1974 Vuelta a España

1974 Vuelta a España
Race details
Dates23 April – 12 May
Stages19 stages + Prologue, including 3 split stages
Distance2,987 km (1,856 mi)
Winning time86h 48' 18"
Results
Winner  José Manuel Fuente (ESP) (Kas–Kaskol)
  Second  Joaquim Agostinho (POR) (Bic)
  Third  Miguel María Lasa (ESP) (Kas–Kaskol)
Points  Domingo Perurena (ESP) (Kas–Kaskol)
Mountains  José Luis Abilleira (ESP) (La Casera)
  Combination  José Luis Abilleira (ESP) (La Casera)
  Sprints  Javier Elorriaga (ESP) (Kas–Kaskol)
  Team Kas–Kaskol
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The 29th 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 12 May 1974. It consisted of 19 stages covering a total of 2,987 km (1,856 mi), and was won by José Manuel Fuente of the Kas–Kaskol cycling team.[1] José Luis Albilleira won the mountains classification while Domingo Perurena won the points classification.[2]

Teams and riders

Main article: List of teams and cyclists in the 1974 Vuelta a España

Route

List of stages[3][4]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
P 23 April Almería – Almería 5 km (3 mi) Individual time trial  Roger Swerts (BEL)
1 24 April Almería – Almería 98 km (61 mi)  Eddy Peelman (BEL)
2 25 April Almería – Granada 187 km (116 mi)  Eric Leman (BEL)
3 26 April Granada – Fuengirola 161 km (100 mi)  Rik Van Linden (BEL)
4 27 April Marbella – Seville 206 km (128 mi)  Rik Van Linden (BEL)
5 28 April Seville – Córdoba 139 km (86 mi)  Domingo Perurena (ESP)
6 29 April Córdoba – Ciudad Real 211 km (131 mi)  Eddy Peelman (BEL)
7 30 April Ciudad Real – Toledo 126 km (78 mi)  Domingo Perurena (ESP)
8a 1 May Toledo – Madrid 167 km (104 mi)  Roger Swerts (BEL)
8b 1 May Circuito del Jarama 4 km (2 mi) Team time trial Kas–Kaskol
9 2 May Madrid – Los Ángeles de San Rafael [es] 158 km (98 mi)  José Manuel Fuente (ESP)
10a 3 May Los Ángeles de San Rafael [es] – Los Ángeles de San Rafael 5 km (3 mi) Individual time trial  Raymond Delisle (FRA)
10b 3 May Los Ángeles de San Rafael [es] – Ávila 125 km (78 mi)  Martin Martinez (FRA)
11 4 May Ávila – Valladolid 168 km (104 mi)  José Luis Uribezubia (ESP)
12 5 May Valladolid – León 203 km (126 mi)  Roger Swerts (BEL)
13 6 May León – Monte Naranco 128 km (80 mi)  José Manuel Fuente (ESP)
14 7 May Oviedo – Cangas de Onís 134 km (83 mi)  Joaquim Agostinho (POR)
15 8 May Cangas de Onís – Laredo 210 km (130 mi)  Juan Manuel Santisteban (ESP)
16 9 May Laredo – Bilbao 133 km (83 mi)  Gerben Karstens (NED)
17 10 May Bilbao – Miranda de Ebro 157 km (98 mi)  Agustín Tamames (ESP)
18 11 May Miranda de Ebro – Eibar 152 km (94 mi)  Agustín Tamames (ESP)
19a 12 May Eibar – San Sebastián 79 km (49 mi)  Manuel Antonio García [fr] (ESP)
19b 12 May San Sebastián – San Sebastián 35.9 km (22 mi) Individual time trial  Joaquim Agostinho (POR)
Total 2,987 km (1,856 mi)

Results

Final General Classification

Rank Rider Team Time
1 Spain José Manuel Fuente Kas–Kaskol 86h 48' 18"
2 Portugal Joaquim Agostinho Bic + 11"
3 Spain Miguel María Lasa Kas–Kaskol + 1' 09"
4 Spain Luis Ocaña Bic + 1' 58"
5 Spain Domingo Perurena Kas–Kaskol + 4' 29"
6 Spain José Antonio Gonzalez Kas–Kaskol + 5' 56"
7 France Jean-Pierre Danguillaume Peugeot–BP–Michelin + 6' 29"
8 Spain José Luis Uribezubia Kas–Kaskol + 6' 33"
9 Spain Ventura Díaz Monteverde + 8' 25"
10 Belgium Roger Swerts Ijsboerke + 8' 28"
11 Portugal Fernando Mendes Benfica
12 Spain Antonio Vallori La Casera
13 Spain José Luis Abilleira La Casera
14 Spain Antonio Menéndez Kas–Kaskol
15 France Régis Ovion Peugeot–BP–Michelin
16 Spain Javier Francisco Elorriago Kas–Kaskol
17 Spain Agustín Tamames Benfica
18 Belgium Jan Van De Wiele MIC-De Gribaldy
19 Spain Juan Zurano Jérez La Casera
20 Spain Santiago Lazcano Kas–Kaskol
21 Spain José Antonio Pontón La Casera
22 Belgium Eric Leman MIC-De Gribaldy
23 Belgium Noël Van Clooster MIC-De Gribaldy
24 Spain Jesús Manzaneque Sánchez La Casera
25 Portugal Venceslau Fernandes Benfica

References

  1. ^ "General Information 1974". La Vuelta.com. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2008.
  2. ^ "29 Vuelta Ciclista a España – Clasificaciones Oficiales" (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo. 13 May 1974. p. 31. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 November 2020.
  3. ^ "1974 » 29th Vuelta a España". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  4. ^ "29ème Vuelta a España 1974". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.