1941 Vuelta a España

The 3rd Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 12 June to 6 July 1941. It consisted of 21 stages covering a total of 4,409 km (2,740 mi).

1941 Vuelta a España
Race details
Dates12 June – 6 July
Stages21
Distance4,409 km (2,740 mi)
Winning time168h 45' 26"
Results
Winner  Julián Berrendero (ESP)
  Second  Fermin Trueba (ESP)
  Third  José Jabardo (ESP)
Mountains  Fermin Trueba (ESP)

This was the first time that the Vuelta was won by a Spanish rider, Julián Berrendero. Due to the outbreak of World War II, only riders from Spain were allowed to compete in the race. In addition, Delio Rodriguez, who rose to fame after winning 12 stages at this race, later became a significant figure in Spanish cycling history.[1][2] Lastly, Fermin Trueba won the mountains classification.[3][4]

Teams and riders

Route
List of stages[5][6][7]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1 12 June Madrid – Salamanca 210 km (130 mi)  Julián Berrendero (ESP)
2 13 June Salamanca – Cáceres 214 km (133 mi)  Antonio Montes (ESP)
3 14 June Cáceres – Sevilla 270 km (168 mi)  Delio Rodríguez (ESP)
4 16 June Sevilla – Málaga 212 km (132 mi)  Antonio Escuriet (ESP)
5 17 June Málaga – Almería 220 km (137 mi)  Delio Rodríguez (ESP)
6 18 June Almería – Murcia 223 km (139 mi)  Delio Rodríguez (ESP)
7 19 June Murcia – Valencia 248 km (154 mi)  Antonio Sancho (ESP)
8 21 June Valencia – Tarragona 279 km (173 mi)  Fermin Trueba (ESP)
9 22 June Tarragona – Barcelona 112 km (70 mi)  Antonio Martín (ESP)
10 23 June Barcelona – Zaragoza 294 km (183 mi)  Delio Rodríguez (ESP)
11 24 June Zaragoza – Logroño 172 km (107 mi)  Delio Rodríguez (ESP)
12 25 June Logroño – San Sebastián 213 km (132 mi)  Delio Rodríguez (ESP)
13 26 June San Sebastián – Bilbao 160 km (99 mi)  Fermin Trueba (ESP)
14 28 June Bilbao – Santander 165 km (103 mi)  Fermin Trueba (ESP)
15 29 June Santander – Gijón 192 km (119 mi)  Delio Rodríguez (ESP)
16a 30 June Gijón – Oviedo 53 km (33 mi) Individual time trial  Delio Rodríguez (ESP)
16b Oviedo – Luarca 101 km (63 mi)  Delio Rodríguez (ESP)
17 1 July Luarca – A Coruña 219 km (136 mi)  Delio Rodríguez (ESP)
18 2 July A Coruña – Vigo 175 km (109 mi)  Delio Rodríguez (ESP)
19 4 July Vigo – Verín 178 km (111 mi)  Delio Rodríguez (ESP)
20 5 July Verín – Valladolid 301 km (187 mi)  Julián Berrendero (ESP)
21 6 July Valladolid – Madrid 198 km (123 mi)  Vicente Carretero (ESP)

Results

Final General Classification
RankRiderTeamTime
1 Julián Berrendero168h 45' 26s
2 Fermin Truebaa 1' 07s
3 José Jabardoa 6' 32s
4 Delio Rodrígueza 29' 17s
5 Antonio-Andres Sanchoa 35' 40s
6 Antonio Escurieta 35' 57s
7 Antonio Martína 46' 04s
8 Vicente Carreteroa 54' 25s
9 José Canoa 1h 05' 40s
10 Manuel Izquierdoa 1h 24' 13s
11 José Botanch
12 Benito Cabestreros
13 Miguel Carrion
14 Cayetano Martin
15 Emile Vaucher
16 Martin Santos

References
  1. "General Information 1941". La Vuelta.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-11. Retrieved 23 March 2008.
  2. Boyce, Barry. "The Return of the Vuelta". CyclingRevealed. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  3. "Manana Empieza en Madrid la III Vuelta Ciclista a España" [The third Tour of Spain begins in Madrid tomorrow] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 11 June 1941. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  4. "La Vuelta Ciclista a España "tesoro de propaganda nacional"" [The cycling Tour of Spain "treasure of national propaganda"] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 8 June 1941. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  5. "1941 » 3rd Vuelta a Espana". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  6. "3ème Vuelta a España 1941". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.
  7. "1941 Stage Results". La Vuelta. Unipublic. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
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