1972 Vuelta a España

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]

1972 Vuelta a España
Race details
Dates27 April – 14 May
Stages17
Distance3,079.3 km (1,913 mi)
Winning time82h 34' 14"
Results
Winner  José Manuel Fuente (ESP) (Kas–Kaskol)
  Second  Miguel María Lasa (ESP) (Kas–Kaskol)
  Third  Agustín Tamames (ESP) (Werner)
Points  Domingo Perurena (ESP) (Kas–Kaskol)
Mountains  José Manuel Fuente (ESP) (Kas–Kaskol)
  Combination  José Manuel Fuente (ESP) (Kas–Kaskol)
Sprints  Ventura Díaz (ESP) (Werner)

Teams and riders
Main article: List of teams and cyclists in the 1972 Vuelta a España

Route
List of stages[3][4]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
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

Final General Classification
RankRiderTeamTime
1Spain José Manuel FuenteKas–Kaskol82h 34' 14"
2Spain Miguel María LasaKas–Kaskol+ 6' 34"
3Spain Agustín TamamesWerner+ 7' 00"
4Spain Gonzalo Aja BarguinKarpy+ 8' 07"
5Spain José Antonio GonzalezKas–Kaskol+ 8' 08s
6Spain Domingo Perurena TellecheaKas–Kaskol+ 8' 23"
7Spain Jesús ManzanequeKas–Kaskol+ 8' 27"
8Spain José PesarrodonaKas–Kaskol+ 8' 38"
9France Désiré LetortBic+ 8' 42"
10France Bernard LabourdetteBic+ 8' 54"
11Spain Andrés Oliva SánchezLa Casera-Pena Bahamontes
12Spain Vicente López CarrilKas–Kaskol
13Spain Eduardo CastellóKarpy
14Spain Ventura Díaz ArreyWerner
15Spain José Manuel BlancoWerner
16Spain José Luis UribezubiaWerner
17Spain Juan Zurano JérezLa Casera-Pena Bahamontes
18Spain Francisco Galdós GaunaKas–Kaskol
19Spain Santiago Lazcano LabacaKas–Kaskol
20Spain Eufronio Enrique SantosLa Casera-Pena Bahamontes
21Spain Juan-Manuel VallsKarpy
22Spain José Luis AbilleiraLa Casera-Pena Bahamontes
23Denmark Leif MortensenBic
24Italy Silvano SchiavonGBC-Sony
25Spain Antonio MenéndezKarpy

References
  1. "General Information 1972". La Vuelta.com. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2008.
  2. "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.
  3. "1972 » 27th Vuelta a España". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  4. "27ème Vuelta a España 1972". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.
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