1969 Vuelta a España

1969 Vuelta a España
Race details
Dates 23 April – 11 May
Stages 18
Distance 29,214 km (18,150 mi)
Winning time 73h 18' 45"
Results
Jersey awarded to the overall winner Winner  Roger Pingeon (FRA) (Peugeot-BP-Michelin)
  Second  Luis Ocaña (ESP) (Fagor)
  Third  Rini Wagtmans (NED) (Willem II)
Points  Raymond Steegmans (BEL) (Goldor)
Mountains  Luis Ocaña (ESP) (Fagor)
  Sprints  Juan María Uribezubia (ESP) (Karpy)

The 24th 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 11 May 1969. It consisted of 18 stages covering a total of 2,921.4 km (1,815.3 mi), and was won by Roger Pingeon of the Peugeot cycling team. Raymond Steegmans won the points competition and Luis Ocaña, who demonstrated his time trialling skills by winning the prologue and two time trials in the race, won the mountains classification.

Teams and riders

Route

List of stages[1][2][3]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1a 23 April Badajoz – Badajoz 6.5 km (4 mi) Individual time trial  Luis Ocaña (ESP)
1b 24 April Badajoz – Badajoz 246 km (153 mi)  Michael Wright (GBR)
2 25 April Badajoz – Cáceres 135 km (84 mi)  Felice Salina (ITA)
3 26 April Cáceres – Talavera de la Reina 190 km (118 mi)  Luigi Sgarbozza (ITA)
4 27 April Talavera de la Reina – Madrid 124 km (77 mi)  Domingo Perurena (ESP)
5 28 April Madrid – Alcázar de San Juan 162 km (101 mi)  Raymond Steegmans (BEL)
6 29 April Alcázar de San Juan – Almansa 231 km (144 mi)  Edward Sels (BEL)
7 30 April Almansa – Nules 233 km (145 mi)  Ramón Saez (ESP)
8 1 May Nules – Benicàssim 199 km (124 mi)  Ramón Saez (ESP)
9 2 May Benicàssim – Reus 169 km (105 mi)  José Manuel López Rodríguez (ESP)
10 3 May Reus – Barcelona 146 km (91 mi)  Manuel Martín Piñera (ESP)
11 4 May Barcelona – Sant Feliu de Guíxols 118 km (73 mi)  Nemesio Jiménez (ESP)
12 5 May Sant Feliu de Guíxols – Moià 151 km (94 mi)  Roger Pingeon (FRA)
13 6 May Moià – Barbastro 229 km (142 mi)  Michael Wright (GBR)
14a 7 May Barbastro – Zaragoza 125 km (78 mi)  Raymond Steegmans (BEL)
14b 7 May Zaragoza – Zaragoza 4 km (2 mi) Individual time trial  Roger Pingeon (FRA)
15 8 May Zaragoza – Pamplona 176 km (109 mi)  Mariano Díaz (ESP)
16 9 May Irun – San Sebastián 25 km (16 mi) Individual time trial  Luis Ocaña (ESP)
17 10 May San Sebastián – Vitoria 129 km (80 mi)  Gregorio San Miguel (ESP)
18a 11 May Vitoria – Llodio 76 km (47 mi)  Ercole Gualazzini (ITA)
18b 11 May Llodio – Bilbao 29 km (18 mi) Individual time trial  Luis Ocaña (ESP)
Total 2,921.4 km (1,815 mi)

Results

Final general classification[4]
RankRiderTeamTime
1France Roger PingeonPeugeot-BP-Michelin73h 18' 45"
2Spain Luis OcañaFagor+ 1' 54"
3Netherlands Rini WagtmansWillem II+ 5' 10"
4Spain José Manuel LasaPepsi Cola+ 5' 10"
5United Kingdom Michael WrightBic+ 5' 27"
6West Germany Rolf WolfshohlBic+ 6' 11"
7France Gilbert BelloneBic+ 6' 47"
8Spain Gregorio San MiguelKas-Kaskol+ 7' 05"
9Spain Carlos EchevarriaKas-Kaskol+ 7' 35"
10Spain Eusebio VelezFagor+ 7' 51"
11Spain Salvador CanetPepsi Cola
12Spain José-Antonio GonzalezKas-Kaskol
13Spain Ventura Diaz ArreyKarpy
14Belgium Willy De GeestPull Over Centrale
15Spain José Manuel LopezFagor
16Spain Francisco GabricaFagor
17Spain Jorge Marine TorresPepsi Cola
18Spain Eduardo Castello VillanovaKas-Kaskol
19Spain Ramon Saez ManzoPepsi Cola
20Spain Juan-Maria UribezubiaKarpy
21Spain Miguel Maria LaasaPepsi Cola
22Spain Luis-Pedro SantamarinaFagor
23Spain Domingo PerurenaFagor
24Belgium Herman FlabatPull Over Centrale
25Spain Aurelio Gonzalez PuenteKas-Kaskol

References

  1. ↑ "1969 » 24th Vuelta a España". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "24ème Vuelta a España 1969". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.
  3. ↑ "Año 1969 - Las Etapas". La Historia de la Vuelta. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Clasificaciones Oficiales" [Official Classifications]. El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 12 May 1969. p. 27. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
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