1972 Vuelta a España

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)

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]

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

Rank Rider Team Time
1 Spain José Manuel Fuente Kas–Kaskol 82h 34' 14"
2 Spain Miguel María Lasa Kas–Kaskol + 6' 34"
3 Spain Agustín Tamames Werner + 7' 00"
4 Spain Gonzalo Aja Barguin Karpy + 8' 07"
5 Spain José Antonio Gonzalez Kas–Kaskol + 8' 08s
6 Spain Domingo Perurena Tellechea Kas–Kaskol + 8' 23"
7 Spain Jesús Manzaneque Kas–Kaskol + 8' 27"
8 Spain José Pesarrodona Kas–Kaskol + 8' 38"
9 France Désiré Letort Bic + 8' 42"
10 France Bernard Labourdette Bic + 8' 54"
11 Spain Andrés Oliva Sánchez La Casera-Pena Bahamontes
12 Spain Vicente López Carril Kas–Kaskol
13 Spain Eduardo Castelló Karpy
14 Spain Ventura Díaz Arrey Werner
15 Spain José Manuel Blanco Werner
16 Spain José Luis Uribezubia Werner
17 Spain Juan Zurano Jérez La Casera-Pena Bahamontes
18 Spain Francisco Galdós Gauna Kas–Kaskol
19 Spain Santiago Lazcano Labaca Kas–Kaskol
20 Spain Eufronio Enrique Santos La Casera-Pena Bahamontes
21 Spain Juan-Manuel Valls Karpy
22 Spain José Luis Abilleira La Casera-Pena Bahamontes
23 Denmark Leif Mortensen Bic
24 Italy Silvano Schiavon GBC-Sony
25 Spain Antonio Menéndez Karpy

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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