1972 Vuelta a España
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The 27th Vuelta a España
(Tour of Spain
), a long-distance bicycle
stage
race and one of the 3 grand tours
, was held from April 27 to May 14, 1972. It consisted of 17 stages covering a total of 3,086.6 km, 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.
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 27 to May 14, 1972. It consisted of 17 stages covering a total of 3,086.6 km, and was won by José Manuel Fuente of the Kas-Kaskol
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...
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...
. Fuente also won the mountains classification while Domingo Perurena
Domingo Perurena
Domingo Perurena Telletxea is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist. He is most famous for winning the overall classification in the Mountains classification of 1974 Tour de France. He also finished second overall of 1975 Vuelta a España and won a total of 12 stages in this...
won the points classification.
Final General Classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Spain José Manuel Fuente |
Kas-Kaskol 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... |
82h 34' 14s |
| 2 | Spain Miguel Maria Lasa |
Kas-Kaskol 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' 34s |
| 3 | Spain Agustin Tamames |
Werner | a 7' 00s |
| 4 | Spain Gonzalo Aja Barguin |
Karpy | a 8' 07s |
| 5 | Spain José Antonio Gonzalez |
Kas-Kaskol 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 8' 08s |
| 6 | Spain Domingo Perurena Tellechea |
Kas-Kaskol 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 8' 23s |
| 7 | Spain Jesus Manzaneque |
Kas-Kaskol 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 8' 27s |
| 8 | Spain José Pesarrodona José Pesarrodona José Pesarrodona Altimi is a former Spanish professional road bicycle racer who raced during the 1970s. Pesarrodona won the 1976 Vuelta a España ahead of Luis Ocaña and Jose Nazabal of Spain... |
Kas-Kaskol 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 8' 38s |
| 9 |  France Désiré LetortDésiré Letort - Biography :Letort won the French national road race championship in 1967, but after the race failed the doping tests.Letort raced in eight Tour de Frances. He the yellow jersey in the 1969 Tour de France for one day after stage 5.- Palmarès :1963* 1969 : 9... |
Bic | a 8' 42s |
| 10 | France Bernard Labourdette Bernard Labourdette Bernard Labourdette was a French professional road bicycle racer, who won stage 16A in the 1971 Tour de France.- Palmarès :196919701971... |
Bic | a 8' 54s |
| 11 | Spain Andres Oliva Sanchez |
La Casera-Pena Bahamontes | |
| 12 | Spain Vicente Lopez Vicente López Vicente López is a mainly residential neighbourhood in Vicente López Partido of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina, it forms part of the Greater Buenos Aires urban agglomeration... |
Kas-Kaskol 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... |
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| 13 | Spain Eduardo Castilla |
Karpy | |
| 14 | Spain Ventura Diaz Arrey |
Werner | |
| 15 | Spain José Manuel Blanco |
Werner | |
| 16 | Spain José Luis Uribezubia |
Werner | |
| 17 | Spain Juan Zurano Jerez |
La Casera-Pena Bahamontes | |
| 18 | Spain Francisco Galdos Gauna |
Kas-Kaskol 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... |
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| 19 | Spain Santiago Lazcano Labaca |
Kas-Kaskol 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... |
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| 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 Menendez |
Karpy |