The 19th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 30 April to 16 May 1964. It consisted of 17 stages covering a total of 2,860 km (1,780 mi), and was won by Raymond Poulidor of the Mercier cycling team.[1] José Pérez Francés won the points classification and Julio Jiménez won the mountains classification.
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| Dates | 30 April – 16 May | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 2,860 km (1,777 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 78h 23' 35" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Teams and riders edit
Route edit
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| 1a | 30 April | Benidorm – Benidorm | 42 km (26 mi) |  Edward Sels (BEL)
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| 1b | 30 April | Benidorm – Benidorm | 11 km (7 mi) | 
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Individual time trial |  Eusebio Vélez (ESP)
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| 2 | 1 May | Benidorm – Nules | 199 km (124 mi) | Rik Van Looy (BEL)
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| 3 | 2 May | Nules – Salou | 212 km (132 mi) | Frans Melckenbeeck (BEL)
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| 4a | 3 May | Salou – Barcelona | 115 km (71 mi) | Armand Desmet (BEL)
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| 4b | 3 May | Barcelona – Barcelona | 49 km (30 mi) | Antonio Barrutia (ESP)
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| 5 | 4 May | Barcelona – Puigcerdà | 174 km (108 mi) | Julio Jiménez (ESP)
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| 6 | 5 May | Puigcerdà – Lleida | 187 km (116 mi) | Frans Melckenbeeck (BEL)
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| 7 | 6 May | Lleida – Jaca | 201 km (125 mi) | Julio Sanz (ESP)
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| 8 | 7 May | Jaca – Pamplona | 205 km (127 mi) |  Michel Stolker (NED)
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| 9 | 8 May | Pamplona – San Sebastián | 205 km (127 mi) | Luis Otaño (ESP)
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| 10 | 9 May | San Sebastián – Bilbao | 197 km (122 mi) | Henri De Wolf (BEL)
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| 11 | 10 May | Bilbao – Vitoria | 107 km (66 mi) | Victor Van Schil (BEL)
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| 12 | 11 May | Vitoria – Santander | 211 km (131 mi) |  Barry Hoban (GBR)
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| 13 | 12 May | Santander – Avilés | 230 km (143 mi) | Barry Hoban (GBR)
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| 14 | 13 May | Avilés – León | 163 km (101 mi) | Julio Jiménez (ESP)
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| 15 | 14 May | Becilla – Valladolid | 65 km (40 mi) |
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Individual time trial |  Raymond Poulidor (FRA)
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| 16 | 15 May | Valladolid – Madrid | 209 km (130 mi) | Antonio Barrutia (ESP)
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| 17 | 16 May | Madrid – Madrid | 87 km (54 mi) | Frans Melckenbeeck (BEL)
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| Total | 2,860 km (1,777 mi) | |||||
Results edit
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Raymond Poulidor |
Mercier-BP-Hutchinson | 78h 23' 35" |
| 2 | Luis Otaño |
Ferrys | + 33" |
| 3 | José Pérez Francés |
Ferrys | + 1' 26" |
| 4 | Eusebio Vélez |
Kas-Kaskol | + 2' 04" |
| 5 | Julio Jiménez |
Kas-Kaskol | + 3' 16" |
| 6 | Fernando Manzaneque |
Ferrys | + 4' 19" |
| 7 | Valentín Uriona |
Kas-Kaskol | + 6' 06" |
| 8 | José Antonio Momeñe |
Kas-Kaskol | + 9' 31" |
| 9 | Francisco Gabica |
Kas-Kaskol | + 9' 32" |
| 10 | Antonio Bertrán Panadés |
Ferrys | + 11' 14" |
| 11 | Sebastián Elorza |
Kas-Kaskol | |
| 12 | Victor Van Schil |
Mercier-BP-Hutchinson | |
| 13 | Robert Cazala |
Mercier-BP-Hutchinson | |
| 14 | Henri De Wolf |
Solo Superia | |
| 15 | Antonio Karmany Mestres |
Ferrys | |
| 16 | Arthur Decabooter |
Solo Superia | |
| 17 | Wim van Est |
Locomotief | |
| 18 | Carlos Echeverría |
Kas-Kaskol | |
| 19 | André Le Dissez |
Mercier-BP-Hutchinson | |
| 20 | Jean-Pierre Genet |
Mercier-BP-Hutchinson | |
| 21 | Ventura Díaz |
Inuri | |
| 22 | Louis Proost |
Solo Superia | |
| 23 |  Francisco Valada |
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| 24 | Michel Van Aerde |
Solo Superia |
References edit
- ^ "General Information 1964". La Vuelta.com. Retrieved 23 March 2008.
- ^ "1964 » 19th Vuelta a Espana". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "19ème Vuelta a España 1964". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.
- ^ "Clasificaciones" [Classifications] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 17 May 1964. p. 8. Retrieved 2 August 2018.