1962 Vuelta a España

1962 Vuelta a España
Race details
Dates 27 April – 13 May
Stages 17
Distance 2,813 km (1,748 mi)
Winning time 78h 35' 27"
Results
Jersey awarded to the overall winner Winner  Rudi Altig (FRG) (St.Raphael-Helyett)
  Second  José Pérez Francés (ESP) (Ferrys)
  Third  Seamus Elliott (IRL) (St.Raphael-Helyett)

Points  Rudi Altig (FRG) (St.Raphael-Helyett)
Mountains  Antonio Karmany (ESP) (KAS)
  Sprints  José Segú (ESP) (KAS)

The 1962 Vuelta a España was the 17th Vuelta a España, taking place from 27 April to 13 May 1962. It consisted of 17 stages over 2,806 km (1,744 mi), ridden at an average speed of 35.684 km/h (22.173 mph).

Jacques Anquetil started the race with the intention of winning it and becoming the first cyclist to win all the three grand tours. However, injury forced him out of the race. His St. Raphael-Helyett team dominated the race, with the team taking the leaders jersey after the second stage of the race. Rudi Altig and Seamus Elliott both wore the jersey with Altig taking it off the shoulders of Elliott after winning the final individual time trial on the 15th stage. Altig became the first German winner of the event.

Teams and riders

Route

List of stages[1][2]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1 27 April Barcelona – Barcelona 90 km (56 mi)  Antonio Barrutia (ESP)
2 28 April BarcelonaTortosa 185 km (115 mi)  Rudi Altig (FRG)
3 29 April TortosaValencia 188 km (117 mi)  Nino Defilippis (ITA)
4 30 April ValenciaBenidorm 141 km (88 mi)  Seamus Elliott (IRL)
5 1 May Benidorm – Benidorm 21 km (13 mi) Team time trial St.Raphael-Helyett
6 2 May BenidormCartagena 152 km (94 mi)  Jean Graczyk (FRA)
7 3 May MurciaAlmería 223 km (139 mi)  Rudi Altig (FRG)
8 4 May AlmeríaMálaga 220 km (137 mi)  Jean-Claude Annaert (FRA)
9 5 May MálagaCórdoba 193 km (120 mi)  Antonio Gómez del Moral (ESP)
10 6 May ValdepeñasMadrid 210 km (130 mi)  Albertus Geldermans (NED)
11 7 May MadridValladolid 189 km (117 mi)  Jean Stablinski (FRA)
12 8 May ValladolidLogroño 232 km (144 mi)  Ernesto Bono (ITA)
13 9 May LogroñoPamplona 191 km (119 mi)  Jean Graczyk (FRA)
14 10 May PamplonaBayonne (France) 149 km (93 mi)  Jean Graczyk (FRA)
15 11 May Bayonne (France) – San Sebastián 82 km (51 mi) Individual time trial  Rudi Altig (FRG)
16 12 May San SebastiánVitoria 177 km (110 mi)  Jean Graczyk (FRA)
17 13 May VitoriaBilbao 171 km (106 mi)  José Segú (ESP)
Total 2,806 km (1,744 mi)

Classification leadership

Classification leadership by stage
Stage Winner General classification Points classification Mountains classification Team classification Sprints classification
1 Antonio Barrutia Antonio Barrutia
2 Rudi Altig Rudi Altig
3 Nino Defilippis
4 Seamus Elliott Seamus Elliott
5 St.Raphael-Helyett
6 Jean Graczyk St.Raphael-Helyett
7 Rudi Altig Rudi Altig
8 Jean-Claude Annaert
9 Antonio Gómez del Moral Seamus Elliott
10 Albertus Geldermans
11 Jean Stablinski
12 Ernesto Bono
13 Jean Graczyk
14 Jean Graczyk
15 Rudi Altig Rudi Altig
16 Jean Graczyk
17 José Segú Rudi Altig Antonio Karmany José Segú
Final Rudi Altig Rudi Altig Antonio Karmany St.Raphael-Helyett José Segú

Results

Final general classification[3]
RankRiderTeamTime
1West Germany Rudi AltigSt.Raphael-Helyett78h 35' 27"
2Spain José Pérez FrancésFerrys+ 7' 14"
3Republic of Ireland Seamus ElliottSt.Raphael-Helyett+ 7' 17"
4Spain Miguel Pacheco FontKas+ 10' 21"
5Spain Francisco Gabica BillaKas+ 10' 21"
6France Jean StablinskiSt.Raphael-Helyett+ 17' 07"
7Netherlands Michel StolkerSt.Raphael-Helyett+ 17' 57"
8Spain Fernando ManzanequeLicor 43+ 18' 13"
9Belgium Eddy PauwelsWiel’s-Groene Leeuw+ 19' 55"
10Netherlands Ab GeldermansSt.Raphael-Helyett+ 20' 23"
11Spain Eusebio Velez MendizabalKas
12Belgium Marcel SeynaeveWiel’s-Groene Leeuw
13Spain Jesús LoroñoLicor 43
14France Jean-Claude AnnaertSt.Raphael-Helyett
15Belgium Roger BaguetWiel’s-Groene Leeuw
16Spain Rene MarigilLicor 43
17West Germany Dieter PuschelWiel’s-Groene Leeuw
18Spain Antonio Gomez Del MoralFaema
19Spain Luis MayoralFaema
20Spain Salvador RosaFaema
21Spain Antonio KarmanyKas
22Spain Jose Segu SorianoKas
23Portugal Mario Silva PereiraPorto
24Spain Antonio Bertran PanadesFerrys
25France Jean GraczykSt.Raphael-Helyett

References

  1. "1962 » 17th Vuelta a Espana". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  2. "17ème Vuelta a España 1962". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.
  3. "Clasificaciones" [Classifications]. El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 14 May 1962. p. 9. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
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