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1966 Vuelta a España
Race details
Dates28 April – 15 May
Stages18
Distance2,949.5 km (1,833 mi)
Winning time78h 53' 55"
Results
Winner  Francisco Gabica (ESP) (Kas–Kaskol)
  Second  Eusebio Vélez (ESP) (Kas–Kaskol)
  Third  Carlos Echeverría (ESP) (Kas–Kaskol)
Points  Jos van der Vleuten (NED) (Televizier – Batavus)
  Mountains  Gregorio San Miguel (ESP) (Kas–Kaskol)
  Sprints  Domingo Perurena (ESP) (Fagor)
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The 21st Edition Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 28 April to 15 May 1966. It consisted of 18 stages covering a total of 2,949.5 km (1,832.7 mi), and was won by Francisco Gabica of the Kas–Kaskol cycling team. Jos van der Vleuten won the points classification and Gregorio San Miguel won the mountains classification.[1]

Teams and riders

Main article: List of teams and cyclists in the 1966 Vuelta a España

Route

List of stages[2][3]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1a 28 April Murcia – Murcia 111 km (69 mi)  Bruno Sivilotti [fr] (ITA)
1b 28 April Murcia – Murcia 3.5 km (2 mi) Individual time trial  José María Errandonea (ESP)
2a 29 April Murcia – La Manga 81 km (50 mi)  Enzo Pretolani [fr] (ITA)
2b 29 April La Manga – Benidorm 153 km (95 mi)  Ramón Mendiburu (ESP)
3 30 April Benidorm – Valencia 148 km (92 mi)  José Antonio Momeñe (ESP)
4 1 May Cuenca – Madrid 177 km (110 mi)  Valentín Uriona (ESP)
5 2 May Madrid – Madrid 181 km (112 mi)  Carlos Echeverría (ESP)
6 3 May Madrid – Calatayud 225 km (140 mi)  Jo de Roo (NED)
7 4 May Calatayud – Zaragoza 105 km (65 mi)  Cees Haast (NED)
8 5 May Zaragoza – Lleida 144 km (89 mi)  Henk Nijdam (NED)
9 6 May Lleida – Las Colinas 128 km (80 mi)  Antonio Gómez del Moral (ESP)
10a 7 May Sitges – Barcelona 40 km (25 mi)  Luis Otaño (ESP)
10b 7 May Barcelona – Barcelona 49 km (30 mi)  Henk Nijdam (NED)
11 8 May Barcelona – Huesca 266 km (165 mi)  Mario Zanin (ITA)
12 9 May Huesca – Pamplona 221 km (137 mi)  Gerben Karstens (NED)
13 10 May Pamplona – San Sebastián 131 km (81 mi)  Cees Haast (NED)
14 11 May San Sebastián – Vitoria 178 km (111 mi)  Gregorio San Miguel (ESP)
15a 12 May Vitoria – Haro 61 km (38 mi) Individual time trial  Francisco Gabica (ESP)
15b 12 May Haro – Logroño 52 km (32 mi)  Gerben Karstens (NED)
16 13 May Logroño – Burgos 116 km (72 mi)  Henk Nijdam (NED)
17 14 May Burgos – Santander 226 km (140 mi)  Gerben Karstens (NED)
18 15 May Santander – Bilbao 154 km (96 mi)  Domingo Perurena (ESP)
Total 2,949.5 km (1,833 mi)

Results

Final General Classification

Rank Rider Team Time
1  Francisco Gabica (ESP) Kas–Kaskol 78h 53' 55"
2  Eusebio Vélez (ESP) Kas–Kaskol + 39"
3  Carlos Echeverría (ESP) Kas–Kaskol + 44"
4  Luis Otaño (ESP) Fagor + 2' 17"
5  José Antonio Momeñe (ESP) Kas–Kaskol + 2' 25"
6  Valentín Uriona (ESP) Kas–Kaskol + 2' 44"
7  Antonio Gómez del Moral (ESP) Kas–Kaskol + 3' 52"
8  Cees Haast (NED) Televizier + 3' 55"
9  Angelino Soler (ESP) Ferrys + 4' 37"
10  José María Errandonea (ESP) Fagor + 4' 40"
11  Sebastián Elorza (ESP) Kas–Kaskol
12  Domingo Perurena (ESP) Fagor
13  Gregorio San Miguel (ESP) Kas–Kaskol
14  Mariano Díaz (ESP) Fagor
15  José Manuel López (ESP) Fagor
16  Eduardo Castelló (ESP) Ferrys
17  Jos van der Vleuten (NED) Televizier
18  Aldo Moser (ITA) Vittadello
19  Ramon Sáez Marzo (ESP) Ferrys
20  Juan María Uribezubia (ESP) Kas–Kaskol
21  Gerben Karstens (NED) Televizier
22  Henk Nijdam (NED) Televizier
23  Luis Pedro Santamarina (ESP) Fagor
24  Rik Wouters (NED) Televizier
25  Dieter Puschel (FRG) Wiels-Groene Leeuw

References

  1. ^ "Las "Revueltas" de la "Vuelta" – Final apoteósico, con lagunas" (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo. 16 May 1966. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 August 2022.
  2. ^ "1966 » 21st Vuelta a Espana". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  3. ^ "21ème Vuelta a España 1966". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.
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