1950 Vuelta a España

The 9th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 17 August to 10 September 1950. It consisted of 22 stages covering a total of 3,984 km (2,476 mi), and was won by Emilio Rodríguez.[1] Rodríguez also won the mountains classification.[2][3]

1950 Vuelta a España
Race details
Dates17 August – 10 September
Stages22
Distance3,984 km (2,476 mi)
Winning time134h 49' 19"
Results
Winner  Emilio Rodríguez (ESP)
  Second  Manolo Rodríguez (ESP)
  Third  José Serra (ESP)
Mountains  Emilio Rodríguez (ESP)

Teams and riders

Route
List of stages[4][5]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1 17 August Madrid – Valladolid 190 km (118 mi)  Omer Braeckeveldt (BEL)
2 18 August Valladolid – León 133 km (83 mi)  Rik Evens (BEL)
3 19 August León – Gijón 148 km (92 mi)  Emilio Rodríguez (ESP)
4a 20 August Gijón – Torrelavega 167 km (104 mi)  Agustín Miró (ESP)
4b 20 August Torrelavega – Santander 78 km (48 mi)  Emilio Rodríguez (ESP)
5 21 August Santander – Bilbao 177 km (110 mi)  Antonio Gelabert (ESP)
6 22 August Bilbao – Irun 240 km (149 mi)  Emilio Rodríguez (ESP)
7 24 August Irun – Pamplona 109 km (68 mi)  Emilio Rodríguez (ESP)
8a 25 August Pamplona – Tudela 90 km (56 mi) Individual time trial  Bernardo Capó (ESP)
8b 25 August Tudela – Zaragoza 176 km (109 mi)  Bernardo Ruiz (ESP)
9 26 August Zaragoza – Lleida 144 km (89 mi)  Umberto Drei (ITA)
10 27 August Lleida – Barcelona 167 km (104 mi)  José Serra (ESP)
11 29 August Barcelona – Tarragona 150 km (93 mi)  Rik Evens (BEL)
12 30 August Tarragona – Castellón 194 km (121 mi)  Luis Navarro (ESP)
13 31 August Castellón – Valencia 65 km (40 mi) Individual time trial  Antonio Sánchez (ESP)
14 1 September Valencia – Murcia 265 km (165 mi)  Umberto Drei (ITA)
15 2 September Murcia – Lorca 117 km (73 mi)  Umberto Drei (ITA)
16 3 September Lorca – Granada 22 km (14 mi)  Alighiero Ridolfi (ITA)
17 4 September Granada – Málaga 183 km (114 mi)  Umberto Drei (ITA)
18 6 September Málaga – Cádiz 268 km (167 mi)  Antonio Gelabert (ESP)
19a 7 September Cádiz – Jerez de la Frontera 56 km (35 mi) Individual time trial  Andrés Trobat (ESP)
19b 7 September Jerez de la Frontera – Seville 100 km (62 mi)  José Serra (ESP)
20 8 September Seville – Mérida 200 km (124 mi)  Victorio García (ESP)
21 9 September Mérida – Talavera de la Reina 228 km (142 mi)  Bernardo Capó (ESP)
22 10 September Talavera de la Reina – Madrid 117 km (73 mi)  Emilio Rodríguez (ESP)
Total 3,984 km (2,476 mi)

Results

Final General Classification
RankRiderTeamTime
1 Emilio Rodríguez134h 49' 19"
2 Manolo Rodríguez+ 15' 30"
3 José Serra+ 16' 05"
4 Bernardo Ruiz+ 19' 16"
5 Umberto Drei+ 25' 23"
6 Senen Mesa+ 31' 44"
7 Bernardo Capo+ 36' 29"
8 Alighiero Ridolfi+ 46' 38"
9 Antonio Gelabert+ 47' 03"
10 Jesús Loroño+ 1h 00' 26"
11 Francisco Exposito
12 Andres Trobat
13 Luis Sanchez
14 Rik Evens
15 Victorio Garcia
16 Martin Mancisidor
17 Agustin Miro
18 Senen Blanco
19 Angel Bruna
20 Mateo Coll Bover
21 Antonio Sanchez
22 Matias Alemany
23 Luis Navarro
24 Elias Walckiers
25 Guillermo Peregrina

References
  1. "General Information 1950". La Vuelta.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-11. Retrieved 23 March 2008.
  2. http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1950/09/11/MD19500911-005.pdf
  3. http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1950/09/11/MD19500911-001.pdf
  4. "1950 » 9th Vuelta a Espana". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  5. "9ème Vuelta a España 1950". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.
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