1961 Vuelta a España

1961 Vuelta a España
Race details
Dates26 April – 11 May
Stages16
Distance2,856.5 km (1,775 mi)
Winning time77h 36' 17"
Results
Winner  Angelino Soler (ESP) (Faema)
  Second  François Mahé (FRA) (Francia – Afcas)
  Third  José Pérez Francés (ESP) (Ferrys)
Points  Antonio Suárez (ESP) (Faema)
  Mountains  Antonio Karmany (ESP) (KAS – Royal Asport)
  Sprints  Vicente Iturat (ESP) (Catigene)
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The 16th 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 11 May 1961. It consisted of 16 stages covering a total of 2,856.5 km (1,774.9 mi), and was won by Angelino Soler of the Faema cycling team.[1] Antonio Suárez won the points classification and Antonio Karmany won the mountains classification.

Teams and riders

Main article: List of teams and cyclists in the 1961 Vuelta a España

Route

List of stages[2][3]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1a 26 April San Sebastián – San Sebastián 10.5 km (7 mi) Team time trial Faema
1b 26 April San Sebastián – Pamplona 91 km (57 mi)  Marcel Rohrbach (FRA)
2 27 April Pamplona – Pamplona 174 km (108 mi)  François Mahé (FRA)
3 28 April Pamplona – Huesca 174 km (108 mi)  Vicente Iturat (ESP)
4 29 April Binéfar – Barcelona 199 km (124 mi)  Marcel Seynaeve (BEL)
5 30 April Barcelona – Tortosa 185 km (115 mi)  Jesús Galdeano (ESP)
6 1 May Tortosa – Valencia 188 km (117 mi)  Angelino Soler (ESP)
7 2 May Valencia – Benidorm 141 km (88 mi)  René Van Meenen (BEL)
8 3 May Benidorm – Albacete 211 km (131 mi)  José Pérez Francés (ESP)
9 4 May Albacete – Madrid 198 km (123 mi)  Alves Barbosa (POR)
10 5 May Madrid – Madrid 195 km (121 mi)  Luis Otaño (ESP)
11 6 May Madrid – Valladolid 189 km (117 mi)  Arthur Decabooter (BEL)
12 7 May Valladolid – Palencia 48 km (30 mi) Individual time trial  Antonio Suárez (ESP)
13 8 May Palencia – Santander 220 km (137 mi)  Francisco Moreno (ESP)
14 9 May Santander – Vitoria 235 km (146 mi)  François Mahé (FRA)
15 10 May Vitoria – Bilbao 179 km (111 mi)  Antonio Karmany (ESP)
16 11 May Bilbao – Bilbao 159 km (99 mi)  Gabriel Company (ESP)
Total 2,856.5 km (1,775 mi)

Results

Final general classification[4]
Rank Rider Team Time
1 Spain Angelino Soler Faema 77h 36' 17"
2 France François Mahé Francia – Afcas + 51"
3 Spain José Pérez Francés Ferrys + 2' 23"
4 Spain Antonio Suárez Faema + 2' 47"
5 Spain Antonio Gómez del Moral Faema + 3' 13"
6 Spain Vicente Iturat Catigene + 5' 29"
7 Spain Fernando Manzaneque Licor 43 + 5' 47"
8 Spain Antonio Karmany Kas-Royal Sport + 6' 07"
9 Spain Carmelo Morales Licor 43 + 7' 39"
10 Spain Jesús Loroño Ferrys + 7' 47"
11 Belgium Andre Messelis Groene Leeuw
12 Spain Miguel Pacheco Font Licor 43
13 Italy Arturo Sabbadin Philico
14 Spain Salvador Botella Faema
15 Spain Juan Campillo Kas-Royal Sport
16 Spain Rene Marigil Licor 43
17 Belgium Jan Adriaensens Groene Leeuw
18 Portugal Antonio Barbosa
19 Belgium Marcel Seynaeve Groene Leeuw
20 Spain Ángel Guardiola Licor 43
21 Spain Luis Otaño Licor 43
22 Spain Antonio Jiménez Kas-Royal Sport
23 Netherlands Jef Lahaye Groene Leeuw
24 Portugal Jose Sousa Cardoso
25 Spain Jesús Galdeano Faema

References

  1. ^ "General Information 1961". La Vuelta.com. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2008.
  2. ^ "1961  » 16th Vuelta a Espana". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  3. ^ "16ème Vuelta a España 1961". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.
  4. ^ "Las Clasificaciones" [The Classifications] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 12 May 1961. p. 9. Retrieved 4 August 2018.