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1948 Vuelta a España

Field	Value
name	1948 Vuelta a España
date	13 June – 4 July
stages	20
distance	4090
unit	km
time	155h 06' 30"
first	Bernardo Ruiz
first_nat	ESP
first_natvar	1945
first_color	white
second	Emilio Rodríguez
second_nat	ESP
second_natvar	1945
third	Bernardo Capo
third_nat	ESP
third_natvar	1945
mountains	Bernardo Ruiz
mountains_nat	ESP
mountains_natvar	1945
previous	1947
next	1950

The 8th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 13 June to 4 July 1948. It consisted of 20 stages covering a total of 4090 km, and was won by Bernardo Ruiz. Ruiz also won the mountains classification.

Teams and riders

Main article: List of teams and cyclists in the 1948 Vuelta a España

Route

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type	Winner	1	2
13 June	Madrid to Madrid	14 km	[[File:Time Trial.svg	22px]]	Individual time trial	Bernardo Ruiz
Julián Berrendero
13 June	Madrid to Valdepeñas	198 km			{{ill	Frans Gielen	fr}}
14 June	Valdepeñas to Granada	232 km			Dalmacio Langarica
15 June	Granada to Murcia	285 km			Bernardo Ruiz
16 June	Murcia to Alicante	230 km
17 June	Alicante to Valencia	163 km			Dalmacio Langarica
19 June	Valencia to Tortosa	201 km			{{ill	José Pérez Llacer	es}}
20 June	Tortosa to Barcelona	209 km			{{ill	Senén Mesa	es}}
21 June	Barcelona to Lleida	203 km			Miguel Gual
22 June	Lleida to Zaragoza	144 km
23 June	Zaragoza to San Sebastián	276 km			Dalmacio Langarica
25 June	San Sebastián to Bilbao	259 km			Bernardo Ruiz
26 June	Bilbao to Santander	212 km			{{ill	Senén Mesa	es}}
27 June	Santander to Gijón	225 km			{{ill	Senén Mesa	es}}
28 June	Gijón to Ribadeo	200 km			Jean Lesage
29 June	Ribadeo to A Coruña	156 km			Miguel Gual
1 July	A Coruña to Ourense	156 km			Miguel Gual
2 July	Ourense to León	276 km
3 July	León to Segovia	269 km			Miguel Gual
4 July	Segovia to Madrid	100 km			Víctor Ruiz
Total	4090 km

Results

Final General Classification

Rank	Rider	Time
1	Spain Bernardo Ruiz	155h 06' 30"
2	Spain Emilio Rodríguez	+ 9' 07"
3	Spain Bernardo Capo	+ 20' 45"
4	Spain Dalmacio Langarica	+ 22' 19"
5	Spain Senen Mesa	+ 24' 57"
6	Spain Manuel Costa	+ 25' 52"
7	Spain Manolo Rodríguez	+ 33' 25"
8	Spain José Pérez Llácer	+ 39' 37"
9	Spain Miguel Gual	+ 43' 35"
10	FRA Antoine Giauna	+ 1h 07' 38"
11	Spain Victorio Ruiz
12	BEL Jean Lesage
13	Spain Juan Gimeno
14	Spain Ricardo Ferrandiz
15	Spain José Serra
16	Spain Agustin Miro
17	Spain Antonio Gelabert
18	Spain Pedro Font
19	BEL Jean Breur
20	Spain Senen Blanco
21	Spain Jesús Loroño
22	Spain Andres Moran
23	ITA Natalino Arata
24	Spain Joaquim Jimenez
25	BEL Frans Gielen

References

"General Information 1948". La Vuelta.com.
(5 July 1948). "La Vuelta Ciclista a España".
"1948 » 8th Vuelta a Espana". Procyclingstats.
"8ème Vuelta a España 1948". Memoire du cyclisme.

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