1961 Vuelta a España

The 16th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 26 April to 11 May 1961. It consisted of 16 stages covering a total of 2,856.5 km (1,774.9 mi), and was won by Angelino Soler of the Faema cycling team.[1] Antonio Suárez won the points classification and Antonio Karmany won the mountains classification.

1961 Vuelta a España
Race details
Dates26 April – 11 May
Stages16
Distance2,856.5 km (1,775 mi)
Winning time77h 36' 17"
Results
Winner  Angelino Soler (ESP) (Faema)
  Second  François Mahé (FRA) (Francia - Afcas)
  Third  José Pérez Francés (ESP) (Ferrys)
Points  Antonio Suarez (ESP) (Faema)
Mountains  Antonio Karmany (ESP) (KAS - Royal Asport)
  Sprints  Vicente Iturat (ESP) (Catigene)

Teams and riders
Main article: List of teams and cyclists in the 1961 Vuelta a España

Route
List of stages[2][3]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1a 26 April San Sebastián – San Sebastián 10.5 km (7 mi) Team time trial Faema
1b 26 April San Sebastián – Pamplona 91 km (57 mi)  Marcel Rohrbach (FRA)
2 27 April Pamplona – Pamplona 174 km (108 mi)  François Mahé (FRA)
3 28 April Pamplona – Huesca 174 km (108 mi)  Vicente Iturat (ESP)
4 29 April Binéfar – Barcelona 199 km (124 mi)  Marcel Seynaeve (BEL)
5 30 April Barcelona – Tortosa 185 km (115 mi)  Jesús Galdeano (ESP)
6 1 May Tortosa – Valencia 188 km (117 mi)  Angelino Soler (ESP)
7 2 May Valencia – Benidorm 141 km (88 mi)  René Van Meenen (BEL)
8 3 May Benidorm – Albacete 211 km (131 mi)  José Pérez Francés (ESP)
9 4 May Albacete – Madrid 198 km (123 mi)  Alves Barbosa (POR)
10 5 May Madrid – Madrid 195 km (121 mi)  Luis Otaño (ESP)
11 6 May Madrid – Valladolid 189 km (117 mi)  Arthur Decabooter (BEL)
12 7 May Valladolid – Palencia 48 km (30 mi) Individual time trial  Antonio Suárez (ESP)
13 8 May Palencia – Santander 220 km (137 mi)  Francisco Moreno (ESP)
14 9 May Santander – Vitoria 235 km (146 mi)  François Mahé (FRA)
15 10 May Vitoria – Bilbao 179 km (111 mi)  Antonio Karmany (ESP)
16 11 May Bilbao – Bilbao 159 km (99 mi)  Gabriel Company (ESP)
Total 2,856.5 km (1,775 mi)

Results
Final general classification[4]
RankRiderTeamTime
1 Angelino SolerFaema77h 36' 17"
2 François MahéFrancia - Afcas+ 51"
3 José Perez FrancesFerrys+ 2' 23"
4 Antonio SuarezFaema+ 2' 47"
5 Antonio Gómez del MoralFaema+ 3' 13"
6 Vicente IturatCatigene+ 5' 29"
7 Fernando ManzanequeLicor 43+ 5' 47"
8 Antonio KarmanyKas-Royal Sport+ 6' 07"
9 Carmelo MoralesLicor 43+ 7' 39"
10 Jesús LoroñoFerrys+ 7' 47"
11 Andre MesselisGroene Leeuw
12 Miguel Pacheco FontLicor 43
13 Arturo SabbadinPhilico
14 Salvador BotellaFaema
15 Juan CampilloKas-Royal Sport
16 Rene MarigilLicor 43
17 Jan AdriaenssensGroene Leeuw
18 Antonio Barbosa
19 Marcel SeynaeveGroene Leeuw
20 Angel GuardiolaLicor 43
21 Luis OtanoLicor 43
22 Antonio JimenezKas-Royal Sport
23 Jef LahayeGroene Leeuw
24 Jose Sousa Cardoso
25 Jesus GaldeanoFaema

References
  1. "General Information 1961". La Vuelta.com. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2008.
  2. "1961 » 16th Vuelta a Espana". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  3. "16ème Vuelta a España 1961". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.
  4. "Las Clasificaciones" [The Classifications] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 12 May 1961. p. 9. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
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