1969 Vuelta a España
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Race details | |||
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Dates | 23 April – 11 May | ||
Stages | 18 | ||
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Winning time | 73h 18' 45" | ||
Palmares | |||
Winner | Roger Pingeon (FRA) | (Peugeot-BP-Michelin) | |
Second | 23x15px Luis Ocaña (ESP) | (Fagor) | |
Third | Rini Wagtmans (NED) | (Willem II) | |
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Jersey awarded to the points classification winner | Points | Raymond Steegmans (BEL) | (Goldor) |
Mountains | 23x15px Luis Ocaña (ESP) | (Fagor) | |
Sprints | 23x15px Juan María Uribezubia (ESP) | (Karpy) | |
The 24th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from April 23 to May 11, 1969. It consisted of 18 stages covering a total of 2,921.4 km, and was won by Roger Pingeon of the Peugeot cycling team. Raymond Steegmans won the points competition and Luis Ocaña, who demonstrated his time trialling skills by winning the prologue and two time trials in the race, won the mountains classification.
Results
Final General Classification
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Roger Pingeon | Peugeot-BP-Michelin | 73h 18' 45s |
2 | Luis Ocaña | Fagor | a 1' 54s |
3 | Rini Wagtmans | Willem II | a 5' 10s |
4 | José Manuel Lasa | Pepsi Cola | a 5' 10s |
5 | Michael Wright | Bic | a 5' 27s |
6 | Rolf Wolfshohl | Bic | a 6' 11s |
7 | Gilbert Bellone | Bic | a 6' 47s |
8 | Gregorio San Miguel | Kas-Kaskol | a 7' 05s |
9 | Carlos Echevarria | Kas-Kaskol | a 7' 35s |
10 | Eusebio Velez | Fagor | a 7' 51s |
11 | Salvador Canet | Pepsi Cola | |
12 | José-Antonio Gonzalez | Kas-Kaskol | |
13 | Ventura Diaz Arrey | Karpy | |
14 | Willy De Geest | Pull Over Centrale | |
15 | José Manuel Lopez | Fagor | |
16 | Francisco Gabrica | Fagor | |
17 | Jorge Marine Torres | Pepsi Cola | |
18 | Eduardo Castello Villanova | Kas-Kaskol | |
19 | Ramon Saez Manzo | Pepsi Cola | |
20 | Juan-Maria Uribezubia | Karpy | |
21 | Miguel Maria Laasa | Pepsi Cola | |
22 | Luis-Pedro Santamarina | Fagor | |
23 | Domingo Perurena | Fagor | |
24 | Herman Flabat | Pull Over Centrale | |
25 | Aurelio Gonzalez Puente | Kas-Kaskol |