1966 Vuelta a España
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Dates | 28 April – 15 May | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 2,949.5 km (1,833 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 78h 53' 55" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 21st 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
Route
Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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1a | 28 April | Murcia – Murcia | 111 km (69 mi) | ![]() | ||
1b | 28 April | Murcia – Murcia | 3.5 km (2 mi) | ![]() |
Individual time trial | ![]() |
2a | 29 April | Murcia – La Manga | 81 km (50 mi) | ![]() | ||
2b | 29 April | La Manga – Benidorm | 153 km (95 mi) | ![]() | ||
3 | 30 April | Benidorm – Valencia | 148 km (92 mi) | ![]() | ||
4 | 1 May | Cuenca – Madrid | 177 km (110 mi) | ![]() | ||
5 | 2 May | Madrid – Madrid | 181 km (112 mi) | ![]() | ||
6 | 3 May | Madrid – Calatayud | 225 km (140 mi) | ![]() | ||
7 | 4 May | Calatayud – Zaragoza | 105 km (65 mi) | ![]() | ||
8 | 5 May | Zaragoza – Lleida | 144 km (89 mi) | ![]() | ||
9 | 6 May | Lleida – Las Colinas | 128 km (80 mi) | ![]() | ||
10a | 7 May | Sitges – Barcelona | 40 km (25 mi) | ![]() | ||
10b | 7 May | Barcelona – Barcelona | 49 km (30 mi) | ![]() | ||
11 | 8 May | Barcelona – Huesca | 266 km (165 mi) | ![]() | ||
12 | 9 May | Huesca – Pamplona | 221 km (137 mi) | ![]() | ||
13 | 10 May | Pamplona – San Sebastián | 131 km (81 mi) | ![]() | ||
14 | 11 May | San Sebastián – Vitoria | 178 km (111 mi) | ![]() | ||
15a | 12 May | Vitoria – Haro | 61 km (38 mi) | ![]() |
Individual time trial | ![]() |
15b | 12 May | Haro – Logroño | 52 km (32 mi) | ![]() | ||
16 | 13 May | Logroño – Burgos | 116 km (72 mi) | ![]() | ||
17 | 14 May | Burgos – Santander | 226 km (140 mi) | ![]() | ||
18 | 15 May | Santander – Bilbao | 154 km (96 mi) | ![]() | ||
Total | 2,949.5 km (1,833 mi) |
Results
Final General Classification
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | ![]() |
Kas-Kaskol | 78h 53' 55" |
2 | ![]() |
Kas-Kaskol | + 39" |
3 | ![]() |
Kas-Kaskol | + 44" |
4 | ![]() |
Fagor | + 2' 17" |
5 | ![]() |
Kas-Kaskol | + 2' 25" |
6 | ![]() |
Kas-Kaskol | + 2' 44" |
7 | ![]() |
Kas-Kaskol | + 3' 52" |
8 | ![]() |
Televizier | + 3' 55" |
9 | ![]() |
Ferrys | + 4' 37" |
10 | ![]() |
Fagor | + 4' 40" |
11 | ![]() |
Kas-Kaskol | |
12 | ![]() |
Fagor | |
13 | ![]() |
Kas-Kaskol | |
14 | ![]() |
Fagor | |
15 | ![]() |
Fagor | |
16 | ![]() |
Ferrys | |
17 | ![]() |
Televizier | |
18 | ![]() |
Vittadello | |
19 | ![]() |
Ferrys | |
20 | ![]() |
Kas-Kaskol | |
21 | ![]() |
Televizier | |
22 | ![]() |
Televizier | |
23 | ![]() |
Fagor | |
24 | ![]() |
Televizier | |
25 | ![]() |
Wiels-Groene Leeuw |
References
- ^ http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1966/05/16/MD19660516-012.pdf
- ^ "1966 » 21st Vuelta a Espana". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "21ème Vuelta a España 1966". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.