1955 Vuelta a España
The 10th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 25 April to 8 May 1955. It consisted of 15 stages covering a total of 2,740 km (1,700 mi), and was won by Jean Dotto.[1] Fiorenzo Magni won the points classification and Giuseppe Buratti won the mountains classification.
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Dates | 25 April – 8 May | |||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 2,776 km (1,725 mi) | |||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 81h 04' 02" | |||||||||||||||||||
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Teams and riders
Route
Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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1 | 23 April | Bilbao – San Sebastián | 240 km (149 mi) | ![]() | ||
2 | 24 April | San Sebastián – Bayonne (France) | 211 km (131 mi) | ![]() | ||
3 | 25 April | Bayonne (France) – Pamplona | 157 km (98 mi) | ![]() | ||
4 | 26 April | Pamplona – Zaragoza | 229 km (142 mi) | ![]() | ||
5 | 27 April | Zaragoza – Lleida | 195 km (121 mi) | ![]() | ||
6 | 28 April | Lleida – Barcelona | 230 km (143 mi) | ![]() | ||
7 | 30 April | Barcelona – Barcelona | 29 km (18 mi) | ![]() |
Individual time trial | ![]() |
8 | 1 May | Barcelona – Tortosa | 213 km (132 mi) | ![]() | ||
9 | 2 May | Tortosa – Valencia | 190 km (118 mi) | ![]() | ||
10 | 3 May | Valencia – Cuenca | 222 km (138 mi) | ![]() | ||
11 | 4 May | Cuenca – Madrid | 168 km (104 mi) | ![]() | ||
12 | 5 May | Madrid – Madrid | 15 km (9 mi) | ![]() |
Team time trial | Italy A |
13 | 6 May | Madrid – Valladolid | 222 km (138 mi) | ![]() | ||
14 | 7 May | Valladolid – Bilbao | 308 km (191 mi) | ![]() | ||
15 | 8 May | Bilbao – Bilbao | 147 km (91 mi) | ![]() | ||
Total | 2,740 km (1,703 mi) |
Results
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | ![]() | 81h 04' 02" | |
2 | ![]() | + 3' 06" | |
3 | ![]() | + 5' 05" | |
4 | ![]() | + 5' 52" | |
5 | ![]() | + 6' 24" | |
6 | ![]() | + 6' 30" | |
7 | ![]() | + 7' 31" | |
8 | ![]() | + 8' 42" | |
9 | ![]() | + 9' 37" | |
10 | ![]() | + 9' 44" | |
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References
- "General Information 1955". La Vuelta.com. Retrieved 23 March 2008.
- "1955 » 10th Vuelta a Espana". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- "10ème Vuelta a España 1955". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.
- "Clasificaciones" [Classifications] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 9 May 1955. p. 8. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
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