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1968 Vuelta a España
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 1968 Vuelta a España |
| date | 25 April – 12 May |
| stages | 18 |
| distance | 3014 |
| unit | km |
| time | 78h 29' 00" |
| first | Felice Gimondi |
| first_nat | ITA |
| first_color | yellow |
| first_team | Salvarani |
| second | José Pérez Francés |
| second_nat | ESP |
| second_natvar | 1945 |
| second_team | Kas–Kaskol |
| third | Eusebio Vélez |
| third_nat | ESP |
| third_natvar | 1945 |
| third_team | Fagor |
| points | Jan Janssen |
| points_nat | NED |
| points_color | green |
| points_team | Pelforth |
| mountains | Francisco Gabica |
| mountains_nat | ESP |
| mountains_natvar | 1945 |
| mountains_team | Fagor |
| sprints | Carlos Echeverría |
| sprints_nat | ESP |
| sprints_natvar | 1945 |
| sprints_team | KAS |
| previous | 1967 |
| next | 1969 |
The 23rd edition of 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 12 May 1968. It consisted of 18 stages covering a total of 3014 km. Basque nationalist ETA terrorists detonated a bomb along the course on stage 15, causing that day's racing to be annulled. The race was won by Felice Gimondi of the Salvarani cycling team. With this win in the 1968 Vuelta a España, the 1967 Giro d'Italia and the 1965 Tour de France, Gimondi became the second cyclist after Jacques Anquetil to win all three grand tours in his career. Defending champion Jan Janssen won the points competition and 1966 champion Francisco Gabica won the mountains classification.
Teams and riders
Main article: List of teams and cyclists in the 1968 Vuelta a España
Route
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | 1a | 1b | 2 | 3a | 3b | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 April | Zaragoza to Zaragoza | 130 km | Jan Janssen | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zaragoza to Zaragoza | 4 km | [[File:Time Trial.svg | 22px]] | Individual time trial | Jan Janssen | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 April | Zaragoza to Lleida | 195 km | Michael Wright | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 April | Lleida to Barcelona | 165 km | Tommaso de Pra | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Barcelona to Barcelona | 38 km | Rudi Altig | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 April | Barcelona to Salou | 108 km | Michael Wright | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 April | Salou to Vinaròs | 106 km | Rudi Altig | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 April | Vinaròs to Valencia | 148 km | Pietro Guerra | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 May | Valencia to Benidorm | 144 km | Wilfried Peffgen | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 May | Benidorm to Almansa | 167 km | Manuel Martín Piñera | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 May | Almansa to Alcázar de San Juan | 230 km | José María Errandonea | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 May | Alcázar de San Juan to Madrid | 173 km | Domingo Perurena | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 May | Madrid to Palencia | 242 km | Ramón Sáez | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 May | Villalón de Campos to Gijón | 236 km | José Pérez Francés | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 May | Gijón to Santander | 203 km | Victor Van Schil | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 May | Santander to Vitoria | 244 km | Eduardo Castelló | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 May | Vitoria to Pamplona | Annulled | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 May | Pamplona to San Sebastián | 204 km | Luis Santamarina | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 May | San Sebastián to Tolosa | 67 km | [[File:Time Trial.svg | 22px]] | Individual time trial | Felice Gimondi | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 May | Tolosa to Bilbao | 206 km | Manuel Martín Piñera | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3014 km |
Results
Final General Classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ITA Felice Gimondi | Salvarani | 78h 29' 00" |
| 2 | ESP José Pérez Francés | Kas–Kaskol | + 2' 15" |
| 3 | ESP Eusebio Vélez | Fagor | + 5' 08" |
| 4 | ESP José María Errandonea | Fagor | + 5' 19" |
| 5 | ITA Vittorio Adorni | Faema | + 5' 26" |
| 6 | NED Jan Janssen | Pelforth | + 5' 43" |
| 7 | ESP Antonio Gómez del Moral | Kas–Kaskol | + 5' 55" |
| 8 | ESP Carlos Echeverría | Kas–Kaskol | + 6' 00" |
| 9 | FRA Lucien Aimar | Bic | + 6' 40" |
| 10 | BEL Jos Spruyt | Faema | + 7' 50" |
| 11 | ESP Luis Otaño Arcelus | Fagor | |
| 12 | FRA Jean-Pierre Ducasse | Pelforth | |
| 13 | ESP Francisco Gabica | Fagor | |
| 14 | GBR Michael Wright | Bic | |
| 15 | ESP Ventura Díaz Arrey | Ferrys | |
| 16 | ESP José Manuel Lopez | Fagor | |
| 17 | ESP José Antonio Momeñe | Fagor | |
| 18 | FRG Rudi Altig | Salvarani | |
| 19 | ESP Andrés Gandarias | Kas–Kaskol | |
| 20 | NED Cees Haast | Bic | |
| 21 | ESP Fernando Manzaneque | Karpy | |
| 22 | FRG Wilfried Peffgen | Salvarani | |
| 23 | BEL Victor Van Schil | Faema | |
| 24 | ESP Domingo Perurena | Fagor | |
| 25 | ESP Sebastián Elorza Uria | Kas–Kaskol |
References
References
- "In praise of the Vuelta a España".
- Jones, Graham. (2003-09-01). "La Vuelta: A Colorful & Caliente History".
- "General Information 1968". La Vuelta.com.
- (13 May 1968). "XXIII Vuelta Ciclista a España – Clasificaciones Oficiales". [[El Mundo Deportivo]].
- "1968 » 23rd Vuelta a España". Procyclingstats.
- "23ème Vuelta a España 1968". Memoire du cyclisme.
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