1988 Vuelta a España

1988 Vuelta a España
Race details
Dates 25 April - 15 May
Stages 20 + Prologue
Distance 3,425 km (2,128 mi)
Winning time 89h 19' 23"
Results
Jersey awarded to the overall winner Winner  Sean Kelly (IRL) (Kas–Canal 10)
  Second  Reimund Dietzen (GER) (Teka)
  Third  Anselmo Fuerte (ESP) (BH)
Points  Sean Kelly (IRL) (Kas–Canal 10)
Mountains  Álvaro Pino (ESP) (BH)
  Youth  Carlos Muñiz (ESP) (CLAS)
  Combination  Sean Kelly (IRL) (Kas–Canal 10)
  Sprints  Miguel Ángel Iglesias (ESP) (Helios–CR)
  Team BH

The 1988 Vuelta a España was the 43rd Vuelta a España, taking place from 25 April to 15 May 1988. It was a bicycle race which consisted of 20 stages over 3,425 km (2,128 mi), ridden at an average speed of 38.506 km/h (23.927 mph). Sean Kelly started the race as the principal favourite after performance in the 1987 Vuelta a España in which he was leading the General classification with several days remaining in the race when he was forced to withdraw due to injury. Luis "Lucho" Herrera returned to defend his title while 1985 Vuelta winner Pedro Delgado had decided to ride the 1988 Giro d'Italia in preparation for the 1988 Tour de France. The BH team directed by Javier Mínguez, presented solid opposition with the strong climbers Álvaro Pino (winner of the 1986 Vuelta a España) and Anselmo Fuerte. In the end, Kelly won the race and became the first Irish winner of the Vuelta a España.

Route

List of stages[1][2]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner GC leader
1 25 April Santa Cruz de Tenerife 17.4 km (10.8 mi) Individual time trial  Ettore Pastorelli (ITA)  Ettore Pastorelli (ITA)
2 26 April San Cristóbal de La Laguna–
Santa Cruz de Tenerife		 210 km (130 mi)  Iñaki Gastón (ESP)  Laudelino Cubino (ESP)
3 27 April Las Palmas–Las Palmas 34 km (21 mi) Team time trial BH
4 28 April Alcalá del Río–Badajoz 210 km (130 mi)  Mathieu Hermans (NED)
5 29 April Badajoz–Béjar 234 km (145 mi)  Francisco Navarro (ESP)
6 30 April Béjar–Valladolid 202 km (126 mi)  Mathieu Hermans (NED)
7 1 May Valladolid–León 160 km (99 mi)  Mathieu Hermans (NED)
8 2 May León–Brañillín 176.7 km (109.8 mi)  Álvaro Pino (ESP)
9 3 May Oviedo–Monte Naranco 6.8 km (4.2 mi) Individual time trial  Álvaro Pino (ESP)
10 4 May Oviedo–Santander 197.3 km (122.6 mi)  Mathieu Hermans (NED)
11 5 May Santander–Valdezcaray 217.2 km (135.0 mi)  Sean Kelly (IRL)
12 6 May Logroño–Jaca 197.5 km (122.7 mi)  Sean Yates (GBR)
13 7 May Jaca–Cerler 178.2 km (110.7 mi)  Fabio Parra (COL)
14 8 May Benasque–Andorra 190.3 km (118.2 mi)  Iñaki Gastón (ESP)
15 9 May La Seu d'Urgell–Sant Quirze del Vallès 166 km (103 mi)  Johnny Weltz (DEN)
16 10 May Valencia–Albacete 192 km (119 mi)  Mathieu Hermans (NED)  Anselmo Fuerte (ESP)
17 11 May Albacete–Toledo 244.4 km (151.9 mi)  Malcolm Elliott (GBR)
18 12 May Toledo–Ávila 212.5 km (132.0 mi)  Juan Martinez Oliver (ESP)
19 13 May Ávila–Segovia 150 km (93 mi)  Ángel Ocaña (ESP)
20 14 May Las Rozas–Villalba 30 km (19 mi) Individual time trial  Sean Kelly (IRL)  Sean Kelly (IRL)
21 15 May Villalba–Madrid 202 km (126 mi)  Mathieu Hermans (NED)
Total 3,425 km (2,128 mi)

Results

Final General classification

RankRiderTeamTime
1Republic of Ireland Sean KellyKas-Mavic 89h 19' 23"
2Germany Reimund DietzenTeka-Mavi-Alanc+ 1' 27"
3Spain Anselmo FuerteBH+ 1' 29"
4Spain Laudelino CubinoBH+ 2' 17"
5Colombia Fabio Parra PintoKelme+ 2' 25"
6United Kingdom Robert MillarFagor-MBK+ 3' 22"
7Spain Jesús Blanco VillarTeka-Mavi-Alanc+ 8' 19"
8Spain Álvaro PinoBH+ 8' 25"
9Belgium Eddy SchepersFagor-MBK+ 9' 45"
10Spain Roberto Cordoba AsensiBH+ 10' 28"
11France Eric CaritouxKas-Mavic
12Colombia William Palacios NavarroReynolds-Pinarello
13Spain Federico Echave MusatadiBH
14Spain Jokin Mujika AramburuCaja Rural–Orbea
15Italy Franco VotoloCarrera Jeans–Vagabond
16Colombia Martín RamírezCafé de Colombia
17Spain José Luis LaguíaReynolds-Pinarello
18Spain Mariano Sanchez MartinezTeka-Mavi-Alanc
19Republic of Ireland Martin EarleyKas-Mavic
20Colombia Luis HerreraCafé de Colombia
21Colombia Carlos JaramilloPostobon
22Netherlands Luc SuykerbuykZahor Chocolates
23Spain Pedro Ruiz CabestanyKas-Mavic
24Spain Vicente Ridaura SebastianCaja Rural–Orbea
25Spain Juan Tomas Martinez GutierrezZahor Chocolates

KOM Classification

Cyclist Team Points
1 Spain Álvaro Pino BH 100
2 Spain Anselmo Fuerte BH 62
3 Republic of Ireland Sean Kelly KAS 60

Points Classification

Cyclist Team Points
1 Republic of Ireland Sean Kelly KAS 248
2 Netherlands Mathieu Hermans CAJ 166
3 Belgium Benny Van Brabant ZAH 138

Team classification

Team Country Time
1 BH  Spain -

Best First Year Professional

Cyclist Team Time
1 Spain Carlos Muñiz Menéndez CLAS

References

  1. ↑ "1988 » 43rd Vuelta a Espana". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "43ème Vuelta a España 1988". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.
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