Tour of Spain 1996 - Details
Tour of Spain 1996 presented
The 51st edition of Vuelta Ciclista a Espana has been unveiled in Valencia,
the city that will host the start on September 7. The race will finish in
Madrid September 29.
Miguel Indurain was present but will not make any deciscion about taking
part or not until after the Tour de France. He commented that this was a
Vuelta for an all rounder who can save strength for the late season. He was
surprised that Sierra Nevada was not included which made the first part of
the race quite easy. The last week would be decisive, from the stage to
Alto de Naranco. He found this year's route 'Tour-like', easy beginning
with the real race starting with the time trial after the rest day.
Last year's winner Laurent Jalabert said that the first part of the Vuelta
is ideal as preparation for the road world championship in Switzerland that
is a big objective for him and team-mate Alex Zulle. Team manager Manolo
Saiz has plans to have Melchor Mauri or Mikel Zarrabeitia as team leaders
for Once. According to Saiz the climbs are not so hard this year, the time
trials will be more important.
** 3898 kilometers will be covered in 22 stages. The big difficulties will
come in the last week which will be spent mainly in the mountains.
** Time bonuses will be awarded at intermediate sprints (Metas volantes)
and at the finish on all stages except the time trials. New for this year
is that there will be no prologue.
** Two time trials of 90 km (89 last year, including prologue) in Avila and
Palazuelos de Eresma.
** Four mountain-top finishes; Alto de Naranco, Lagos de Covadonga, Alto
Cruz de la Demanda and Cerler. Highest point of the race, Cima A.
Fernandez, is the finish in Ampriu (Cerler), altitude 1930m.
** 22 teams will start, confirmed are the 6 Spanish teams and among the
foreign teams Carrera with Pantani, Telekom with Riis, Festina, Gan,
Gewiss, Mapei, MG-Technogym, Motorola, Saeco, Politi and TVM.
THE ROUTE:
Sept. 7 stage 1 Valencia-Valencia 162 km
Sept. 8 stage 2 Valencia-Cuenca 205 km
Sept. 9 stage 3 Cuenca-Albacete 184 km
Sept. 10 stage 4 Albacete-Murcia 160 km
Sept. 11 stage 5 Murcia-Almeria 210 km
Sept. 12 stage 6 Almeria-Malaga 210 km
Sept. 13 stage 7 Malaga-Marbella 150 km
Sept. 14 stage 8 Marbella-Jerez 205 km
Sept. 15 stage 9 Jerez-Cordoba 204 km
Sept. 16 REST DAY
Sept. 17 stage 10 El Tiemblo-Avila 46 km (ITT)
Sept. 18 stage 11 Avila-Salamanca 197 km
Sept. 19 stage 12 Benavente-Alto del Naranco 188 km
Sept. 20 stage 13 Oviedo-Lagos de Covadonga 170 km
Sept. 21 stage 14 Cangas de Onis-Cabarceno 170 km
Sept. 22 stage 15 Cabarceno-Alto de la Demanda 210 km
Sept. 23 stage 16 Logrono-Sabinanigo 222 km
Sept. 24 stage 17 Sabinanigo-Ampriu (Cerler) 158 km
Sept. 25 stage 18 Benasque-Zaragoza 222 km
Sept. 26 stage 19 Getafe-Avila 212 km
Sept. 27 stage 20 Avila-Palazuelos de Eresma 204 km
Sept. 28 stage 21 Segovia-Palazuelos de Eresma 44 km (ITT)
Sept. 29 stage 22 Madrid-Madrid 165 km
Seven decisive stages:
Stage 10 ITT with Alto de la Paramera (1400m).
Stage 12 with Alto de Pajares (1350m), Alto de Padrun (320m), Alto de
Manzaneda (380m) and finsh at Alto de Naranco (660m)
Stage 13 with Alto de Pedroso (240m), Alto Mirador de Fito (580m) and
finish at Lagos de Covadonga (1130m)
Stage 15 with Puerto de Lunada (1350 m.) and finish at Demanda (1570m).
Stage 17 with Puerto de Cotefablo (1430m), Puerto de la Foradada and finish
at Cerler (1930m).
Stage 19 with Alto de Pedro Bernardo (1230m), Puerto de Serranillos (1570m)
and Puerto del Navalmoral (1520m)
Stage 20 with Puerte de Valdelavia (1450m), Alto de Paradilla (1350m),
Navacerrada (1860m), La Morcuera (1350m), Navacerrada (1860m).
