Cycling race
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Dates | 13 June – 4 July | ||||||||||||||||
Stages | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
Distance | 4,090 km (2,541 mi) | ||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 155h 06' 30" | ||||||||||||||||
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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 total of 4,090 km (2,540 mi), 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 | |
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1 | 13 June | Madrid – Madrid | 14 km (9 mi) | ![]() |
Individual time trial | ![]() ![]() |
2 | 13 June | Madrid – Valdepeñas | 198 km (123 mi) | ![]() | ||
3 | 14 June | Valdepeñas – Granada | 232 km (144 mi) | ![]() | ||
4 | 15 June | Granada – Murcia | 285 km (177 mi) | ![]() | ||
5 | 16 June | Murcia – Alicante | 230 km (143 mi) | ![]() | ||
6 | 17 June | Alicante – Valencia | 163 km (101 mi) | ![]() | ||
7 | 19 June | Valencia – Tortosa | 201 km (125 mi) | ![]() | ||
8 | 20 June | Tortosa – Barcelona | 209 km (130 mi) | ![]() | ||
9 | 21 June | Barcelona – Lleida | 203 km (126 mi) | ![]() | ||
10 | 22 June | Lleida – Zaragoza | 144 km (89 mi) | ![]() | ||
11 | 23 June | Zaragoza – San Sebastián | 276 km (171 mi) | ![]() | ||
12 | 25 June | San Sebastián – Bilbao | 259 km (161 mi) | ![]() | ||
13 | 26 June | Bilbao – Santander | 212 km (132 mi) | ![]() | ||
14 | 27 June | Santander – Gijón | 225 km (140 mi) | ![]() | ||
15 | 28 June | Gijón – Ribadeo | 200 km (124 mi) | ![]() | ||
16 | 29 June | Ribadeo – A Coruña | 156 km (97 mi) | ![]() | ||
17 | 1 July | A Coruña – Ourense | 156 km (97 mi) | ![]() | ||
18 | 2 July | Ourense – León | 276 km (171 mi) | ![]() | ||
19 | 3 July | León – Segovia | 269 km (167 mi) | ![]() | ||
20 | 4 July | Segovia – Madrid | 100 km (62 mi) | ![]() | ||
Total | 4,090 km (2,541 mi) |
Results※
Final General Classification※
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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155h 06' 30" | |
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+ 9' 07" | |
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+ 20' 45" | |
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+ 22' 19" | |
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+ 24' 57" | |
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+ 25' 52" | |
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+ 33' 25" | |
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+ 39' 37" | |
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+ 43' 35" | |
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+ 1h 07' 38" | |
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References※
- ^ "General Information 1948". La Vuelta.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-11. Retrieved 23 March 2008.
- ^ "La Vuelta Ciclista a España" (PDF) (in Spanish). 5 July 1948. p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 November 2020.
- ^ "1948 » 8th Vuelta a Espana". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ^ "8ème Vuelta a España 1948". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.