchinson | 92h 36' 03" |
2 | ![]() |
Mercier-BP-Hutchinson | + 6' 36" |
3 | ![]() |
Solo-Superia | + 8' 55" |
4 | ![]() |
Ferrys | + 12' 48" |
5 | ![]() |
Kas | + 15' 54" |
6 | ![]() |
Kas | + 20' 03" |
7 | ![]() |
Inuri-Margnat | + 20' 13" |
8 | ![]() |
Ford-Gitane | + 20' 13" |
9 | ![]() |
Kas | + 23' 04" |
10 | ![]() |
Inuri-Margnat | + 23' 13" |
11 | ![]() |
Ford-Gitane | |
12 | ![]() |
Ford-Gitane | |
13 | ![]() |
Mercier-BP-Hutchinson | |
14 | ![]() |
Ferrys | |
15 | ![]() |
Wiels-Groene Leeuw | |
16 | ![]() |
Kas | |
17 | ![]() |
Kas | |
18 | ![]() |
Wiels-Groene Leeuw | |
19 | ![]() |
Solo-Superia | |
20 | ![]() |
Ford-Gitane | |
21 | ![]() |
Kas | |
22 | ![]() |
Wiels-Groene Leeuw | |
23 | ![]() |
Olsa | |
24 | ![]() |
Ferrys | |
25 | ![]() |
Solo-Superia |
References
[edit]- ^ "General Information 1965". La Vuelta.com. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2008.
- ^ "1965 » 20th Vuelta a Espana". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "20ème Vuelta a España 1965". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.
- ^ "Clasificaciones" [Classifications] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 17 May 1965. p. 12. Retrieved 2 August 2018.