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Dates | 26 April – 15 May | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 19 stages + Prologue, including 1 split stages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 2,785 km (1,731 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 78h 54' 36" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 32nd Edition 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 15 May 1977. It consisted of 19 stages covering a total of 2,785 km (1,731 mi), and was won by Freddy Maertens of the Flandria cycling team. While Maertens dominated the race he won the General Classification by less than 3:00. The domination was from his record shattering 13 stages wins including the first and the last. He also won the points classification. Pedro Torres won the mountains classification.[1][2][3]
Teams and riders
[edit]Route
[edit]Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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P | 26 April | Dehesa de Campoamor – Dehesa de Campoamor | 8 km (5 mi) | ![]() |
Individual time trial | ![]() |
1 | 27 April | Dehesa de Campoamor – La Manga | 115 km (71 mi) | ![]() | ||
2 | 28 April | La Manga – Murcia | 161 km (100 mi) | ![]() | ||
3 | 29 April | Murcia – Benidorm | 200 km (124 mi) | ![]() | ||
4 | 30 April | Benidorm – Benidorm | 8.3 km (5 mi) | ![]() |
Individual time trial | ![]() |
5 | 1 May | Benidorm – El Saler | 159 km (99 mi) | ![]() | ||
6 | 2 May | Valencia – Teruel | 170 km (106 mi) | ![]() | ||
7 | 3 May | Teruel – Alcalà de Xivert | 204 km (127 mi) | ![]() | ||
8 | 4 May | Alcalà de Xivert – Tortosa | 141 km (88 mi) | ![]() | ||
9 | 5 May | Tortosa – Salou | 144 km (89 mi) | ![]() | ||
10 | 6 May | Salou – Barcelona | 144 km (89 mi) | ![]() | ||
11a | 7 May | Barcelona – Barcelona | 3.8 km (2 mi) | ![]() |
Individual time trial | ![]() |
11b | 7 May | Barcelona – Barcelona | 45 km (28 mi) | ![]() | ||
12 | 8 May | Barcelona – La Tossa de Montbui (Santa Margarida de Montbui) | 198 km (123 mi) | ![]() | ||
13 | 9 May | Igualada – La Seu d'Urgell | 135 km (84 mi) | ![]() | ||
14 | 10 May | La Seu d'Urgell – Monzón | 200 km (124 mi) | ![]() | ||
15 | 11 May | Monzón – Formigal | 166 km (103 mi) | ![]() | ||
16 | 12 May | Formigal – Cordovilla | 170 km (106 mi) | ![]() | ||
17 | 13 May | Cordovilla – Bilbao | 183 km (114 mi) | ![]() | ||
18 | 14 May | Bilbao – Urkiola | 126 km (78 mi) | ![]() | ||
19 | 15 May | Durango – Miranda de Ebro | 104 km (65 mi) | ![]() | ||
Total | 2,785 km (1,731 mi) |
Classification leadership
[edit]Stage | Winner | General classification![]() |
Points classification![]() |
Mountains classification![]() |
Intermediate sprints classification |
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P | Freddy Maertens | Freddy Maertens | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded |
1 | Freddy Maertens | Freddy Maertens | Pedro Torres | Ferdi Van Den Haute | |
2 | Freddy Maertens | Freddy Maertens | |||
3 | Fedor den Hertog | Andrés Oliva | Geert Malfait | ||
4 | Michel Pollentier | Pedro Torres | |||
5 | Freddy Maertens | ||||
6 | Freddy Maertens | Andrés Oliva | |||
7 | Freddy Maertens | Daniele Tinchella | |||
8 | Freddy Maertens | ||||
9 | Freddy Maertens | Pedro Torres | |||
10 | Cees Priem | Andrés Oliva | |||
11a | Freddy Maertens | ||||
11b | Freddy Maertens | ||||
12 | Giuseppe Perletto | Pedro Torres | |||
13 | Freddy Maertens | ||||
14 | Carlos Melero | ||||
15 | Pedro Torres | ||||
16 | Freddy Maertens | ||||
17 | Luis Alberto Ordiales | ||||
18 | José Nazabal | ||||
19 | Freddy Maertens | Freddy Maertens | |||
Final | Freddy Maertens | Freddy Maertens | Pedro Torres | Freddy Maertens |
Results
[edit]The 1977 Vuelta a España had several classifications. The most important classification was the general classification; this was won by Freddy Maertens.
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | ![]() |
Flandria–Velda–Latina Assicurazioni | 78h 54' 36" |
2 | ![]() |
Teka | + 2' 51" |
3 | ![]() |
Teka | + 3' 23" |
4 | ![]() |
Kas–Campagnolo | + 4' 45" |
5 | ![]() |
Kas–Campagnolo | + 5' 14" |
6 | ![]() |
Flandria–Velda–Latina Assicurazioni | + 5' 35" |
7 | ![]() |
Magniflex–Torpado | + 7' 06" |
8 | ![]() |
Kas–Campagnolo | + 9' 32" |
9 | ![]() |
Teka | + 10' 29" |
10 | ![]() |
Kas–Campagnolo | + 11' 18" |
11 | ![]() |
Teka | |
12 | ![]() |
Novostil–Transmallorca | |
13 | ![]() |
Teka | |
14 | ![]() |
Ebo–Superia | |
15 | ![]() |
Teka | |
16 | ![]() |
Kas–Campagnolo | |
17 | ![]() |
Kas–Campagnolo | |
18 | ![]() |
Kas–Campagnolo | |
19 | ![]() |
Kas–Campagnolo | |
20 | ![]() |
Kas–Campagnolo | |
21 | ![]() |
Kas–Campagnolo | |
22 | ![]() |
Frisol–Thirion–Gazelle | |
23 | ![]() |
Teka | |
24 | ![]() |
Teka | |
25 | ![]() |
Magniflex–Torpado |
Additionally, there were the points classification (also won by Maertens), the mountains classification won by Pedro Torres, and the intermediate sprints classification also won by Maertens. To be eligible for these secondary classifications, a rider had to finish in the top 25 of the general classification; this was relevant for the intermediate sprints classification, where Daniele Tinchella and Benny Schepmans had more points than Maertens, but did not finish in the top 25.
There was also an award for the best Spanish rider in the general classification, won by Miguel María Lasa, and a team classification won by Teka.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Clasificaciones Oficiales" [Official Classifications] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 16 May 1977. p. 37. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ "Mañana comienza la Vuelta-77" [The Vuelta-77 begins tomorrow] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 25 April 1977. p. 26. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ "Mañana comienza la Vuelta-77" [The Vuelta-77 begins tomorrow] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 25 April 1977. p. 27. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ "1977 » 32nd Vuelta a Espana". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ "32ème Vuelta a España 1977". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.
- ^ van den Akker, Pieter. "Informatie over de Vuelta a España van 1977". TourdeFranceStatistieken.nl.
- ^ "Clasificaciones oficiales". El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 16 May 1977.