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Vuelta a España

Tour of Spain

Winners, Podium, Length, Average Speed, Stages, Dates

A Narrative History of the Vuelta

The Vuelta was not held on a consistent basis until 1955. It is only in recent years that it has really gained stature as a true "Grand Tour". In this list of winners, it is ironic that one of the greatest riders in Spanish history, Federico Bahamontes, never did better than second in his home tour.

Year 1st 2nd 3rd Distance
Average Speed
Stages
1935
April 29
May 15 
Gustaaf Deloor Mariano Canardo Antoine Dignef 3,425 km
28.537 km/hr
14 Stages
1936
May 15
May 31
Gustaaf Deloor Alfons Deloor Antonio Bertola 4,407 km
28.994 km/hr
21 Stages
1941
June 12-
July 6
Julian Berrendero Fermin Trueba Jose Jabardo 4,406 km
26.108 km/hr
22 Stages
1942
June 30-
July 19
Julian Berrendero Diego Chafer Antonio-Andres Sancho 3,688 km
27.505 km/hr
19 Stages
1945
May 10-
May 31
Delio Rodriguez Julian Berrendero Juan Gimeno 3,803 km
28.018 km/hr
19 Stages
1946
May 7-
May 30
Dalmacio Langarica Julian Berrendero Jan Lambrichs 3,797 km
27.679 km/hr
23 Stages
1947
May 12-
June 5
Edouard Van Dyck Manuel Costa Delio Rodriguez 3,893 km
29.392 km/hr
24 Stages
1948
June 13-
July 4
Bernardo Ruiz Emilio Rodriguez Bernardo Capo 3,990 km
25.723 km/hr
20 Stages
1950
August 17-
September 10
Emilio Rodriguez Manolo Rodriguez Jose Serra 3,932 km
29.118 km/hr
24 Stages
1955
April 23-
May 8
Jean Dotto Antonio Jimenez-Quiles Raphael Giminiani 2,740 km
33.799 km/hr
15 Stages
1956 Angelo Conterno Jesus Lorono Raymond Impanis  
1957 Jesus Loreno Federico Bahamontes Bernardo Ruiz  
1958 Jean Stablinski Pasquale Fornara Fernando Manzaneque  
1959 Antonio suarez Jose Segu Rik Van Looy  
1960 Franz De Mulder Armand Desmet Miguel Pacheco  
1961 Antonio Soler Francois Mahe Jose Perez-Frances  
1962 Rudi Altig Jose Perez-Frances Seamus Elliot  
1963 Jacques Anquetil Jose-Martin Colmenarejo Miguel Pacheco  
1964 Raymond Poulidor Luis Otano Jose Perez-Frances  
1965 Rolf Wolfshohl Raymond Poulidor Rik Van Looy  
1966 Francisco Gabica Eusebio Velez Carlos Echevarria  
1967 Jan Janssen Jean-Pierre Ducasse Aurelio Gonzalez  
1968 Felice Gimondi Jose Perez-Frances Eusebio Valez  
1969 Roger Pingeon Luis Ocana R. Wagtmans
Miguel Lasa
 
1970 Luis Ocana Agustin Tamames Herman Van Springel  
1971 Ferdi Bracke Wilfried David Luis Ocana  
1972 Jose-Miguel Fuente Miguel Lasa Agustin Tamames  
1973 Eddy Merckx Luis Ocana Bernard Thevenet  
1974 Jose-Manuel Fuente Joaquim Agostinho Miguel Lasa  
1975 Agustin Tamames Domingo Perurena Miguel Lasa  
1976 Jose Pesarrondona Luis Ocana Jose Nazabal  
1977 Freddy Maertens Miguel Lasa Klaus-Peter Thaler  
1978 Bernard Hinault Jose Pesarrondona Jean-Rene Bernaudeau  
1979 Joop Zoetemelk Francisco Galdos Michel Pollentier  
1980 Faustino Ruperez Pedro Torres Claude Criquielion  
1981 Giovanni Battaglin Pedro Munoz Vicente Belda  
1982 Marino Lajarreta Michel Pollentier Sven-Ake Nilsson  
1983 Bernard Hinault Marino Lajarreta Alberto Fernandez  
1984 Eric Caritoux Alberto Fernandez Raimind Dietzen  
1985 Pedro Delgado Robert Millar Sean Kelly  
1986 Alvaro Pino Robert Millar Sean Kelly  
1987 Luis Herrera Raimund Dietzen Laurent Fignon  
1988 Sean Kelly Raimund Dietzen Anselmo Fuerte  
1989 Pedro Delgado Fabio Parra Oscar Vargas  
1990 Marco Giovannetti Pedro Delgado Anselmo Fuerte  
1991 Melchior Mauri Miguel Indurain Marino Lajarreta  
1992 Tony Rominger Jesus Montoya Pedro Delgado  
1993 Tony Rominger Alex Zulle Laudelino Cubino  
1994 Tony Rominger Mikel Zarrabeitia Pedro Delgado  
1995 Laurent Jalabert Abraham Olano Johan Bruyneel  
1996 Alex Zulle Laurent Dufaux Tony Rominger  
1997 Alex Zulle Fernando Escartin Laurent Dufaux  
1998 Abraham Olano Fernando Escartin Jose-Maria Jimenez  
1999 Jan Ullrich Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano Roberto Heras  
2000 Roberto Heras Angel Casero Pavel Tonkov  
2001 Angel Casero Oscar Sevilla Levi Leipheimer  
2002 Aitor Gonzalez Roberto Heras Joseba Beloki  
2003 Roberto Heras Isidro Nozal Alejandro Valverde  
2004 Roberto Heras Santiago Perez Francisco Mancebo  
2005 Roberto Heras Denis Menchov
@4min 36sec
Carlos Sastre
@ 4min 54sec
3,358 km
40.74 km/hr
21stages
2006
Aug 26 - Sept 17
Alexandre Vinokourov
81hr 23min 7sec
Alejandro Valverde
@ 1min 12sec
Andrey Kashechkin
@ 3min 12sec
3,192km
21 stages
2007
Sept 1 - Sept 23
Denis Menchov
80hr 59min 7sec
Carlos Sastre
@ 3min 31sec
Samuel Sanchez
@ 3min 46sec
3,291 km
21 stages