1964 Vuelta a España

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 Frances won the points classification and Julio Jiménez won the mountains classification.

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 Otano (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)

Teams and riders

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 BenidormNules 199 km (124 mi)  Rik Van Looy (BEL)
3 2 May NulesSalou 212 km (132 mi)  Frans Melckenbeeck (BEL)
4a 3 May SalouBarcelona 115 km (71 mi)  Armand Desmet (BEL)
4b 3 May Barcelona – Barcelona 49 km (30 mi)  Antonio Barrutia (ESP)
5 4 May BarcelonaPuigcerdà 174 km (108 mi)  Julio Jiménez (ESP)
6 5 May PuigcerdàLleida 187 km (116 mi)  Frans Melckenbeeck (BEL)
7 6 May LleidaJaca 201 km (125 mi)  Julio Sanz (ESP)
8 7 May JacaPamplona 205 km (127 mi)  Michel Stolker (NED)
9 8 May PamplonaSan Sebastián 205 km (127 mi)  Luis Otaño (ESP)
10 9 May San SebastiánBilbao 197 km (122 mi)  Henri De Wolf (BEL)
11 10 May BilbaoVitoria 107 km (66 mi)  Victor Van Schil (BEL)
12 11 May VitoriaSantander 211 km (131 mi)  Barry Hoban (GBR)
13 12 May SantanderAvilés 230 km (143 mi)  Barry Hoban (GBR)
14 13 May AvilésLeón 163 km (101 mi)  Julio Jiménez (ESP)
15 14 May BecillaValladolid 65 km (40 mi) Individual time trial  Raymond Poulidor (FRA)
16 15 May ValladolidMadrid 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]
RankRiderTeamTime
1 Raymond PoulidorMercier-BP-Hutchinson78h 23' 35"
2 Luis OtanoFerrys+ 33"
3 José Perez FrancesFerrys+ 1' 26"
4 Eusebio VelezKas-Kaskol+ 2' 04"
5 Julio JiménezKas-Kaskol+ 3' 16"
6 Fernando ManzanequeFerrys+ 4' 19"
7 Valentin UrionaKas-Kaskol+ 6' 06"
8 José Antonio MomeneKas-Kaskol+ 9' 31"
9 Francisco GabicaKas-Kaskol+ 9' 32"
10 Antonio Bertrán PanadésFerrys+ 11' 14"
11 Sebastian ElorzaKas-Kaskol
12 Victor Van SchilMercier-BP-Hutchinson
13 Robert CazalaMercier-BP-Hutchinson
14 Henri De WolfSolo Superia
15 Antonio Karmany MestresFerrys
16 Arthur De CabooterSolo Superia
17 Wim Van EstLocomotief
18 Carlos EcheverriaKas-Kaskol
19 Andre Le DissezMercier-BP-Hutchinson
20 Jean-Pierre GenetMercier-BP-Hutchinson
21 Ventura DiazInuri
22 Louis ProostSolo Superia
23 Francisco Valada
24 Michel Van AerdeSolo 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.
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