Cycling race
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Dates | 27 April – 14 May | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 3,079.3 km (1,913 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 82h 34' 14" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 total of 3,079.3 km (1,913.4 mi), and was won by, José Manuel Fuente of the Kas–Kaskol cycling team. Fuente also won the mountains classification while Domingo Perurena won the "points classification."
Teams and riders※
Main article: List of teams and cyclists in the 1972 Vuelta a España
Route※
Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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P | 27 April | Fuengirola – Fuengirola | 6 km (4 mi) | ![]() |
Individual time trial | ![]() |
1 | 28 April | Fuengirola – Cabra | 167 km (104 mi) | ![]() | ||
2 | 29 April | Cabra – Granada | 206 km (128 mi) | ![]() | ||
3 | 30 April | Granada – Almería | 181 km (112 mi) | ![]() | ||
4 | 1 May | Almería – Dehesa de Campoamor | 251 km (156 mi) | ![]() | ||
5 | 2 May | Dehesa de Campoamor – Gandia | 183 km (114 mi) | ![]() | ||
6a | 3 May | Gandia – El Saler | 120 km (75 mi) | ![]() | ||
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) | ![]() | ||
8 | 5 May | Vinaròs – Tarragona | 189 km (117 mi) | ![]() | ||
9a | 6 May | Tarragona – Barcelona | 118 km (73 mi) | ![]() | ||
9b | 6 May | Barcelona – Barcelona | 10 km (6 mi) | ![]() |
Individual time trial | ![]() |
10 | 7 May | Barcelona – Banyoles | 192 km (119 mi) | ![]() | ||
11 | 8 May | Manresa – Zaragoza | 259 km (161 mi) | ![]() | ||
12 | 9 May | Zaragoza – Formigal | 169 km (105 mi) | ![]() | ||
13 | 10 May | Sangüesa – Arrate [es] | 201 km (125 mi) | ![]() | ||
14 | 11 May | Eibar – Bilbao | 145 km (90 mi) | ![]() | ||
15 | 12 May | Bilbao – Torrelavega | 148 km (92 mi) | ![]() | ||
16 | 13 May | Torrelavega – Vitoria | 219 km (136 mi) | ![]() | ||
17a | 14 May | Vitoria – San Sebastián | 138 km (86 mi) | ![]() | ||
17b | 14 May | San Sebastián – San Sebastián | 20 km (12 mi) | ![]() |
Individual time trial | ![]() |
Total | 3,079.3 km (1,913 mi) |
Results※
Final General Classification※
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | ![]() |
Kas–Kaskol | 82h 34' 14" |
2 | ![]() |
Kas–Kaskol | + 6' 34" |
3 | ![]() |
Werner | + 7' 00" |
4 | ![]() |
Karpy | + 8' 07" |
5 | ![]() |
Kas–Kaskol | + 8' 08s |
6 | ![]() |
Kas–Kaskol | + 8' 23" |
7 | ![]() |
Kas–Kaskol | + 8' 27" |
8 | ![]() |
Kas–Kaskol | + 8' 38" |
9 | ![]() |
Bic | + 8' 42" |
10 | ![]() |
Bic | + 8' 54" |
11 | ![]() |
La Casera-Pena Bahamontes | |
12 | ![]() |
Kas–Kaskol | |
13 | ![]() |
Karpy | |
14 | ![]() |
Werner | |
15 | ![]() |
Werner | |
16 | ![]() |
Werner | |
17 | ![]() |
La Casera-Pena Bahamontes | |
18 | ![]() |
Kas–Kaskol | |
19 | ![]() |
Kas–Kaskol | |
20 | ![]() |
La Casera-Pena Bahamontes | |
21 | ![]() |
Karpy | |
22 | ![]() |
La Casera-Pena Bahamontes | |
23 | ![]() |
Bic | |
24 | ![]() |
GBC-Sony | |
25 | ![]() |
Karpy |
References※
- ^ "General Information 1972". La Vuelta.com. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2008.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "1972 » 27th Vuelta a España". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ "27ème Vuelta a España 1972". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.