1957 Vuelta a España

1957 Vuelta a España
Race details
Dates 26 April – 12 May
Stages 16
Distance 2,967 km (1,844 mi)
Winning time 84h 44' 06"
Results
Jersey awarded to the overall winner Winner  Jesús Loroño (ESP)
  Second  Federico Bahamontes (ESP)
  Third  Bernardo Ruiz (ESP)
Points  Vicente Iturat (ESP)
Mountains  Federico Bahamontes (ESP)

The 12th 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 12 May 1957. It consisted of 16 stages covering a total of 2,967 km (1,844 mi), and was won by Jesús Loroño.[1] Vicente Iturat won the points classification and Federico Bahamontes won the mountains classification.

Teams and riders

Route

List of stages[2][3]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1 26 April Bilbao – Vitoria 158 km (98 mi)  Miguel Chacón (ESP)
2 27 April Vitoria – Santander 220 km (137 mi)  Carmelo Morales (ESP)
3 28 April Santander – Mieres 259 km (161 mi)  Federico Bahamontes (ESP)
4 29 April Mieres – León Annulled
5 30 April León – Valladolid 172 km (107 mi)  Roger Hassenforder (FRA)
6 1 May Valladolid – Madrid 212 km (132 mi)  Miguel Chacón (ESP)
7 2 May Madrid – Madrid 200 km (124 mi)  Jan Adriaensens (BEL)
8 3 May Madrid – Cuenca 159 km (99 mi)  Roger Walkowiak (FRA)
9 5 May Cuenca – Valencia 249 km (155 mi)  Rino Benedetti (ITA)
10 6 May Valencia – Tortosa 192 km (119 mi)  Bruno Tognaccini (ITA)
11 7 May Tortosa – Barcelona 199 km (124 mi)  Gilbert Bauvin (FRA)
12 8 May Igualada – Zaragoza 229 km (142 mi)  Mario Baroni (ITA)
13 9 May Zaragoza – Huesca 85 km (53 mi) Individual time trial  Jesús Loroño (ESP)
14 10 May Huesca – Bayonne (France) 249 km (155 mi)  Antonio Ferraz (ESP)
15 11 May Bayonne (France) – San Sebastián 199 km (124 mi)  Roger Baens (BEL)
16 12 May San Sebastián – Bilbao 193 km (120 mi)  Antonio Suárez (ESP)
Total 2,967 km (1,844 mi)

Results

Final general classification[4]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Spain Jesús Loroño84h 44' 06"
2Spain Federico Bahamontes+ 8' 11"
3Spain Bernardo Ruiz+ 9' 34"
4Portugal José Manuel Ribeiro Da Silva+ 14' 32"
5France Raphaël Géminiani+ 17' 07"
6Spain Francisco Moreno+ 18' 43"
7Belgium Jan Adriaenssens+ 19' 38"
8Italy Pasquale Fornara+ 23' 48"
9Italy Gastone Nencini+ 25' 59"
10Spain Salvador Botella+ 28' 06"
11Italy Giuseppe Boni
12Spain Vicente Iturat
13France Jean Dotto
14Spain Alberto Sant
15France Roger Walkowiak
16Spain Carmelo Morales
17Portugal Antonio Barbosa
18Spain Francisco Masip
19France Jean Malléjac
20Spain Antonio Ferraz
21Spain Antonio Suárez
22Belgium Roger Baens
23Spain Benigno Aspuru
24France Gilbert Bauvin
25Spain Juan Campillo

References

  1. ↑ "General Information 1957". La Vuelta.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-11. Retrieved 23 March 2008.
  2. ↑ "1957 » 12th Vuelta a Espana". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "12ème Vuelta a España 1957". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.
  4. ↑ "Clasificacion General" [General Classification]. El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 13 May 1957. p. 8. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
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