The 27th Edition Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 27 April to 14 May 1972. It consisted of 17 stages covering a total of 3,079.3 km (1,913.4 mi), and was won by José Manuel Fuente of the Kas–Kaskol cycling team.[1] Fuente also won the mountains classification while Domingo Perurena won the points classification.[2]
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Dates | 27 April – 14 May | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 3,079.3 km (1,913 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 82h 34' 14" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Teams and riders
editRoute
editStage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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P | 27 April | Fuengirola – Fuengirola | 6 km (4 mi) | Individual time trial | René Pijnen (NED) | |
1 | 28 April | Fuengirola – Cabra | 167 km (104 mi) | Miguel María Lasa (ESP) | ||
2 | 29 April | Cabra – Granada | 206 km (128 mi) | Gerard Vianen (NED) | ||
3 | 30 April | Granada – Almería | 181 km (112 mi) | Domingo Perurena (ESP) | ||
4 | 1 May | Almería – Dehesa de Campoamor | 251 km (156 mi) | Ger Harings (NED) | ||
5 | 2 May | Dehesa de Campoamor – Gandia | 183 km (114 mi) | Pieter Nassen (BEL) | ||
6a | 3 May | Gandia – El Saler | 120 km (75 mi) | Roger Kindt (BEL) | ||
6b | 3 May | El Saler – El Saler | 6.5 km (4 mi) | Team time trial | Kas–Kaskol | |
7 | 4 May | Valencia – Vinaròs | 181 km (112 mi) | Jos van der Vleuten (NED) | ||
8 | 5 May | Vinaròs – Tarragona | 189 km (117 mi) | Cees Koeken (NED) | ||
9a | 6 May | Tarragona – Barcelona | 118 km (73 mi) | Ger Harings (NED) | ||
9b | 6 May | Barcelona – Barcelona | 10 km (6 mi) | Individual time trial | Jesús Manzaneque (ESP) | |
10 | 7 May | Barcelona – Banyoles | 192 km (119 mi) | Domingo Perurena (ESP) | ||
11 | 8 May | Manresa – Zaragoza | 259 km (161 mi) | Luis Balagué (ESP) | ||
12 | 9 May | Zaragoza – Formigal | 169 km (105 mi) | José Manuel Fuente (ESP) | ||
13 | 10 May | Sangüesa – Arrate | 201 km (125 mi) | Agustín Tamames (ESP) | ||
14 | 11 May | Eibar – Bilbao | 145 km (90 mi) | Miguel María Lasa (ESP) | ||
15 | 12 May | Bilbao – Torrelavega | 148 km (92 mi) | Gerard Vianen (NED) | ||
16 | 13 May | Torrelavega – Vitoria | 219 km (136 mi) | Agustín Tamames (ESP) | ||
17a | 14 May | Vitoria – San Sebastián | 138 km (86 mi) | Jesús Aranzabal (ESP) | ||
17b | 14 May | San Sebastián – San Sebastián | 20 km (12 mi) | Individual time trial | José Antonio González (ESP) | |
Total | 3,079.3 km (1,913 mi) |
Results
editFinal General Classification
editRank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | José Manuel Fuente | Kas–Kaskol | 82h 34' 14" |
2 | Miguel María Lasa | Kas–Kaskol | + 6' 34" |
3 | Agustín Tamames | Werner | + 7' 00" |
4 | Gonzalo Aja Barguin | Karpy | + 8' 07" |
5 | José Antonio Gonzalez | Kas–Kaskol | + 8' 08s |
6 | Domingo Perurena Tellechea | Kas–Kaskol | + 8' 23" |
7 | Jesús Manzaneque | Kas–Kaskol | + 8' 27" |
8 | José Pesarrodona | Kas–Kaskol | + 8' 38" |
9 | Désiré Letort | Bic | + 8' 42" |
10 | Bernard Labourdette | Bic | + 8' 54" |
11 | Andrés Oliva Sánchez | La Casera-Pena Bahamontes | |
12 | Vicente López Carril | Kas–Kaskol | |
13 | Eduardo Castelló | Karpy | |
14 | Ventura Díaz Arrey | Werner | |
15 | José Manuel Blanco | Werner | |
16 | José Luis Uribezubia | Werner | |
17 | Juan Zurano Jérez | La Casera-Pena Bahamontes | |
18 | Francisco Galdós Gauna | Kas–Kaskol | |
19 | Santiago Lazcano Labaca | Kas–Kaskol | |
20 | Eufronio Enrique Santos | La Casera-Pena Bahamontes | |
21 | Juan-Manuel Valls | Karpy | |
22 | José Luis Abilleira | La Casera-Pena Bahamontes | |
23 | Leif Mortensen | Bic | |
24 | Silvano Schiavon | GBC-Sony | |
25 | Antonio Menéndez | Karpy |
References
edit- ^ "General Information 1972". La Vuelta.com. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2008.
- ^ "27 Vuelta Ciclista a España – Clasificaciones Oficiales" (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo. 15 May 1972. p. 33. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 August 2022.
- ^ "1972 » 27th Vuelta a España". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ "27ème Vuelta a España 1972". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.