* Vuelta Winner List 1935-1995 *
1st Overall 2nd Overall 3rd Overall
1995 Laurent Jalabert (F) A. Olano (Sp) J. Bruyneel (B)
1994 Tony Rominger (Sch) M.Zarrabeitia (Sp) P.Delgado (Sp)
1993 Tony Rominger (Sch) A.Zulle (Sp) L.Cubino (Sp)
1992 Tony Rominger (Sch) J.Montoya (Sp) P.Delgado (Sp)
1991 Melchor Mauri (Sp) M.Indurain (Sp) M.Lejarreta (Sp)
1990 Marco Giovannetti (It) P.Delgado (Sp) A.Fuerte (Sp)
1989 Pedro Delgado (Sp) F.Parra (Sp) O.Vargas (Col)
1988 Sean Kelly (Irl) R.Dietzen (Ger) A.Fuerte (Sp)
1987 Luis Herrera (Col) R.Dietzen (Ger) L.Fignon (F)
1986 Alvaro Pino (Sp) R.Millar (GB) S.Kelly (I)
1985 Pedro Delgado (Sp) R.Millar (GB) S.Kelly (I)
1984 Eric Caritoux (F) A.Fernandez (Sp) R.Dietzen (Ger)
1983 Bernard Hinault (F) M.Lejarreta (Sp) A.Fernandez (Sp)
1982 Marino Lejarreta (Sp) M.Pollentier (B) S.A.Nilsson (S)
1981 Giovanni Battaglin (It) P.Munoz (Sp) V.Belda (Sp)
1980 Faustino Ruperez (Sp) P.Torres (Sp) C.Criquielion (B)
1979 Joop Zoetemelk (H) F.Galdos (Sp) M.Pollentier (B)
1978 Bernard Hinault (F) J.Pesarrodona (Sp) J.R.Bernaudeau (F)
1977 Freddy Maertens (B) M.Lasa (Sp) K.Thaler (Ger)
1976 J.Pesarrodona (Sp) L.Ocana (Sp) J.Nazabal (Sp)
1975 A.Tamames (Sp) D.Perurena (Sp) M.Lasa (Sp)
1974 Jose Manuel Fuente (Sp) J.Aghostino (P) M.Lasa (Sp)
1973 Eddy Merckx (B) L.Ocana (Sp) B.Thevenet (F)
1972 Jose Manuel Fuente (Sp) M.Lasa (Sp) A.Tamames (Sp)
1971 Ferdi Bracke (B) W.David (B) L.Ocana (Sp)
1970 Luis Ocana (Sp) A.Tamames (Sp) H.Van Springel (B)
1969 Roger Pingeon (F) L.Ocana (Sp) Wagtmans (H)/Lasa (Sp)
1968 Felice Gimondi (It) J.Perez-Frances (Sp) E.Velez (Sp)
1967 Jan Janssen (H) J.P.Ducasse (F) A.Gonzalez (Sp)
1966 Francisco Gabica (Sp) E.Velez (Sp) C.Echevarria (Sp)
1965 R.Wolfshohl (Ty) R.Poulidor (F) R.Van Looy (B)
1964 Raymond Poulidor (F) L.Otano (Sp) J.Perez-Frances (Sp)
1963 Jacques Anquetil (F) M.Colmenarejo (Sp) M.Pacheco (Sp)
1962 Rudi Altig (Ty) J.Perez-Frances (Sp) S.Elliott (I)
1961 Antonio Soler (Sp) F.Mahe (F) J.Perez-Frances (Sp)
1960 Frans de Mulder (B) A.Desmet (B) M.Pacheco (Sp)
1959 Antonio Suarez (Sp) J.Segu (Sp) R.Van Looy (B)
1958 Jean Stablinski (F) P.Fornara (Sp) F.Manzanepue (Sp)
1957 Jesus Lorono (Sp) F.Bahamontes (Sp) B.Ruiz (Sp)
1956 Angelo Conterno (Sp) J.Lorono (Sp) R.Impanis (B)
1955 Jean Dotto (F) J.Quiles (Sp) R.Geminiani (F)
1950 Emilio Rodriguez (Sp) M.Rodriguez (Sp) J.Serra (Sp)
1948 Bernardo Ruiz (Sp) E.Rodriguez (Sp) B.Capo (Sp)
1947 Edward Van Dijck (B) M.Costa (Sp) D.Rodriguez (Sp)
1946 Dalmacio Langarica (Sp) J.Berrendero (Sp) J.Lambrichs (H)
1945 Delio Rodriguez (Sp) J.Berrendero (Sp) J.Gimeno (Sp)
1942 Julian Berrendero (Sp) D.Chafer (Sp) A.Sancho (Sp)
1941 Julian Berrendero (Sp) F.Trueba (Sp) J.Jabardo (Sp)
1936 Gustave Deloor (B) A.Deloor (B) A.Bertola (It)
1935 Gustave Deloor (B) M.Canardo (Sp) A.Dignef (B)
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