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1965 Vuelta a España
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 1965 Vuelta a España |
| date | 29 April – 16 May |
| stages | 18 |
| distance | 3410 |
| unit | km |
| time | 92h 36' 03" |
| first | Rolf Wolfshohl |
| first_nat | FRG |
| first_color | yellow |
| first_team | Mercier-BP-Hutchinson |
| second | Raymond Poulidor |
| second_nat | FRA |
| second_team | Mercier-BP-Hutchinson |
| third | Rik Van Looy |
| third_nat | BEL |
| third_team | Solo-Superia |
| points | Rik Van Looy |
| points_nat | BEL |
| points_color | green |
| points_team | Solo-Superia |
| mountains | Julio Jiménez |
| mountains_nat | ESP |
| mountains_natvar | 1945 |
| mountains_team | |
| sprints | José Segu |
| sprints_nat | ESP |
| sprints_natvar | 1945 |
| sprints_team | Montjuich – Tedi |
| previous | 1964 |
| next | 1966 |
The 20th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 29 April to 16 May 1965. It consisted of 18 stages covering a total of 3410 km, and was won by Rolf Wolfshohl of the Mercier cycling team. Julio Jiménez won the mountains classification while Rik Van Looy won the points classification.
Teams and riders
Main article: List of teams and cyclists in the 1965 Vuelta a España
Route
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4a | 4b | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10a | 10b | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 April | Vigo to Vigo | 168 km | Rik Van Looy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 April | Pontevedra to Lugo | 150 km | Rik Van Looy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 May | Lugo to Gijón | 247 km | Rudi Altig | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 May | Mieres to Pajares | 41 km | [[File:Time Trial.svg | 22px]] | Individual time trial | Raymond Poulidor | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Pajares to Palencia | 189 km | Carlos Echeverría | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 May | Palencia to Madrid | 238 km | Fernando Manzaneque | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 May | Madrid to Cuenca | 161 km | Manuel Martín Piñera | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 May | Albacete to Benidorm | 212 km | Rik Van Looy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 May | Benidorm to Sagunto | 174 km | Jean-Claude Wuillemin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 May | Sagunto to Salou | 237 km | Rik Van Looy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 May | Salou to Barcelona | 115 km | Frans Melckenbeeck | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Barcelona to Barcelona | 50 km | Julio Jiménez | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 May | Barcelona to Andorra | 241 km | Esteban Martín | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 May | Andorra to Lleida | 158 km | Rik Van Looy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 May | Lleida to Zaragoza | 190 km | José Martín Colmenarejo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 May | Zaragoza to Pamplona | 193 km | Rik Van Looy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 May | Pamplona to Bayonne (France) | 149 km | Rik Van Looy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 May | Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle (France) to San Sebastián | 61 km | [[File:Time Trial.svg | 22px]] | Individual time trial | Raymond Poulidor | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 May | San Sebastián to Vitoria | 214 km | Rik Van Looy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 May | Vitoria to Bilbao | 222 km | Manuel Martín Piñera | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3410 km |
Results
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRG Rolf Wolfshohl | Mercier-BP-Hutchinson | 92h 36' 03" |
| 2 | FRA Raymond Poulidor | Mercier-BP-Hutchinson | + 6' 36" |
| 3 | BEL Rik Van Looy | Solo-Superia | + 8' 55" |
| 4 | ESP Fernando Manzaneque | Ferrys | + 12' 48" |
| 5 | ESP Carlos Echeverría | Kas | + 15' 54" |
| 6 | ESP Francisco Gabica | Kas | + 20' 03" |
| 7 | FRG Hans Junkermann | Inuri-Margnat | + 20' 13" |
| 8 | FRA Jean-Claude Wuillemin | Ford-Gitane | + 20' 13" |
| 9 | ESP Antonio Gómez del Moral | Kas | + 23' 04" |
| 10 | ESP Federico Bahamontes | Inuri-Margnat | + 23' 13" |
| 11 | FRA Lucien Aimar | Ford-Gitane | |
| 12 | FRA Jean-Claude Lebaube | Ford-Gitane | |
| 13 | BEL Victor Van Schil | Mercier-BP-Hutchinson | |
| 14 | ESP Luis Otaño | Ferrys | |
| 15 | BEL Frans Verbeeck | Wiels-Groene Leeuw | |
| 16 | ESP Joaquin Galera | Kas | |
| 17 | ESP Sebastián Elorza | Kas | |
| 18 | BEL Eddy Pauwels | Wiels-Groene Leeuw | |
| 19 | BEL Jef Planckaert | Solo-Superia | |
| 20 | FRA Michel Grain | Ford-Gitane | |
| 21 | ESP Manuel Martín Piñera | Kas | |
| 22 | BEL Joseph Timmerman | Wiels-Groene Leeuw | |
| 23 | ESP Ventura Díaz | Olsa | |
| 24 | ESP Jaime Alomar Florit | Ferrys | |
| 25 | BEL Armand Desmet | Solo-Superia |
References
References
- "General Information 1965". La Vuelta.com.
- "1965 » 20th Vuelta a Espana". Procyclingstats.
- "20ème Vuelta a España 1965". Memoire du cyclisme.
- (17 May 1965). "Clasificaciones". El Mundo Deportivo.
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