1961 Vuelta a España - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The 16th Vuelta a España
Vuelta a España
The Vuelta a España is a three-week road bicycle racing stage race that is one of the three "Grand Tours" of Europe and part of the UCI World Ranking calendar. The race lasts three weeks and attracts cyclists from around the world. The race is broken into day-long segments, called stages...

(Tour of Spain

Spain

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), a long-distance bicycle

Bicycle racing

Bicycle racing is a competition sport in which various types of bicycles are used. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, bike trials, and cycle speedway. Bicycle racing is recognised as an Olympic sport...

stage

Stage (bicycle race)

In sports, a stage, or leg, or heat, is a unit of a race which has been divided in several parts for the reason such as length of the distance to be covered, as in a multi-day event. Usually, such a race consists of "ordinary" stages, but sometimes stages are held as an individual time trial or a...

race and one of the 3 grand tours

Grand Tour (cycling)

In road bicycle racing, a Grand Tour refers to one of the three major European professional cycling stage races:* Tour de France – Tour of France , held in July* Giro d'Italia – Tour of Italy , held in May...

, was held from April 29 to May 11, 1961. It consisted of 16 stages covering a total of 2,856.5 km, and was won by Angelino Soler

Angelino Soler

Angelino Soler Romagura is a former professional road bicycle racer from Spain who won the 1961 Vuelta a España. The following year, Soler captured three mountainous stages to win the climbers classification at the 1962 Giro d'Italia.- Major achievements :19591961 – Faema...

of the Faema cycling team

Cycling team

A cycling team is a group of cyclists who join a team or are acquired and train together to compete in bicycle races whether recreational or professional - and the supporting personnel...

. Antonio Suárez won the points classification and Antonio Karmany won the mountains classification.

Final General Classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Spain Angelino Soler Angelino Soler Angelino Soler Romagura is a former professional road bicycle racer from Spain who won the 1961 Vuelta a España. The following year, Soler captured three mountainous stages to win the climbers classification at the 1962 Giro d'Italia.- Major achievements :19591961 – Faema...	Faema	77h 36' 17s
2	France François Mahé François Mahé François Mahé is a former French professional road bicycle racer. He was professional from 1950 to 1965...		a 51s
3	Spain José Perez Frances José Pérez Francés José Pérez Francés is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist. He finished four times on the podium of Vuelta a España and won three stages, although he never won the overall classification...	Ferrys	a 2' 23s
4	Spain Antonio Suarez Antonio Suarez Antonio Suárez Vázquez was a professional road racing cyclist from Spain between 1956 and 1965. He is most famous for winning the overall title and the climbers classification at the 1959 Vuelta a España...	Faema	a 2' 47s
5	Spain Antonio Gómez del Moral Antonio Gómez del Moral -External links:...	Faema	a 3' 13s
6	Spain Vicente Iturat	Catigene	a 5' 29s
7	Spain Fernando Manzaneque Fernando Manzaneque Fernando Manzaneque Sánchez was a Spanish professional road racing cyclist born in Campo de Criptana. Fernando was the older brother of Jesús Manzaneque.-Major Results:19551957...	Licor 43	a 5' 47s
8	Spain Antonio Karmany Antonio Karmany Antonio Karmany Mestres is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist.-Major Results:195719581959...	Kas-Royal Sport Kas (cycling team) Kas was a professional cycling team of the 1960s and 1970s, one of the strongest Spanish teams. It was sponsored by a soft drinks manufacturer, Kas. The team was from Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. It wore team a yellow jersey with Kas written in blue...	a 6' 07s
9	Spain Carmelo Morales	Licor 43	a 7' 39s
10	Spain Jesús Loroño Jesus Loroño Jesus Loroño Artega is a former Spanish professional road racing cyclist during the 1950s and early 1960s. Loroño is most famous for capturing the 1957 Vuelta a España...	Ferrys	a 7' 47s
11	Belgium Andre Messelis	Groene Leeuw
12	Spain Miguel Pacheco Font	Licor 43
13	Italy Arturo Sabbadin	Philico
14	Spain Salvador Botella	Faema
15	Spain Juan Campillo	Kas-Royal Sport Kas (cycling team) Kas was a professional cycling team of the 1960s and 1970s, one of the strongest Spanish teams. It was sponsored by a soft drinks manufacturer, Kas. The team was from Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. It wore team a yellow jersey with Kas written in blue...
16	Spain Rene Marigil	Licor 43
17	Belgium Jan Adriaenssens	Groene Leeuw
18	Portugal Antonio Barbosa
19	Belgium Marcel Seynaeve	Groene Leeuw
20	Spain Angel Guardiola	Licor 43
21	Spain Luis Otano	Licor 43
22	Spain Antonio Jimenez	Kas-Royal Sport Kas (cycling team) Kas was a professional cycling team of the 1960s and 1970s, one of the strongest Spanish teams. It was sponsored by a soft drinks manufacturer, Kas. The team was from Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. It wore team a yellow jersey with Kas written in blue...
23	Netherlands Jef Lahaye	Groene Leeuw
24	Portugal Jose Sousa Cardoso
25	Spain Jesus Galdeano	Faema

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