1968 Vuelta a España
| Race details | |||
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| Dates | 25 April – 12 May | ||
| Stages | 18 | ||
| Distance | 3,014 km (1,873 mi) | ||
| Winning time | 78h 29' 00" | ||
| Palmares | |||
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Winner |  Felice Gimondi (ITA) |
(Salvarani) |
| Second |  José Perez Frances (ESP) |
(Kas-Kaskol) | |
| Third | Eusebio Velez (ESP) |
(Fagor) | |
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| Jersey awarded to the points classification winner | Points |  Jan Janssen (NED) |
(Pelforth) |
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Mountains | Francisco Gabica (ESP) |
(Fagor) |
| Sprints | Carlos Echeverría (ESP) |
(KAS) | |
The 23rd Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from April 25 to May 12, 1968. It consisted of 18 stages covering a total of 3,014 km, and was won by Felice Gimondi of the Salvarani cycling team. With this win in the 1968 Vuelta a España, the 1967 Giro d'Italia and the 1965 Tour de France, Gimondi became the second cyclist after Jacques Anquetil to win all three grand tours in his career.[1] Defending champion Jan Janssen won the points competition and 1966 champion Francisco Gabica won the mountains classification.
Results
Final General Classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Felice Gimondi |
Salvarani | 78h 29' 00s |
| 2 |  José Perez Frances |
Kas-Kaskol | a 2' 15s |
| 3 | Eusebio Velez |
Fagor | a 5' 08s |
| 4 | José Maria Errandonea |
Fagor | a 5' 19s |
| 5 | Vittorio Adorni |
Faema | a 5' 26s |
| 6 | Jan Janssen |
Pelforth | a 5' 43s |
| 7 | Antonio Gomez Del Moral |
Kas-Kaskol | a 5' 55s |
| 8 | Carlos Echevarria |
Kas-Kaskol | a 6' 00s |
| 9 |  Lucien Aimar |
Bic | a 6' 40s |
| 10 |  Jos Spruyt |
Faema | a 7' 50s |
| 11 | Luis Otano Arcelus |
Fagor | |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Ducasse |
Pelforth | |
| 13 | Francisco Gabica |
Fagor | |
| 14 |  Michael Wright |
Bic | |
| 15 | Ventura Diaz Arrey |
Ferrys | |
| 16 | José Manuel Lopez |
Fagor | |
| 17 | José Antonio Momene |
Fagor | |
| 18 |  Rudi Altig |
Salvarani | |
| 19 | Andres Gandarias |
Kas-Kaskol | |
| 20 | Cees Haast |
Bic | |
| 21 | Fernardo Manzaneque |
Karpy | |
| 22 | Wilfried Peffgen |
Salvarani | |
| 23 | Victor Van Schil |
Faema | |
| 24 | Domingo Perurena |
Fagor | |
| 25 | Sebastian Elorza Uria |
Kas-Kaskol |
References
- ↑ "General Information 1968". La Vuelta.com. Retrieved 2008-02-22.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
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