1964 Vuelta a España

1964 Vuelta a España
Race details
Dates30 April – 16 May
Stages17
Distance2,860 km (1,777 mi)
Winning time78h 23' 35"
Results
Winner  Raymond Poulidor (FRA) (Mercier-BP-Hutchinson)
  Second  Luis Otaño (ESP) (Ferrys)
  Third  José Pérez Francés (ESP) (Ferrys)
Points  José Pérez Francés (ESP) (Ferrys)
  Mountains  Julio Jiménez (ESP) (Kas-Kaskol)
  Sprints  Antonio Bertrán (ESP) (Ferrys)
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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.

Teams and riders

Main article: List of teams and cyclists in the 1964 Vuelta a España

Route

List of stages[2][3]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1a 30 April Benidorm – Benidorm 42 km (26 mi)  Edward Sels (BEL)
1b 30 April Benidorm – Benidorm 11 km (7 mi) Individual time trial  Eusebio Vélez (ESP)
2 1 May Benidorm – Nules 199 km (124 mi)  Rik Van Looy (BEL)
3 2 May Nules – Salou 212 km (132 mi)  Frans Melckenbeeck (BEL)
4a 3 May Salou – Barcelona 115 km (71 mi)  Armand Desmet (BEL)
4b 3 May Barcelona – Barcelona 49 km (30 mi)  Antonio Barrutia (ESP)
5 4 May Barcelona – Puigcerdà 174 km (108 mi)  Julio Jiménez (ESP)
6 5 May Puigcerdà – Lleida 187 km (116 mi)  Frans Melckenbeeck (BEL)
7 6 May Lleida – Jaca 201 km (125 mi)  Julio Sanz [fr] (ESP)
8 7 May Jaca – Pamplona 205 km (127 mi)  Michel Stolker (NED)
9 8 May Pamplona – San Sebastián 205 km (127 mi)  Luis Otaño (ESP)
10 9 May San Sebastián – Bilbao 197 km (122 mi)  Henri De Wolf (BEL)
11 10 May Bilbao – Vitoria 107 km (66 mi)  Victor Van Schil (BEL)
12 11 May Vitoria – Santander 211 km (131 mi)  Barry Hoban (GBR)
13 12 May Santander – Avilés 230 km (143 mi)  Barry Hoban (GBR)
14 13 May Avilés – León 163 km (101 mi)  Julio Jiménez (ESP)
15 14 May Becilla – Valladolid 65 km (40 mi) Individual time trial  Raymond Poulidor (FRA)
16 15 May Valladolid – Madrid 209 km (130 mi)  Antonio Barrutia (ESP)
17 16 May Madrid – Madrid 87 km (54 mi)  Frans Melckenbeeck (BEL)
Total 2,860 km (1,777 mi)

Results

Final general classification[4]
Rank Rider Team Time
1 France Raymond Poulidor Mercier-BP-Hutchinson 78h 23' 35"
2 Spain Luis Otaño Ferrys + 33"
3 Spain José Pérez Francés Ferrys + 1' 26"
4 Spain Eusebio Vélez Kas-Kaskol + 2' 04"
5 Spain Julio Jiménez Kas-Kaskol + 3' 16"
6 Spain Fernando Manzaneque Ferrys + 4' 19"
7 Spain Valentín Uriona Kas-Kaskol + 6' 06"
8 Spain José Antonio Momeñe Kas-Kaskol + 9' 31"
9 Spain Francisco Gabica Kas-Kaskol + 9' 32"
10 Spain Antonio Bertrán Panadés Ferrys + 11' 14"
11 Spain Sebastián Elorza Kas-Kaskol
12 Belgium Victor Van Schil Mercier-BP-Hutchinson
13 France Robert Cazala Mercier-BP-Hutchinson
14 Belgium Henri De Wolf Solo Superia
15 Spain Antonio Karmany Mestres Ferrys
16 Belgium Arthur Decabooter Solo Superia
17 Netherlands Wim van Est Locomotief
18 Spain Carlos Echeverría Kas-Kaskol
19 France André Le Dissez Mercier-BP-Hutchinson
20 France Jean-Pierre Genet Mercier-BP-Hutchinson
21 Spain Ventura Díaz Inuri
22 Belgium Louis Proost Solo Superia
23 Portugal Francisco Valada
24 Belgium Michel Van Aerde Solo Superia

References

  1. ^ "General Information 1964". La Vuelta.com. Retrieved 23 March 2008.
  2. ^ "1964  » 19th Vuelta a Espana". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  3. ^ "19ème Vuelta a España 1964". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.
  4. ^ "Clasificaciones" [Classifications] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 17 May 1964. p. 8. Retrieved 2 August 2018.