1962 Vuelta a España

The 1962 Vuelta a España was the 17th Vuelta a España, taking place from 27 April to 13 May 1962. It consisted of 17 stages over 2,806 km (1,744 mi), ridden at an average speed of 35.684 km/h (22.173 mph).

1962 Vuelta a España
Race details
Dates27 April – 13 May
Stages17
Distance2,813 km (1,748 mi)
Winning time78h 35' 27"
Results
Winner  Rudi Altig (FRG) (St.Raphael-Helyett)
  Second  José Pérez Francés (ESP) (Ferrys)
  Third  Seamus Elliott (IRL) (St.Raphael-Helyett)
Points  Rudi Altig (FRG) (St.Raphael-Helyett)
Mountains  Antonio Karmany (ESP) (KAS)
  Sprints  José Segú (ESP) (KAS)

Jacques Anquetil started the race with the intention of winning it and becoming the first cyclist to win all the three grand tours. However, injury forced him out of the race. His St. Raphael-Helyett team dominated the race, with the team taking the leaders jersey after the second stage of the race. Rudi Altig and Seamus Elliott both wore the jersey with Altig taking it off the shoulders of Elliott after winning the final individual time trial on the 15th stage. Altig became the first German winner of the event.

Teams and riders
Main article: List of teams and cyclists in the 1962 Vuelta a España

Route
List of stages[1][2]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1 27 April Barcelona – Barcelona 90 km (56 mi)  Antonio Barrutia (ESP)
2 28 April Barcelona – Tortosa 185 km (115 mi)  Rudi Altig (FRG)
3 29 April Tortosa – Valencia 188 km (117 mi)  Nino Defilippis (ITA)
4 30 April Valencia – Benidorm 141 km (88 mi)  Seamus Elliott (IRL)
5 1 May Benidorm – Benidorm 21 km (13 mi) Team time trial St.Raphael-Helyett
6 2 May Benidorm – Cartagena 152 km (94 mi)  Jean Graczyk (FRA)
7 3 May Murcia – Almería 223 km (139 mi)  Rudi Altig (FRG)
8 4 May Almería – Málaga 220 km (137 mi)  Jean-Claude Annaert (FRA)
9 5 May Málaga – Córdoba 193 km (120 mi)  Antonio Gómez del Moral (ESP)
10 6 May Valdepeñas – Madrid 210 km (130 mi)  Albertus Geldermans (NED)
11 7 May Madrid – Valladolid 189 km (117 mi)  Jean Stablinski (FRA)
12 8 May Valladolid – Logroño 232 km (144 mi)  Ernesto Bono (ITA)
13 9 May Logroño – Pamplona 191 km (119 mi)  Jean Graczyk (FRA)
14 10 May Pamplona – Bayonne (France) 149 km (93 mi)  Jean Graczyk (FRA)
15 11 May Bayonne (France) – San Sebastián 82 km (51 mi) Individual time trial  Rudi Altig (FRG)
16 12 May San Sebastián – Vitoria 177 km (110 mi)  Jean Graczyk (FRA)
17 13 May Vitoria – Bilbao 171 km (106 mi)  José Segú (ESP)
Total 2,806 km (1,744 mi)

Classification leadership
Classification leadership by stage
Stage Winner General classification Points classification Mountains classification Team classification Sprints classification
1 Antonio Barrutia Antonio Barrutia
2 Rudi Altig Rudi Altig
3 Nino Defilippis
4 Seamus Elliott Seamus Elliott
5 St.Raphael-Helyett
6 Jean Graczyk St.Raphael-Helyett
7 Rudi Altig Rudi Altig
8 Jean-Claude Annaert
9 Antonio Gómez del Moral Seamus Elliott
10 Albertus Geldermans
11 Jean Stablinski
12 Ernesto Bono
13 Jean Graczyk
14 Jean Graczyk
15 Rudi Altig Rudi Altig
16 Jean Graczyk
17 José Segú Rudi Altig Antonio Karmany José Segú
Final Rudi Altig Rudi Altig Antonio Karmany St.Raphael-Helyett José Segú

Results
Final general classification[3]
RankRiderTeamTime
1 Rudi AltigSt.Raphael-Helyett78h 35' 27"
2 José Pérez FrancésFerrys+ 7' 14"
3 Seamus ElliottSt.Raphael-Helyett+ 7' 17"
4 Miguel Pacheco FontKas+ 10' 21"
5 Francisco Gabica BillaKas+ 10' 21"
6 Jean StablinskiSt.Raphael-Helyett+ 17' 07"
7 Michel StolkerSt.Raphael-Helyett+ 17' 57"
8 Fernando ManzanequeLicor 43+ 18' 13"
9 Eddy PauwelsWiel’s-Groene Leeuw+ 19' 55"
10 Ab GeldermansSt.Raphael-Helyett+ 20' 23"
11 Eusebio Velez MendizabalKas
12 Marcel SeynaeveWiel’s-Groene Leeuw
13 Jesús LoroñoLicor 43
14 Jean-Claude AnnaertSt.Raphael-Helyett
15 Roger BaguetWiel’s-Groene Leeuw
16 Rene MarigilLicor 43
17 Dieter PuschelWiel’s-Groene Leeuw
18 Antonio Gomez Del MoralFaema
19 Luis MayoralFaema
20 Salvador RosaFaema
21 Antonio KarmanyKas
22 Jose Segu SorianoKas
23 Mario Silva PereiraPorto
24 Antonio Bertran PanadesFerrys
25 Jean GraczykSt.Raphael-Helyett

References
  1. "1962 » 17th Vuelta a Espana". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  2. "17ème Vuelta a España 1962". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.
  3. "Clasificaciones" [Classifications] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 14 May 1962. p. 9. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
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